diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 044b076..8327de5 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ enum ParseResult ParseStatement(struct ParseState *Parser, int CheckTrailingSemi
         case TokenWhile:
             {
                 struct ParseState PreConditional;
+                enum RunMode PreMode = Parser->Mode;
 
                 if (LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, TRUE) != TokenOpenBracket)
                     ProgramFail(Parser, "'(' expected");
@@ -532,12 +533,12 @@ enum ParseResult ParseStatement(struct ParseState *Parser, int CheckTrailingSemi
                         ProgramFail(Parser, "statement expected");
                     
                     if (Parser->Mode == RunModeContinue)
-                        Parser->Mode = RunModeRun;
+                        Parser->Mode = PreMode;
                     
                 } while (Parser->Mode == RunModeRun && Condition);
                 
                 if (Parser->Mode == RunModeBreak)
-                    Parser->Mode = RunModeRun;
+                    Parser->Mode = PreMode;
 
                 CheckTrailingSemicolon = FALSE;
             }
diff --git a/tests/48_nested_break.c b/tests/48_nested_break.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b01a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/48_nested_break.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int a;
+char b;
+
+a = 0;
+while (a < 2)
+{
+    printf("%d", a++);
+	break;
+
+    b = 'A';
+	while (b < 'C')
+	{
+		printf("%c", b++);
+	}
+    printf("e");
+}
+printf("\n");
+
+int main()
+{
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/48_nested_break.expect b/tests/48_nested_break.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/48_nested_break.expect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 1c2609c..4a24acd 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ TESTS=	00_assignment.test \
 	43_void_param.test \
 	44_scoped_declarations.test \
 	45_empty_for.test \
-	47_switch_return.test
+	47_switch_return.test \
+	48_nested_break.test
 
 %.test: %.expect %.c
 	@echo Test: $*...