diff --git a/test/bytecode_2.6/07_return_end_if.pyc b/test/bytecode_2.6/07_return_end_if.pyc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65c2dbe1
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/bytecode_2.6/07_return_end_if.pyc differ
diff --git a/test/simple_source/looping/07_return_end_if.py b/test/simple_source/looping/07_return_end_if.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a64bca96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple_source/looping/07_return_end_if.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# 2.6.9 asynchat.py
+# 2.6 added:
+# return_stmt ::= ret_expr RETURN_END_IF come_from_pop
+def initiate_send(self):
+    while self:
+        if self:
+            x = 'a'
+        else:
+            del self.producer_fifo[0]
+        return
diff --git a/uncompyle6/parser.py b/uncompyle6/parser.py
index bae4ec5e..fea1afa8 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/parser.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/parser.py
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ class PythonParser(GenericASTBuilder):
 
         while1stmt ::= SETUP_LOOP l_stmts JUMP_BACK COME_FROM
         while1stmt ::= SETUP_LOOP l_stmts JUMP_BACK POP_BLOCK COME_FROM
+
+        # This is Python 2.7+; segregate
         while1stmt ::= SETUP_LOOP return_stmts COME_FROM
 
         while1elsestmt ::= SETUP_LOOP l_stmts JUMP_BACK else_suite COME_FROM
diff --git a/uncompyle6/parsers/parse26.py b/uncompyle6/parsers/parse26.py
index 6eff7053..4fc6af99 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/parsers/parse26.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/parsers/parse26.py
@@ -123,11 +123,13 @@ class Python26Parser(Python2Parser):
 
         whilestmt ::= SETUP_LOOP testexpr l_stmts_opt jb_cf_pop POP_BLOCK COME_FROM
 
+        while1stmt ::= SETUP_LOOP return_stmts POP_BLOCK COME_FROM
+
+        return_stmt ::= ret_expr RETURN_END_IF come_from_pop
         return_if_stmt ::= ret_expr RETURN_END_IF come_from_pop
 
         iflaststmtl ::= testexpr c_stmts_opt JUMP_BACK come_from_pop
         iflaststmt  ::= testexpr c_stmts_opt JUMP_ABSOLUTE come_from_pop
-
         """
 
     def p_comp26(self, args):