diff --git i/parse.y w/parse.y
index 463781ce3a9..e125dbb2554 100644
--- i/parse.y
+++ w/parse.y
@@ -4614,6 +4614,30 @@ primary         : inline_primary
                         p->ctxt.cant_return = $k_class.cant_return;
                         p->ctxt.shareable_constant_value = $k_class.shareable_constant_value;
                     }
+                | k_class cpath '=' primary_value[cdef] term
+                    {
+                        begin_definition("class", &@k_class, &@cpath);
+                        YYLTYPE loc = code_loc_gen(&@cpath, &@cdef);
+                        $$ = const_decl(p, $cpath, &@cpath);
+                        $$ = node_assign(p, $$, $cdef, NO_LEX_CTXT, &loc);
+                        $$ = NEW_BEGIN($$, &loc);
+                    /*% ripper: stmts_add!(stmts_new!, assign!($:cpath, $:cdef)) %*/
+                    }[cdecl]<node>
+                  bodystmt
+                  k_end
+                    {
+                        $$ = NEW_CLASS($cpath, $bodystmt, 0, &@$);
+                        nd_set_line(RNODE_CLASS($$)->nd_body, @k_end.end_pos.lineno);
+                        set_line_body($bodystmt, @cdef.end_pos.lineno);
+                        nd_set_line($$, @cdef.end_pos.lineno);
+                    /*% ripper: class!($:cpath, Qnil, $:bodystmt) %*/
+                        local_pop(p);
+                        p->ctxt.in_class = $k_class.in_class;
+                        p->ctxt.cant_return = $k_class.cant_return;
+                        p->ctxt.shareable_constant_value = $k_class.shareable_constant_value;
+                    /*% ripper: stmts_add!($:cdecl, $:$) %*/
+                        $$ = block_append(p, $cdecl, $$);
+                    }
                 | k_class tLSHFT expr_value
                     {
                         begin_definition("", &@k_class, &@tLSHFT);
@@ -4650,6 +4674,30 @@ primary         : inline_primary
                         p->ctxt.cant_return = $k_module.cant_return;
                         p->ctxt.shareable_constant_value = $k_module.shareable_constant_value;
                     }
+                | k_module cpath '=' primary_value[cdef] term
+                    {
+                        begin_definition("module", &@k_module, &@cpath);
+                        YYLTYPE loc = code_loc_gen(&@cpath, &@cdef);
+                        $$ = const_decl(p, $cpath, &@cpath);
+                        $$ = node_assign(p, $$, $cdef, NO_LEX_CTXT, &loc);
+                        $$ = NEW_BEGIN($$, &loc);
+                    /*% ripper: stmts_add!(stmts_new!, assign!($:cpath, $:cdef)) %*/
+                    }[cdecl]<node>
+                  bodystmt
+                  k_end
+                    {
+                        $$ = NEW_MODULE($cpath, $bodystmt, &@$);
+                        nd_set_line(RNODE_MODULE($$)->nd_body, @k_end.end_pos.lineno);
+                        set_line_body($bodystmt, @cpath.end_pos.lineno);
+                        nd_set_line($$, @cpath.end_pos.lineno);
+                    /*% ripper: module!($:cpath, $:bodystmt) %*/
+                        local_pop(p);
+                        p->ctxt.in_class = $k_module.in_class;
+                        p->ctxt.cant_return = $k_module.cant_return;
+                        p->ctxt.shareable_constant_value = $k_module.shareable_constant_value;
+                    /*% ripper: stmts_add!($:cdecl, $:$) %*/
+                        $$ = block_append(p, $cdecl, $$);
+                    }
                 | defn_head[head]
                   f_arglist[args]
                     {