diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 943905a5..5c0eccdb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ All notable changes to eww will be listed here, starting at changes since versio
 - Add support for output names in X11 to select `:monitor`.
 - Add support for `:active`-pseudoselector on eventbox (By: viandoxdev)
 - Add support for `:password` on input (By: viandoxdev)
+- Add let-in syntax to simplexpr (By: oldwomanjosiah)  
+  ```ocaml
+  (def-widget dataView [login]
+    (label
+      :text {
+      let
+        user = global_data.users[login]
+        email = user.email
+        first = user.name[0]
+        last = user.name[2]
+      in
+        "${first} ${last} <${email}>"
+      end
+      }))
+  ```
 
 ### Notable fixes and other changes
 - Scale now only runs the onchange command on changes caused by user-interaction
diff --git a/crates/eww/Cargo.toml b/crates/eww/Cargo.toml
index f2a384e4..dc078736 100644
--- a/crates/eww/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/eww/Cargo.toml
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ codespan-reporting = "0.11"
 
 simplexpr = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../simplexpr" }
 eww_shared_util = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../eww_shared_util" }
-yuck = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../yuck", default-features = false}
+yuck = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../yuck", default-features = false }
diff --git a/crates/simplexpr/src/ast.rs b/crates/simplexpr/src/ast.rs
index aa961d1f..761aa0e3 100644
--- a/crates/simplexpr/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/simplexpr/src/ast.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,103 @@ pub enum AccessType {
     Safe,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum DefinitionList {
+    Cons(Span, VarName, Box<SimplExpr>, Box<DefinitionList>),
+    End(Span, VarName, Box<SimplExpr>),
+}
+
+impl Spanned for DefinitionList {
+    fn span(&self) -> Span {
+        match self {
+            DefinitionList::Cons(span, ..) => *span,
+            DefinitionList::End(span, ..) => *span,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for DefinitionList {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            DefinitionList::Cons(_, ident, body, rest) => write!(f, "{ident} = {body}; {rest}"),
+            DefinitionList::End(_, ident, body) => write!(f, "{ident} = {body}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DefinitionList {
+    pub fn references_var(&self, var: &VarName) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            DefinitionList::Cons(_, _, b, r) => b.references_var(var) || r.references_var(var),
+            DefinitionList::End(_, _, b) => b.references_var(var),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn collect_var_refs_into(&self, refs: &mut Vec<VarName>) {
+        fn collect_undefined(body: &Box<SimplExpr>, defd: &Vec<&VarName>, refs: &mut Vec<VarName>) {
+            let mut body_refs = body.collect_var_refs();
+            body_refs.retain(|it| !defd.contains(&it));
+
+            for it in body_refs.into_iter() {
+                refs.push(it);
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn inner<'d>(it: &'d DefinitionList, mut defd: Vec<&'d VarName>, refs: &mut Vec<VarName>) {
+            match it {
+                DefinitionList::Cons(_, d, b, r) => {
+                    collect_undefined(b, &defd, refs);
+                    defd.push(d);
+                    inner(r, defd, refs);
+                }
+                DefinitionList::End(_, _, b) => {
+                    collect_undefined(b, &defd, refs);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        inner(self, Vec::new(), refs);
+    }
+
+    pub fn collect_var_defs(&self) -> Vec<VarName> {
+        match self {
+            DefinitionList::Cons(_, d, _, r) => {
+                let mut it = r.collect_var_defs();
+                it.push(d.clone());
+                it
+            }
+            DefinitionList::End(_, d, _) => Vec::from([d.clone()]),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn var_refs_with_span(&self) -> Vec<(Span, &VarName)> {
+        fn collect_undefined<'b>(body: &'b Box<SimplExpr>, defd: &Vec<&VarName>, refs: &mut Vec<(Span, &'b VarName)>) {
+            let mut body_refs = body.var_refs_with_span();
+
+            body_refs.retain(|it| !defd.contains(&it.1));
+
+            refs.extend(body_refs.into_iter());
+        }
+
+        fn inner<'d>(it: &'d DefinitionList, mut defd: Vec<&'d VarName>, refs: &mut Vec<(Span, &'d VarName)>) {
+            match it {
+                DefinitionList::Cons(_, n, e, r) => {
+                    collect_undefined(e, &defd, refs);
+                    defd.push(n);
+                    inner(r, defd, refs);
+                }
+                DefinitionList::End(_, _, e) => {
+                    collect_undefined(e, &defd, refs);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        inner(self, Vec::new(), &mut result);
+        result
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum SimplExpr {
     Literal(DynVal),
@@ -52,6 +149,7 @@ pub enum SimplExpr {
     IfElse(Span, Box<SimplExpr>, Box<SimplExpr>, Box<SimplExpr>),
     JsonAccess(Span, AccessType, Box<SimplExpr>, Box<SimplExpr>),
     FunctionCall(Span, String, Vec<SimplExpr>),
+    LetIn(Span, DefinitionList, Box<SimplExpr>),
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for SimplExpr {
@@ -81,6 +179,9 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for SimplExpr {
             SimplExpr::JsonObject(_, entries) => {
                 write!(f, "{{{}}}", entries.iter().map(|(k, v)| format!("{}: {}", k, v)).join(", "))
             }
+            SimplExpr::LetIn(_, defs, body) => {
+                write!(f, "let {defs} in {body} end")
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -113,6 +214,7 @@ impl SimplExpr {
             UnaryOp(_, _, x) => x.references_var(var),
             IfElse(_, a, b, c) => a.references_var(var) || b.references_var(var) || c.references_var(var),
             VarRef(_, x) => x == var,
+            LetIn(_, defs, body) => defs.references_var(var) || body.references_var(var),
         }
     }
 
