diff --git a/_fixtures/testvariables3.go b/_fixtures/testvariables3.go
index e9329d5e..a75a0be7 100644
--- a/_fixtures/testvariables3.go
+++ b/_fixtures/testvariables3.go
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ func main() {
 	var fn2 functype = nil
 	var nilslice []int = nil
 	var nilptr *int = nil
+	ch1 := make(chan int, 2)
+	var chnil chan int = nil
 
 	var amb1 = 1
 	runtime.Breakpoint()
 	for amb1 := 0; amb1 < 10; amb1++ {
 		fmt.Println(amb1)
 	}
-	fmt.Println(i1, i2, i3, p1, amb1, s1, a1, p2, p3, s2, as1, str1, f1, fn1, fn2, nilslice, nilptr)
+	fmt.Println(i1, i2, i3, p1, amb1, s1, a1, p2, p3, s2, as1, str1, f1, fn1, fn2, nilslice, nilptr, ch1, chnil)
 }
diff --git a/proc/eval.go b/proc/eval.go
index 5f8d0d8a..c605d1f2 100644
--- a/proc/eval.go
+++ b/proc/eval.go
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func compareOp(op token.Token, xv *Variable, yv *Variable) (bool, error) {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("sturcture too deep for comparison")
 		}
 		eql, err = equalChildren(xv, yv, false)
-	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Map, reflect.Func:
+	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Map, reflect.Func, reflect.Chan:
 		if xv != nilVariable && yv != nilVariable {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("can not compare %s variables", xv.Kind.String())
 		}
diff --git a/proc/variables.go b/proc/variables.go
index 0703081e..0710717e 100644
--- a/proc/variables.go
+++ b/proc/variables.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Variable struct {
 
 	// base address of arrays, base address of the backing array for slices (0 for nil slices)
 	// base address of the backing byte array for strings
+	// address of the struct backing a chan variable
 	// address of the function entry point for function variables (0 for nil function pointers)
 	base      uintptr
 	stride    int64
@@ -122,7 +123,12 @@ func newVariable(name string, addr uintptr, dwarfType dwarf.Type, thread *Thread
 
 	switch t := v.RealType.(type) {
 	case *dwarf.PtrType:
-		v.Kind = reflect.Ptr
+		structtyp, isstruct := t.Type.(*dwarf.StructType)
+		if isstruct && strings.HasPrefix(structtyp.StructName, "hchan<") {
+			v.Kind = reflect.Chan
+		} else {
+			v.Kind = reflect.Ptr
+		}
 	case *dwarf.StructType:
 		switch {
 		case t.StructName == "string":
@@ -703,6 +709,13 @@ func (v *Variable) loadValueInternal(recurseLevel int) {
 		// Don't increase the recursion level when dereferencing pointers
 		v.Children[0].loadValueInternal(recurseLevel)
 
+	case reflect.Chan:
+		sv := v.maybeDereference()
+		sv.loadValueInternal(recurseLevel)
+		v.Children = sv.Children
+		v.Len = sv.Len
+		v.base = sv.Addr
+
 	case reflect.String:
 		var val string
 		val, v.Unreadable = v.thread.readStringValue(v.base, v.Len)
diff --git a/service/api/prettyprint.go b/service/api/prettyprint.go
index 3546e0c5..66f042c3 100644
--- a/service/api/prettyprint.go
+++ b/service/api/prettyprint.go
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ func (v *Variable) writeTo(buf *bytes.Buffer, top, newlines, includeType bool, i
 		}
 	case reflect.String:
 		v.writeStringTo(buf)
+	case reflect.Chan:
+		if newlines {
+			v.writeStructTo(buf, newlines, includeType, indent)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s %s/%s", v.Type, v.Children[0].Value, v.Children[1].Value)
+		}
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		v.writeStructTo(buf, newlines, includeType, indent)
 	case reflect.Map:
diff --git a/service/test/variables_test.go b/service/test/variables_test.go
index 4df3ff21..1639563e 100644
--- a/service/test/variables_test.go
+++ b/service/test/variables_test.go
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ func TestEvalExpression(t *testing.T) {
 		{"p3", true, "*int nil", "", "*int", nil},
 		{"*p3", false, "", "", "int", fmt.Errorf("nil pointer dereference")},
 
+		// channels
+		{"ch1", true, "chan int 0/2", "", "chan int", nil},
+		{"ch1+1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not convert 1 constant to chan int")},
+
 		// combined expressions
 		{"c1.pb.a.A", true, "1", "", "int", nil},
 		{"c1.sa[1].B", false, "3", "", "int", nil},
@@ -455,6 +459,9 @@ func TestEvalExpression(t *testing.T) {
 		{"nilptr != nil", false, "false", "", "", nil},
 		{"p1 == nil", false, "false", "", "", nil},
 		{"p1 != nil", false, "true", "", "", nil},
+		{"ch1 == nil", false, "false", "", "", nil},
+		{"chnil == nil", false, "true", "", "", nil},
+		{"ch1 == chnil", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not compare chan variables")},
 
 		// errors
 		{"&3", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not take address of \"3\"")},