diff --git a/README b/README
index 50105ed2d..2a1dde435 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -384,9 +384,16 @@ from SystemVerilog:
   form. In module context: "assert property (<expression>);" and within an
   always block: "assert(<expression>);". It is transformed to a $assert cell.
 
+- The "assume" and "expect" statements from SystemVerilog are also
+  supported. The same limitations as with the "assert" statement apply.
+
 - The keywords "always_comb", "always_ff" and "always_latch", "logic" and
   "bit" are supported.
 
+- SystemVerilog packages are supported. Once a SystemVerilog file is read
+  into a design with "read_verilog", all its packages are available to
+  SystemVerilog files being read into the same design afterwards.
+
 
 Building the documentation
 ==========================
diff --git a/frontends/ast/ast.cc b/frontends/ast/ast.cc
index 57de725d8..c298d5a98 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/ast.cc
+++ b/frontends/ast/ast.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ std::string AST::type2str(AstNodeType type)
 	X(AST_PREFIX)
 	X(AST_ASSERT)
 	X(AST_ASSUME)
+	X(AST_EXPECT)
 	X(AST_FCALL)
 	X(AST_TO_BITS)
 	X(AST_TO_SIGNED)
diff --git a/frontends/ast/ast.h b/frontends/ast/ast.h
index 3dcd32bd4..5c2c51b8e 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/ast.h
+++ b/frontends/ast/ast.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace AST
 		AST_PREFIX,
 		AST_ASSERT,
 		AST_ASSUME,
+		AST_EXPECT,
 
 		AST_FCALL,
 		AST_TO_BITS,
diff --git a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
index 3e359170b..31367b87e 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
+++ b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
@@ -1296,7 +1296,12 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 	// generate $assert cells
 	case AST_ASSERT:
 	case AST_ASSUME:
+	case AST_EXPECT:
 		{
+			const char *celltype = "$assert";
+			if (type == AST_ASSUME) celltype = "$assume";
+			if (type == AST_EXPECT) celltype = "$expect";
+
 			log_assert(children.size() == 2);
 
 			RTLIL::SigSpec check = children[0]->genRTLIL();
@@ -1308,9 +1313,9 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 				en = current_module->ReduceBool(NEW_ID, en);
 
 			std::stringstream sstr;
-			sstr << (type == AST_ASSERT ? "$assert$" : "$assume$") << filename << ":" << linenum << "$" << (autoidx++);
+			sstr << celltype << "$" << filename << ":" << linenum << "$" << (autoidx++);
 
-			RTLIL::Cell *cell = current_module->addCell(sstr.str(), type == AST_ASSERT ? "$assert" : "$assume");
+			RTLIL::Cell *cell = current_module->addCell(sstr.str(), celltype);
 			cell->attributes["\\src"] = stringf("%s:%d", filename.c_str(), linenum);
 
 			for (auto &attr : attributes) {
diff --git a/frontends/ast/simplify.cc b/frontends/ast/simplify.cc
index 25039a4fb..cf84a399c 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/simplify.cc
+++ b/frontends/ast/simplify.cc
@@ -1348,10 +1348,10 @@ bool AstNode::simplify(bool const_fold, bool at_zero, bool in_lvalue, int stage,
 	}
 skip_dynamic_range_lvalue_expansion:;
 
-	if (stage > 1 && (type == AST_ASSERT || type == AST_ASSUME) && current_block != NULL)
+	if (stage > 1 && (type == AST_ASSERT || type == AST_ASSUME || type == AST_EXPECT) && current_block != NULL)
 	{
 		std::stringstream sstr;
-		sstr << "$assert$" << filename << ":" << linenum << "$" << (autoidx++);
+		sstr << "$formal$" << filename << ":" << linenum << "$" << (autoidx++);
 		std::string id_check = sstr.str() + "_CHECK", id_en = sstr.str() + "_EN";
 