@@ -136,6 +238,20 @@ impl SimplExpr {
                 v.collect_var_refs_into(dest);
             }),
             Literal(_) => {}
+            LetIn(_, defs, body) => {
+                let defvars = defs.collect_var_defs();
+
+                let mut refvars = body.collect_var_refs();
+
+                // Remove references which must be referring only to the inner scope
+                refvars.retain(|it| !defvars.contains(it));
+
+                defs.collect_var_refs_into(dest);
+
+                for it in refvars.into_iter() {
+                    dest.push(it);
+                }
+            }
         };
     }
 
@@ -159,6 +275,7 @@ impl Spanned for SimplExpr {
             SimplExpr::IfElse(span, ..) => *span,
             SimplExpr::JsonAccess(span, ..) => *span,
             SimplExpr::FunctionCall(span, ..) => *span,
+            SimplExpr::LetIn(span, ..) => *span,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/simplexpr/src/eval.rs b/crates/simplexpr/src/eval.rs
index b31db4a3..e640fe57 100644
--- a/crates/simplexpr/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/simplexpr/src/eval.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
 use crate::{
-    ast::{AccessType, BinOp, SimplExpr, UnaryOp},
+    ast::{AccessType, BinOp, DefinitionList, SimplExpr, UnaryOp},
     dynval::{ConversionError, DynVal},
 };
 use eww_shared_util::{Span, Spanned, VarName};
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ impl SimplExpr {
                     .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?,
             ),
             x @ Literal(..) => x,
+            LetIn(_, d, b) => {
+                todo!("Resolve Refs is unused, TODO(josiah)");
+            }
         })
     }
 
@@ -143,6 +146,17 @@ impl SimplExpr {
             JsonObject(_, entries) => {
                 entries.iter().flat_map(|(k, v)| k.var_refs_with_span().into_iter().chain(v.var_refs_with_span())).collect()
             }
+            LetIn(_, defs, body) => {
+                let defvars = defs.collect_var_defs();
+
+                let mut body = body.var_refs_with_span();
+
+                body.retain(|it| !defvars.contains(it.1));
+
+                body.extend(defs.var_refs_with_span().into_iter());
+
+                body
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -270,11 +284,36 @@ impl SimplExpr {
                     .collect::<Result<_, EvalError>>()?;
                 Ok(DynVal::try_from(serde_json::Value::Object(entries))?.at(*span))
             }
+            SimplExpr::LetIn(_, defs, body) => {
+                let child_env = defs.eval(values.clone())?;
+
+                body.eval(&child_env)
+            }
         };
         Ok(value?.at(span))
     }
 }
 
