diff --git a/crates/oq3_parser/src/grammar/items.rs b/crates/oq3_parser/src/grammar/items.rs
index 42cbfa6..9ab04ca 100644
--- a/crates/oq3_parser/src/grammar/items.rs
+++ b/crates/oq3_parser/src/grammar/items.rs
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ fn version_(p: &mut Parser<'_>) -> bool {
 fn barrier_(p: &mut Parser<'_>, m: Marker) {
     p.bump(T![barrier]);
     if !p.at(T![;]) {
-        params::param_list_gate_qubits(p);
+        params::arg_list_gate_call_qubits(p);
     }
     p.expect(SEMICOLON);
     m.complete(p, BARRIER);
diff --git a/crates/oq3_semantics/src/asg.rs b/crates/oq3_semantics/src/asg.rs
index 7bb110c..5a5797c 100644
--- a/crates/oq3_semantics/src/asg.rs
+++ b/crates/oq3_semantics/src/asg.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub enum Stmt {
     Alias, // stub
     AnnotatedStmt(AnnotatedStmt),
     Assignment(Assignment),
-    Barrier, // stub
+    Barrier(Barrier),
     Block(Block),
     Box, // stub
     Break,
@@ -589,6 +589,21 @@ impl MeasureExpression {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub struct Barrier {
+    qubits: Vec<TExpr>,
+}
+
+impl Barrier {
+    pub fn new(qubits: Vec<TExpr>) -> Barrier {
+        Barrier { qubits }
+    }
+
+    pub fn qubits(&self) -> &Vec<TExpr> {
+        &self.qubits
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct GateCall {
     name: SymbolIdResult,
diff --git a/crates/oq3_semantics/src/syntax_to_semantics.rs b/crates/oq3_semantics/src/syntax_to_semantics.rs
index edc8fb2..919c5a0 100644
--- a/crates/oq3_semantics/src/syntax_to_semantics.rs
+++ b/crates/oq3_semantics/src/syntax_to_semantics.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ fn from_gate_operand(gate_operand: synast::GateOperand, context: &mut Context) -
         }
         synast::GateOperand::Identifier(ref identifier) => {
             let (astidentifier, typ) = ast_identifier(identifier, context);
-            if !matches!(typ, Type::Qubit | Type::HardwareQubit) {
+            if !matches!(typ, Type::Qubit | Type::HardwareQubit | Type::QubitArray(_)) {
                 context.insert_error(IncompatibleTypesError, &gate_operand);
             }
             asg::GateOperand::Identifier(astidentifier).to_texpr(typ)
@@ -485,6 +485,16 @@ fn from_item(item: synast::Item, context: &mut Context) -> Option<asg::Stmt> {
             )))
         }
 
+        synast::Item::Barrier(barrier) => {
+            let gate_operands: Vec<_> = barrier
+                .qubit_list()
+                .unwrap()
+                .gate_operands()
+                .map(|qubit| from_gate_operand(qubit, context))
+                .collect();
+            Some(asg::Stmt::Barrier(asg::Barrier::new(gate_operands)))
+        }
+
         synast::Item::Include(include) => {
             if context.symbol_table().current_scope_type() != ScopeType::Global {
                 context.insert_error(IncludeNotInGlobalScopeError, &include);
diff --git a/crates/oq3_semantics/tests/from_string_tests.rs b/crates/oq3_semantics/tests/from_string_tests.rs
index 63fb0c7..3eeb805 100644
--- a/crates/oq3_semantics/tests/from_string_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/oq3_semantics/tests/from_string_tests.rs
@@ -245,3 +245,15 @@ h q[1];
     assert!(errors.is_empty());
     assert_eq!(program.len(), 3);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_from_string_barrier() {
+    let code = r#"
+qubit[5] q;
+barrier q;
+barrier $0, $1;
+"#;
+    let (program, errors, _symbol_table) = parse_string(code);
+    assert!(errors.is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(program.len(), 3);
+}