 		AstNode *wire_check = new AstNode(AST_WIRE);
@@ -1363,8 +1363,10 @@ skip_dynamic_range_lvalue_expansion:;
 		AstNode *wire_en = new AstNode(AST_WIRE);
 		wire_en->str = id_en;
 		current_ast_mod->children.push_back(wire_en);
-		current_ast_mod->children.push_back(new AstNode(AST_INITIAL, new AstNode(AST_BLOCK, new AstNode(AST_ASSIGN_LE, new AstNode(AST_IDENTIFIER), AstNode::mkconst_int(0, false, 1)))));
-		current_ast_mod->children.back()->children[0]->children[0]->children[0]->str = id_en;
+		if (current_always == nullptr || current_always->type != AST_INITIAL) {
+			current_ast_mod->children.push_back(new AstNode(AST_INITIAL, new AstNode(AST_BLOCK, new AstNode(AST_ASSIGN_LE, new AstNode(AST_IDENTIFIER), AstNode::mkconst_int(0, false, 1)))));
+			current_ast_mod->children.back()->children[0]->children[0]->children[0]->str = id_en;
+		}
 		current_scope[wire_en->str] = wire_en;
 		while (wire_en->simplify(true, false, false, 1, -1, false, false)) { }
 
@@ -1403,7 +1405,7 @@ skip_dynamic_range_lvalue_expansion:;
 		goto apply_newNode;
 	}
 
-	if (stage > 1 && (type == AST_ASSERT || type == AST_ASSUME) && children.size() == 1)
+	if (stage > 1 && (type == AST_ASSERT || type == AST_ASSUME || type == AST_EXPECT) && children.size() == 1)
 	{
 		children.push_back(mkconst_int(1, false, 1));
 		did_something = true;
diff --git a/frontends/verilog/verilog_lexer.l b/frontends/verilog/verilog_lexer.l
index 107a2dfdd..c9a59d665 100644
--- a/frontends/verilog/verilog_lexer.l
+++ b/frontends/verilog/verilog_lexer.l
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ YOSYS_NAMESPACE_END
 
 "assert"   { if (formal_mode) return TOK_ASSERT; SV_KEYWORD(TOK_ASSERT); }
 "assume"   { if (formal_mode) return TOK_ASSUME; SV_KEYWORD(TOK_ASSUME); }
+"expect"   { if (formal_mode) return TOK_EXPECT; SV_KEYWORD(TOK_EXPECT); }
 "property" { if (formal_mode) return TOK_PROPERTY; SV_KEYWORD(TOK_PROPERTY); }
 "logic"    { SV_KEYWORD(TOK_REG); }
 "bit"      { SV_KEYWORD(TOK_REG); }
diff --git a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
index e7c3578c7..bfb4990b2 100644
--- a/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
+++ b/frontends/verilog/verilog_parser.y
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ static void free_attr(std::map<std::string, AstNode*> *al)
 %token TOK_GENERATE TOK_ENDGENERATE TOK_GENVAR TOK_REAL
 %token TOK_SYNOPSYS_FULL_CASE TOK_SYNOPSYS_PARALLEL_CASE
 %token TOK_SUPPLY0 TOK_SUPPLY1 TOK_TO_SIGNED TOK_TO_UNSIGNED
-%token TOK_POS_INDEXED TOK_NEG_INDEXED TOK_ASSERT TOK_ASSUME TOK_PROPERTY
+%token TOK_POS_INDEXED TOK_NEG_INDEXED TOK_ASSERT TOK_ASSUME
+%token TOK_EXPECT TOK_PROPERTY
 
