diff --git a/internal/shader/expr.go b/internal/shader/expr.go
index 0db0e7dbd..8b9389201 100644
--- a/internal/shader/expr.go
+++ b/internal/shader/expr.go
@@ -390,6 +390,14 @@ func (cs *compileState) parseExpr(block *block, expr ast.Expr, markLocalVariable
 				},
 			}, []shaderir.Type{t}, nil, true
 		}
+		if c, ok := block.findConstant(e.Name); ok {
+			return []shaderir.Expr{
+				{
+					Type:  shaderir.NumberExpr,
+					Const: c.value,
+				},
+			}, []shaderir.Type{c.typ}, nil, true
+		}
 		if i, ok := cs.findFunction(e.Name); ok {
 			return []shaderir.Expr{
 				{
diff --git a/internal/shader/shader.go b/internal/shader/shader.go
index 24d7cb586..f997894d7 100644
--- a/internal/shader/shader.go
+++ b/internal/shader/shader.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package shader
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"go/ast"
+	gconstant "go/constant"
 	"go/token"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ type variable struct {
 }
 
 type constant struct {
-	name string
-	typ  shaderir.Type
-	init ast.Expr
+	name  string
+	typ   shaderir.Type
+	value gconstant.Value
 }
 
 type function struct {
@@ -154,6 +155,23 @@ func (b *block) findLocalVariableByIndex(idx int) (shaderir.Type, bool) {
 	return shaderir.Type{}, false
 }
 
+func (b *block) findConstant(name string) (constant, bool) {
+	if name == "" || name == "_" {
+		panic("shader: constant name must be non-empty and non-underscore")
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range b.consts {
+		if c.name == name {
+			return c, true
+		}
+	}
+	if b.outer != nil {
+		return b.outer.findConstant(name)
+	}
+
+	return constant{}, false
+}
+
 type ParseError struct {
 	errs []string
 }
@@ -304,7 +322,10 @@ func (cs *compileState) parseDecl(b *block, d ast.Decl) ([]shaderir.Stmt, bool)
 		case token.CONST:
 			for _, s := range d.Specs {
 				s := s.(*ast.ValueSpec)
-				cs := cs.parseConstant(b, s)
+				cs, ok := cs.parseConstant(b, s)
+				if !ok {
+					return nil, false
+				}
 				b.consts = append(b.consts, cs...)
 			}
 		case token.VAR:
@@ -528,25 +549,41 @@ func (s *compileState) parseVariable(block *block, vs *ast.ValueSpec) ([]variabl
 	return vars, inits, stmts, true
 }
 
-func (s *compileState) parseConstant(block *block, vs *ast.ValueSpec) []constant {
+func (s *compileState) parseConstant(block *block, vs *ast.ValueSpec) ([]constant, bool) {
 	var t shaderir.Type
 	if vs.Type != nil {
 		var ok bool
 		t, ok = s.parseType(block, vs.Type)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil
+			return nil, false
 		}
 	}
 
 	var cs []constant
 	for i, n := range vs.Names {
+		es, _, ss, ok := s.parseExpr(block, vs.Values[i], false)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		if len(ss) > 0 {
+			s.addError(vs.Pos(), fmt.Sprintf("invalid constant expression: %s", n))
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		if len(es) != 1 {
+			s.addError(vs.Pos(), fmt.Sprintf("invalid constant expression: %s", n))
+			return nil, false
+		}
+		if es[0].Type != shaderir.NumberExpr {
+			s.addError(vs.Pos(), fmt.Sprintf("constant expresion must be a number but not: %s", n))
+			return nil, false
+		}
 		cs = append(cs, constant{
-			name: n.Name,
-			typ:  t,
-			init: vs.Values[i],
+			name:  n.Name,
+			typ:   t,
+			value: es[0].Const,
 		})
 	}
-	return cs
+	return cs, true
 }
 
 func (cs *compileState) parseFuncParams(block *block, d *ast.FuncDecl) (in, out []variable) {
diff --git a/internal/shader/testdata/const.expected.vs b/internal/shader/testdata/const.expected.vs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6ea47afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shader/testdata/const.expected.vs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+void F0(out vec2 l0);
+
+void F0(out vec2 l0) {
+	l0 = vec2(3.5000000000e+00);
+	return;
+}
diff --git a/internal/shader/testdata/const.go b/internal/shader/testdata/const.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3862124a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shader/testdata/const.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package main
+
+const a = 1
+const b = 2 + 0.5
+
+func Foo() vec2 {
+	return vec2(a + b)
+}
diff --git a/internal/shader/testdata/const2.expected.vs b/internal/shader/testdata/const2.expected.vs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6ea47afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shader/testdata/const2.expected.vs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+void F0(out vec2 l0);
+
+void F0(out vec2 l0) {
+	l0 = vec2(3.5000000000e+00);
+	return;
+}
diff --git a/internal/shader/testdata/const2.go b/internal/shader/testdata/const2.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..289de2f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/shader/testdata/const2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+func Foo() vec2 {
+	const a = 1
+	const b = a + 2 + 0.5
+	return vec2(b)
+}