+impl DefinitionList {
+    pub fn eval(&self, mut base_env: HashMap<VarName, DynVal>) -> Result<HashMap<VarName, DynVal>, EvalError> {
+        match self {
+            DefinitionList::Cons(_, n, e, r) => {
+                let output = e.eval(&base_env)?;
+                base_env.insert(n.clone(), output);
+
+                r.eval(base_env)
+            }
+            DefinitionList::End(_, n, e) => {
+                let output = e.eval(&base_env)?;
+
+                base_env.insert(n.clone(), output);
+
+                Ok(base_env)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn call_expr_function(name: &str, args: Vec<DynVal>) -> Result<DynVal, EvalError> {
     match name {
         "round" => match args.as_slice() {
@@ -395,5 +434,40 @@ mod tests {
         safe_access_to_missing(r#"{ "a": { "b": 2 } }.b?.b"#) => Ok(DynVal::from(&serde_json::Value::Null)),
         normal_access_to_existing(r#"{ "a": { "b": 2 } }.a.b"#) => Ok(DynVal::from(2)),
         normal_access_to_missing(r#"{ "a": { "b": 2 } }.b.b"#) => Err(super::EvalError::CannotIndex("null".to_string())),
+        assert_access_to_existing(r#"{ "a": { "b": 2 } }.a.b"#) => Ok(DynVal::from(2)),
+        assert_access_to_missing(r#"{ "a": { "b": 2 } }.b.b"#) => Err(super::EvalError::CannotIndex("null".to_string())),
+        let_in(r#"let name = 2 in name end"#) => Ok(DynVal::from(2)),
+        pathological_let_in(
+            r#"
+            let
+              name = let
+                name = let
+                  name = "World"
+                in
+                  { "name": name }
+                end
+              in
+                { "name": name }
+              end
+            in
+              let
+                name = name.name.name
+              in
+                "Hello, ${name}!"
+              end
+            end
+            "#) => Ok(DynVal::from(String::from("Hello, World!"))),
+        pathological_let_in_2(
+            r#"
+            let
+              value = "Hello",
+              value = value + ", ",
+              value = value + "Wor",
+              value = value + "ld!"
+            in
+              value
+            end
+            "#
+        ) => Ok(DynVal::from(String::from("Hello, World!"))),
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/simplexpr/src/parser/lexer.rs b/crates/simplexpr/src/parser/lexer.rs
index ce9919cf..dced9328 100644
--- a/crates/simplexpr/src/parser/lexer.rs
+++ b/crates/simplexpr/src/parser/lexer.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ pub enum Token {
     LBrack,
     RBrack,
     Dot,
+    Assign,
+
     True,
     False,
+    Let,
+    In,
+    End,
 
     Ident(String),
     NumLit(String),
@@ -105,8 +110,14 @@ regex_rules! {
     r"\{"     => |_| Token::LCurl,
     r"\}"     => |_| Token::RCurl,
     r"\."     => |_| Token::Dot,
-    r"true"  => |_| Token::True,
-    r"false" => |_| Token::False,
+    r"="     => |_| Token::Assign,
+
+    r"\btrue\b"  => |_| Token::True,
+    r"\bfalse\b" => |_| Token::False,
+
+    r"\blet\b" => |_| Token::Let,
+    r"\bin\b" => |_| Token::In,
+    r"\bend\b" => |_| Token::End,
 
     r"\s+" => |_| Token::Skip,
     r";.*"=> |_| Token::Comment,
diff --git a/crates/simplexpr/src/simplexpr_parser.lalrpop b/crates/simplexpr/src/simplexpr_parser.lalrpop
index c215ee44..7221ea31 100644
--- a/crates/simplexpr/src/simplexpr_parser.lalrpop
+++ b/crates/simplexpr/src/simplexpr_parser.lalrpop
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::ast::{SimplExpr::{self, *}, BinOp::*, UnaryOp::*, AccessType};
+use crate::ast::{SimplExpr::{self, *}, BinOp::*, UnaryOp::*, AccessType, DefinitionList};
 use eww_shared_util::{Span, VarName};
 use crate::parser::lexer::{Token, LexicalError, StrLitSegment, Sp};
 use crate::parser::lalrpop_helpers::*;
@@ -40,10 +40,15 @@ extern {
     "{"  => Token::LCurl,
     "}"  => Token::RCurl,
     "."  => Token::Dot,
+    "="  => Token::Assign,
 
     "true"  => Token::True,
     "false" => Token::False,
 
+    "let" => Token::Let,
+    "in" => Token::In,
+    "end" => Token::End,
+
     "identifier" => Token::Ident(<String>),
     "number"     => Token::NumLit(<String>),
     "string"     => Token::StringLit(<Vec<Sp<StrLitSegment>>>),
@@ -61,6 +66,15 @@ Comma<T>: Vec<T> = {
     }
 };
 
+pub DefList: DefinitionList = {
+	<l:@L> <ident:"identifier"> "=" <expr:Expr> <r:@R> => {
+		DefinitionList::End(Span(l, r, fid), VarName(ident.to_string()), b(expr))
+	},
+	<l:@L> <ident:"identifier"> "=" <expr:Expr> <r:@R> "," <rest:DefList> => {
+		DefinitionList::Cons(Span(l, r, fid), VarName(ident.to_string()), b(expr), b(rest))
+	}
+};
+
 pub Expr: SimplExpr = {
 
   #[precedence(level="0")]
@@ -119,6 +133,10 @@ pub Expr: SimplExpr = {
   <l:@L> <cond:Expr> "?" <then:ExprReset> ":" <els:Expr> <r:@R> => {
     IfElse(Span(l, r, fid), b(cond), b(then), b(els))
   },
+
+  <l:@L> "let" <defs:DefList> "in" <body:Expr> "end" <r:@R> => {
+	LetIn(Span(l, r, fid), defs, b(body))
+  },
 };
 
 ExprReset = <Expr>;