 %type <ast> range range_or_multirange  non_opt_range non_opt_multirange range_or_signed_int
 %type <ast> wire_type expr basic_expr concat_list rvalue lvalue lvalue_concat_list
@@ -965,6 +966,9 @@ assert:
 	} |
 	TOK_ASSUME '(' expr ')' ';' {
 		ast_stack.back()->children.push_back(new AstNode(AST_ASSUME, $3));
+	} |
+	TOK_EXPECT '(' expr ')' ';' {
+		ast_stack.back()->children.push_back(new AstNode(AST_EXPECT, $3));
 	};
 
 assert_property:
@@ -973,6 +977,9 @@ assert_property:
 	} |
 	TOK_ASSUME TOK_PROPERTY '(' expr ')' ';' {
 		ast_stack.back()->children.push_back(new AstNode(AST_ASSUME, $4));
+	} |
+	TOK_EXPECT TOK_PROPERTY '(' expr ')' ';' {
+		ast_stack.back()->children.push_back(new AstNode(AST_EXPECT, $4));
 	};
 
 simple_behavioral_stmt:
diff --git a/kernel/celltypes.h b/kernel/celltypes.h
index cf7bc2dcf..78403fcd3 100644
--- a/kernel/celltypes.h
+++ b/kernel/celltypes.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct CellTypes
 
 		setup_type("$assert", {A, EN}, pool<RTLIL::IdString>(), true);
 		setup_type("$assume", {A, EN}, pool<RTLIL::IdString>(), true);
+		setup_type("$expect", {A, EN}, pool<RTLIL::IdString>(), true);
 		setup_type("$equiv", {A, B}, {Y}, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/rtlil.cc b/kernel/rtlil.cc
index 9da6d2816..644a83a76 100644
--- a/kernel/rtlil.cc
+++ b/kernel/rtlil.cc
@@ -1017,14 +1017,7 @@ namespace {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			if (cell->type == "$assert") {
-				port("\\A", 1);
-				port("\\EN", 1);
-				check_expected();
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (cell->type == "$assume") {
+			if (cell->type.in("$assert", "$assume", "$expect")) {
 				port("\\A", 1);
 				port("\\EN", 1);
 				check_expected();
@@ -1795,6 +1788,22 @@ RTLIL::Cell* RTLIL::Module::addAssert(RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a
 	return cell;
 }
 
+RTLIL::Cell* RTLIL::Module::addAssume(RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_en)
+{
+	RTLIL::Cell *cell = addCell(name, "$assume");
+	cell->setPort("\\A", sig_a);
+	cell->setPort("\\EN", sig_en);
+	return cell;
+}
+
+RTLIL::Cell* RTLIL::Module::addExpect(RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_en)
+{
+	RTLIL::Cell *cell = addCell(name, "$expect");
+	cell->setPort("\\A", sig_a);
+	cell->setPort("\\EN", sig_en);
+	return cell;
+}
+
 RTLIL::Cell* RTLIL::Module::addEquiv(RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_b, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_y)
 {
 	RTLIL::Cell *cell = addCell(name, "$equiv");
diff --git a/kernel/rtlil.h b/kernel/rtlil.h
index 274f97023..627835a9c 100644
--- a/kernel/rtlil.h
+++ b/kernel/rtlil.h
@@ -1004,6 +1004,8 @@ public:
 	RTLIL::Cell* addLut    (RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_y, RTLIL::Const lut);
 	RTLIL::Cell* addTribuf (RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_en, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_y);
 	RTLIL::Cell* addAssert (RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_en);
+	RTLIL::Cell* addAssume (RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_en);
+	RTLIL::Cell* addExpect (RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_en);
 	RTLIL::Cell* addEquiv  (RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_a, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_b, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_y);
 
