diff --git a/apps/zasm/directive.asm b/apps/zasm/directive.asm
index 080d82f..81aa3e5 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/directive.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/directive.asm
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 ; *** CONSTS ***
 
-D_DB	.equ	0x00
-D_BAD	.equ	0xff
+.equ	D_DB	0x00
+.equ	D_DW	0x01
+.equ	D_BAD	0xff
 
 ; *** CODE ***
 
 ; 4 bytes per row, fill with zero
 directiveNames:
 	.db	".DB", 0
+	.db	".DW", 0
 
 ; This is a list of handlers corresponding to indexes in directiveNames
 directiveHandlers:
 	.dw	handleDB
+	.dw	handleDW
 
 handleDB:
 	push	de
@@ -29,13 +32,30 @@ handleDB:
 	pop	de
 	ret
 
+handleDW:
+	push	de
+	push	hl
+	call	toWord
+	ld	de, scratchpad
+	ld	a, 8
+	call	readWord
+	ld	hl, scratchpad
+	call	parseNumber
+	ld	a, ixl
+	ld	(direcData), a
+	ld	a, ixh
+	ld	(direcData+1), a
+	ld	a, 2
+	pop	hl
+	pop	de
+	ret
 
 ; Reads string in (HL) and returns the corresponding ID (D_*) in A. Sets Z if
 ; there's a match.
 getDirectiveID:
 	push	bc
 	push	de
-	ld	b, 1
+	ld	b, D_DW+1		; D_DW is last
 	ld	c, 4
 	ld	de, directiveNames
 	call	findStringInList
@@ -53,6 +73,7 @@ parseDirective:
 	add	a, a
 	ld	de, directiveHandlers
 	call	JUMP_ADDDE
+	call	JUMP_INTODE
 	ld	ixh, d
 	ld	ixl, e
 	pop	de
diff --git a/apps/zasm/emul/glue.asm b/apps/zasm/emul/glue.asm
index f612f20..4ad8c23 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/emul/glue.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/emul/glue.asm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ jp	strncmp
 jp	addDE
 jp	upcase
 jp	unsetZ
+jp	intoDE
 
 init:
 	di
diff --git a/apps/zasm/emul/user.inc b/apps/zasm/emul/user.inc
index c8e77d5..5abc544 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/emul/user.inc
+++ b/apps/zasm/emul/user.inc
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ JUMP_STRNCMP    .equ    0x02
 JUMP_ADDDE      .equ    0x05
 JUMP_UPCASE     .equ    0x08
 JUMP_UNSETZ     .equ    0x0b
+JUMP_INTODE     .equ    0x0e
diff --git a/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm b/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
index 812b7d7..c0a802f 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/tests/test1.asm
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 	inc	a	; comment
 	; comment
 	.db	42
+	.dw	42
+	.dw	3742