diff --git a/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc b/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc
index 96db21f601a..b47e9517abc 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc
+++ b/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE
     IDS_NO_PROPERTY         "Object doesn't support this property or method"
     IDS_ARG_NOT_OPT         "Argument not optional"
     IDS_SYNTAX_ERROR        "Syntax error"
+    IDS_SEMICOLON           "Expected ';'"
     IDS_LBRACKET            "Expected '('"
     IDS_RBRACKET            "Expected ')'"
     IDS_NOT_FUNC            "Function expected"
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/parser.y b/dlls/jscript/parser.y
index bcb2c2491db..50092e5c0a6 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/parser.y
+++ b/dlls/jscript/parser.y
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 static int parser_error(const char*);
 static void set_error(parser_ctx_t*,UINT);
+static BOOL explicit_error(parser_ctx_t*,void*,WCHAR);
 static BOOL allow_auto_semicolon(parser_ctx_t*);
 static void program_parsed(parser_ctx_t*,source_elements_t*);
 static source_elements_t *function_body_parsed(parser_ctx_t*,source_elements_t*);
@@ -391,10 +392,18 @@ IterationStatement
                                 { $$ = new_while_statement(ctx, TRUE, $5, $2); }
         | kWHILE left_bracket Expression right_bracket Statement
                                 { $$ = new_while_statement(ctx, FALSE, $3, $5); }
-        | kFOR left_bracket ExpressionNoIn_opt ';' Expression_opt ';' Expression_opt right_bracket Statement
-                                { $$ = new_for_statement(ctx, NULL, $3, $5, $7, $9); }
-        | kFOR left_bracket kVAR VariableDeclarationListNoIn ';' Expression_opt ';' Expression_opt right_bracket Statement
-                                { $$ = new_for_statement(ctx, $4, NULL, $6, $8, $10); }
+        | kFOR left_bracket ExpressionNoIn_opt
+                                { if(!explicit_error(ctx, $3, ';')) YYABORT; }
+        semicolon  Expression_opt
+                                { if(!explicit_error(ctx, $6, ';')) YYABORT; }
+        semicolon Expression_opt right_bracket Statement
+                                { $$ = new_for_statement(ctx, NULL, $3, $6, $9, $11); }
+        | kFOR left_bracket kVAR VariableDeclarationListNoIn
+                                { if(!explicit_error(ctx, $4, ';')) YYABORT; }
+        semicolon Expression_opt
+                                { if(!explicit_error(ctx, $7, ';')) YYABORT; }
+        semicolon Expression_opt right_bracket Statement
+                                { $$ = new_for_statement(ctx, $4, NULL, $7, $10, $12); }
         | kFOR left_bracket LeftHandSideExpression kIN Expression right_bracket Statement
                                 { $$ = new_forin_statement(ctx, NULL, $3, $5, $7); }
         | kFOR left_bracket kVAR VariableDeclarationNoIn kIN Expression right_bracket Statement
@@ -494,7 +503,6 @@ Expression
 ExpressionNoIn_opt
         : /* empty */           { $$ = NULL; }
         | ExpressionNoIn        { $$ = $1; }
-        | error                 {  set_error(ctx, IDS_SYNTAX_ERROR); YYABORT; }
 
 /* ECMA-262 3rd Edition    11.14 */
 ExpressionNoIn
@@ -806,6 +814,10 @@ right_bracket
         : ')'
         | error                 { set_error(ctx, IDS_RBRACKET); YYABORT; }
 
+semicolon
+        : ';'
+        | error                 { set_error(ctx, IDS_SEMICOLON); YYABORT; }
+
 %%
 
 static BOOL allow_auto_semicolon(parser_ctx_t *ctx)
@@ -1449,6 +1461,14 @@ static void set_error(parser_ctx_t *ctx, UINT error)
     ctx->hres = JSCRIPT_ERROR|error;
 }
 
+static BOOL explicit_error(parser_ctx_t *ctx, void *obj, WCHAR next)
+{
+    if(obj || *(ctx->ptr-1)==next) return TRUE;
+
+    set_error(ctx, IDS_SYNTAX_ERROR);
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 
 static expression_t *new_identifier_expression(parser_ctx_t *ctx, const WCHAR *identifier)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/resource.h b/dlls/jscript/resource.h
index 969ea13ac92..05039616176 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/resource.h
+++ b/dlls/jscript/resource.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define IDS_NO_PROPERTY                     0x01B6
 #define IDS_ARG_NOT_OPT                     0x01c1
 #define IDS_SYNTAX_ERROR                    0x03EA
+#define IDS_SEMICOLON                       0x03EC
 #define IDS_LBRACKET                        0x03ED
 #define IDS_RBRACKET                        0x03EE
 #define IDS_NOT_FUNC                        0x138A
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js b/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
index 7e43ffb76a4..720e7c0c5a7 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
+++ b/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
@@ -1329,5 +1329,7 @@ exception_test(function() {eval("if(false");}, "SyntaxError", -2146827282);
 exception_test(function() {eval("for(i=0; i<10; i++");}, "SyntaxError", -2146827282);
 exception_test(function() {eval("while(true");}, "SyntaxError", -2146827282);
 exception_test(function() {test = function() {}}, "ReferenceError", -2146823280);
+exception_test(function() {eval("for(i=0")}, "SyntaxError", -2146827284);
+exception_test(function() {eval("for(i=0;i<10")}, "SyntaxError", -2146827284);
 
 reportSuccess();