 	RTLIL::Cell* addSr    (RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_set, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_clr, RTLIL::SigSpec sig_q, bool set_polarity = true, bool clr_polarity = true);
diff --git a/kernel/satgen.h b/kernel/satgen.h
index e118c1569..da892c710 100644
--- a/kernel/satgen.h
+++ b/kernel/satgen.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct SatGen
 	SigPool initial_state;
 	std::map<std::string, RTLIL::SigSpec> asserts_a, asserts_en;
 	std::map<std::string, RTLIL::SigSpec> assumes_a, assumes_en;
+	std::map<std::string, RTLIL::SigSpec> expects_a, expects_en;
 	std::map<std::string, std::map<RTLIL::SigBit, int>> imported_signals;
 	bool ignore_div_by_zero;
 	bool model_undef;
@@ -1346,6 +1347,14 @@ struct SatGen
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		if (cell->type == "$expect")
+		{
+			std::string pf = prefix + (timestep == -1 ? "" : stringf("@%d:", timestep));
+			expects_a[pf].append((*sigmap)(cell->getPort("\\A")));
+			expects_en[pf].append((*sigmap)(cell->getPort("\\EN")));
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		// Unsupported internal cell types: $pow $lut
 		// .. and all sequential cells except $dff and $_DFF_[NP]_
 		return false;
diff --git a/manual/CHAPTER_CellLib.tex b/manual/CHAPTER_CellLib.tex
index f97d4ffa5..759a5bb6a 100644
--- a/manual/CHAPTER_CellLib.tex
+++ b/manual/CHAPTER_CellLib.tex
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ pass. The combinatorial logic cells can be mapped to physical cells from a Liber
 using the {\tt abc} pass.
 
 \begin{fixme}
-Add information about {\tt \$assert}, {\tt \$assume}, and {\tt \$equiv} cells.
+Add information about {\tt \$assert}, {\tt \$assume}, {\tt \$expect}, and {\tt \$equiv} cells.
 \end{fixme}
 
 \begin{fixme}
diff --git a/passes/hierarchy/hierarchy.cc b/passes/hierarchy/hierarchy.cc
index 94b93de5d..14d67884e 100644
--- a/passes/hierarchy/hierarchy.cc
+++ b/passes/hierarchy/hierarchy.cc
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ bool set_keep_assert(std::map<RTLIL::Module*, bool> &cache, RTLIL::Module *mod)
 	if (cache.count(mod) == 0)
 		for (auto c : mod->cells()) {
 			RTLIL::Module *m = mod->design->module(c->type);
-			if ((m != nullptr && set_keep_assert(cache, m)) || c->type.in("$assert", "$assume"))
+			if ((m != nullptr && set_keep_assert(cache, m)) || c->type.in("$assert", "$assume", "$expect"))
 				return cache[mod] = true;
 		}
 	return cache[mod];
diff --git a/passes/opt/opt_clean.cc b/passes/opt/opt_clean.cc
index 6600ffa25..d905a30bf 100644
--- a/passes/opt/opt_clean.cc
+++ b/passes/opt/opt_clean.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct keep_cache_t
 
 	bool query(Cell *cell)
 	{
-		if (cell->type.in("$memwr", "$meminit", "$assert", "$assume"))
+		if (cell->type.in("$memwr", "$meminit", "$assert", "$assume", "$expect"))
 			return true;
 
 		if (cell->has_keep_attr())
diff --git a/passes/tests/test_cell.cc b/passes/tests/test_cell.cc
index 8b800d414..1bff02a21 100644
--- a/passes/tests/test_cell.cc
+++ b/passes/tests/test_cell.cc
@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ struct TestCellPass : public Pass {
 		// cell_types["$slice"] = "A";
 		// cell_types["$concat"] = "A";
 		// cell_types["$assert"] = "A";
+		// cell_types["$assume"] = "A";
+		// cell_types["$expect"] = "A";
 
 		cell_types["$lut"] = "*";
 		cell_types["$sop"] = "*";
diff --git a/techlibs/common/simlib.v b/techlibs/common/simlib.v
index 342555024..ea36e2922 100644
--- a/techlibs/common/simlib.v
+++ b/techlibs/common/simlib.v
@@ -1305,6 +1305,22 @@ endmodule
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------
 
+module \$expect (A, EN);
+
+input A, EN;
+
+`ifndef SIMLIB_NOCHECKS
+always @* begin
+	if (A === 1'b1 && EN === 1'b1) begin
+		$display("Expectation %m passed.");
+	end
+end
+`endif
+
+endmodule
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------
+
 module \$equiv (A, B, Y);
 
 input A, B;