diff --git a/src/yaml/private/lexer.nim b/src/yaml/private/lexer.nim
index cc1a945..8789c2b 100644
--- a/src/yaml/private/lexer.nim
+++ b/src/yaml/private/lexer.nim
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ type
         # tags
         ylTagHandle, ylTagSuffix, ylVerbatimTag,
         # document separation
-        ylDashes, ylDots
+        ylDashes, ylDots,
+        # anchoring
+        ylAnchor, ylAlias
     
     YamlLexer* = object of BaseLexer
         indentations: seq[int]
@@ -549,9 +551,9 @@ iterator tokens*(my: var YamlLexer): YamlLexerEvent =
                 my.content.add(c)
                 state = ylTagHandle
             of '&':
-                yieldError("TODO: anchors")
+                state = ylAnchor
             of '*':
-                yieldError("TODO: links")
+                state = ylAlias
             of ' ':
                 discard
             of '-':
@@ -795,6 +797,22 @@ iterator tokens*(my: var YamlLexer): YamlLexerEvent =
                 continue
             else:
                 my.content.add(c)
+        of ylAnchor:
+            case c
+            of EndOfFile, '\r', '\x0A', ' ', '\t', '{', '}', '[', ']':
+                yieldToken(yamlAnchor)
+                state = ylInitialInLine
+                continue
+            else:
+                my.content.add(c)
+        of ylAlias:
+            case c
+            of EndOfFile, '\r', '\x0A', ' ', '\t', '{', '}', '[', ']':
+                yieldToken(yamlAlias)
+                state = ylInitialInLine
+                continue
+            else:
+                my.content.add(c)
         
         my.bufpos += my.charlen
         inc(position)
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diff --git a/test/lexing.nim b/test/lexing.nim
index f23ae87..58d06bb 100644
--- a/test/lexing.nim
+++ b/test/lexing.nim
@@ -167,9 +167,19 @@ foo:
     - baz
     - biz
   herp: derp""",
-  [t(yamlLineStart, ""), t(yamlScalar, "foo"), t(yamlColon, nil),
-   t(yamlLineStart, "  "), t(yamlScalar, "bar"), t(yamlColon, nil),
-   t(yamlLineStart, "    "), t(yamlDash, nil), t(yamlScalar, "baz"),
-   t(yamlLineStart, "    "), t(yamlDash, nil), t(yamlScalar, "biz"),
-   t(yamlLineStart, "  "), t(yamlScalar, "herp"), t(yamlColon, nil),
-   t(yamlScalar, "derp"), t(yamlStreamEnd, nil)])
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+          [t(yamlLineStart, ""), t(yamlScalar, "foo"), t(yamlColon, nil),
+           t(yamlLineStart, "  "), t(yamlScalar, "bar"), t(yamlColon, nil),
+           t(yamlLineStart, "    "), t(yamlDash, nil), t(yamlScalar, "baz"),
+           t(yamlLineStart, "    "), t(yamlDash, nil), t(yamlScalar, "biz"),
+           t(yamlLineStart, "  "), t(yamlScalar, "herp"), t(yamlColon, nil),
+           t(yamlScalar, "derp"), t(yamlStreamEnd, nil)])
+   
+    test "Anchor":
+       ensure("foo: &bar", [t(yamlLineStart, ""), t(yamlScalar, "foo"),
+                            t(yamlColon, nil), t(yamlAnchor, "bar"),
+                            t(yamlStreamEnd, nil)])
+    
+    test "Alias":
+        ensure("foo: *bar", [t(yamlLineStart, ""), t(yamlScalar, "foo"),
+                             t(yamlColon, nil), t(yamlAlias, "bar"),
+                             t(yamlStreamEnd, nil)])
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