diff --git a/src/asm/parser.y b/src/asm/parser.y
index abf530dd..b46bc9d3 100644
--- a/src/asm/parser.y
+++ b/src/asm/parser.y
@@ -949,10 +949,14 @@ rept		: T_POP_REPT uconst T_NEWLINE {
 		}
 ;
 
-for		: T_POP_FOR T_ID T_COMMA for_args T_NEWLINE {
+for		: T_POP_FOR {
+			lexer_ToggleStringExpansion(false);
+		} T_ID {
+			lexer_ToggleStringExpansion(true);
+		} T_COMMA for_args T_NEWLINE {
 			lexer_CaptureRept(&captureBody);
 		} T_NEWLINE {
-			fstk_RunFor($2, $4.start, $4.stop, $4.step, captureBody.lineNo,
+			fstk_RunFor($3, $6.start, $6.stop, $6.step, captureBody.lineNo,
 				    captureBody.body, captureBody.size);
 		}
 
@@ -979,10 +983,14 @@ break		: T_POP_BREAK T_NEWLINE {
 		}
 ;
 
-macrodef	: T_POP_MACRO T_ID T_NEWLINE {
+macrodef	: T_POP_MACRO {
+			lexer_ToggleStringExpansion(false);
+		} T_ID {
+			lexer_ToggleStringExpansion(true);
+		} T_NEWLINE {
 			lexer_CaptureMacroBody(&captureBody);
 		} T_NEWLINE {
-			sym_AddMacro($2, captureBody.lineNo, captureBody.body, captureBody.size);
+			sym_AddMacro($3, captureBody.lineNo, captureBody.body, captureBody.size);
 		}
 		| T_LABEL T_COLON T_POP_MACRO T_NEWLINE {
 			lexer_CaptureMacroBody(&captureBody);
diff --git a/src/asm/rgbasm.5 b/src/asm/rgbasm.5
index 333e6c7b..a4e9cc2c 100644
--- a/src/asm/rgbasm.5
+++ b/src/asm/rgbasm.5
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ will treat it as a macro invocation.
 Furthermore, without the
 .Ql DEF
 keyword,
-string equates may expanded for the name.
+string symbols may be expanded for the name.
 This can lead to surprising results:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 X EQUS "Y"
@@ -1118,6 +1118,7 @@ ENDM
 The example above defines
 .Ql MyMacro
 as a new macro.
+String symbols are not expanded within the name of the macro.
 You may use the older syntax
 .Ql MyMacro: MACRO
 instead of
@@ -1125,6 +1126,7 @@ instead of
 with a single colon
 .Ql \&:
 following the macro's name.
+With the older syntax, string symbols may be expanded for the name.
 .Pp
 Macros can't be exported or imported.
 .Pp
@@ -1632,6 +1634,7 @@ Everything between
 and the matching
 .Ic ENDR
 will be repeated for each value of a given symbol.
+String symbols are not expanded within the symbol name.
 For example, this code will produce a table of squared values from 0 to 255:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 FOR N, 256
diff --git a/test/asm/for.asm b/test/asm/for.asm
index e2cc5258..65a11634 100644
--- a/test/asm/for.asm
+++ b/test/asm/for.asm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endr
 	println "-> {d:q}"
 
 s EQUS "x"
-for s, 3, 30, 3
+for {s}, 3, 30, 3
 	print "{d:x} "
 endr
 	println "-> {d:x}"