diff --git a/parser/parser.cpp b/parser/parser.cpp
index bc4d6520..19b6b226 100644
--- a/parser/parser.cpp
+++ b/parser/parser.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ struct false_pred : pegtl_istring_t("falsepredicate") {};
 struct not_pre : seq< sor< one< '!' >, seq< pegtl_istring_t("not") >, star< blank > > > {};
 struct atom_pred : seq< opt< not_pre >, pad< sor< group_pred, true_pred, false_pred, comparison_pred >, blank > > {};
 
-struct and_op : sor< pad< two< '&' >, blank >, pad_plus< pegtl_istring_t("and"), blank > > {};
-struct or_op : sor< pad< two< '|' >, blank> , pad_plus< pegtl_istring_t("or"), blank > > {};
+struct and_op : pad< sor< two< '&' >, pegtl_istring_t("and") >, blank > {};
+struct or_op : pad< sor< two< '|' >, pegtl_istring_t("or") >, blank > {};
 
 struct or_ext : if_must< or_op, pred > {};
 struct and_ext : if_must< and_op, pred > {};
diff --git a/parser/test.cpp b/parser/test.cpp
index 636ea316..e47dcee7 100644
--- a/parser/test.cpp
+++ b/parser/test.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ static std::vector<std::string> valid_queries = {
     "NOT(0=0)",
     "not (0=0)",
     "NOT (!0=0)",
+
+    // compound
+    "a==a && a==a",
+    "a==a || a==a",
+    "a==a&&a==a||a=a",
+    "a==a and a==a",
+    "a==a OR a==a",
+    "and=='AND'&&'or'=='||'",
+    "and == or && ORE > GRAND",
 };
 
 static std::vector<std::string> invalid_queries = {
@@ -109,6 +118,13 @@ static std::vector<std::string> invalid_queries = {
     "(!!0=0)",
     "0=0 !",
 
+    // compound
+    "a==a & a==a",
+    "a==a | a==a",
+    "a==a &| a==a",
+    "a==a && OR a==a",
+    "a==aORa==a",
+
     "truepredicate &&",
     "truepredicate & truepredicate",
 };