diff --git a/pycparserext/ext_c_generator.py b/pycparserext/ext_c_generator.py
index a5747fa..0223000 100644
--- a/pycparserext/ext_c_generator.py
+++ b/pycparserext/ext_c_generator.py
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ def visit_TypeList(self, n):
     def visit_RangeExpression(self, n):
         return '%s ... %s' % (self.visit(n.first), self.visit(n.last))
 
+    def visit_CompoundExpression(self, n):
+        return "(%s)" % (self.visit(n.stmt))
+
 
 class GNUCGenerator(GnuCGenerator):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/pycparserext/ext_c_parser.py b/pycparserext/ext_c_parser.py
index 5308ea6..2e36613 100644
--- a/pycparserext/ext_c_parser.py
+++ b/pycparserext/ext_c_parser.py
@@ -183,6 +183,23 @@ def __iter__(self):
     attr_names = ()
 
 
+class CompoundExpression(c_ast.Node):
+    def __init__(self, stmt, coord=None):
+        self.stmt = stmt
+        self.coord = coord
+
+    def children(self):
+        nodelist = []
+        if self.stmt is not None: nodelist.append(("stmt", self.stmt))
+        return tuple(nodelist)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        if self.stmt is not None:
+            yield self.stmt
+
+    attr_names = ()
+
+
 # These are the same as pycparser's, but it does *not* declare __slots__--
 # so we can poke in attributes at our leisure.
 class TypeDeclExt(c_ast.TypeDecl):
@@ -528,24 +545,12 @@ def p_postfix_expression_gnu_tcp(self, p):
     def p_gnu_statement_expression(self, p):
         """ gnu_statement_expression : LPAREN compound_statement RPAREN
         """
-        p[0] = p[2]
+        p[0] = CompoundExpression(p[2], coord=self._coord(p.lineno(1)))
 
     def p_gnu_primary_expression_6(self, p):
         """ primary_expression : gnu_statement_expression """
         p[0] = p[1]
 
-    def p_statement(self, p):
-        """ statement   : labeled_statement
-                        | expression_statement
-                        | compound_statement
-                        | selection_statement
-                        | iteration_statement
-                        | jump_statement
-                        | pppragma_directive
-                        | gnu_statement_expression
-        """
-        p[0] = p[1]
-
     def p_attribute_const(self, p):
         """ attribute : __CONST
         """