diff --git a/library/init/lean/parser/term.lean b/library/init/lean/parser/term.lean
index 0fb35d6346..106a7a0baf 100644
--- a/library/init/lean/parser/term.lean
+++ b/library/init/lean/parser/term.lean
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import init.lean.parser.token
 
 namespace lean
 namespace parser
-open combinators parser.has_view
+open combinators parser.has_view monad_parsec
 
 @[derive monad alternative monad_reader monad_state monad_parsec monad_except monad_rec monad_basic_read]
 def command_parser_m := rec_t unit syntax basic_parser_m
@@ -20,17 +20,64 @@ abbreviation command_parser := command_parser_m syntax
 def term_parser_m := rec_t nat syntax command_parser_m
 abbreviation term_parser := term_parser_m syntax
 
+/-- A term parser for a suffix or infix notation that accepts a preceding term. -/
+@[derive monad alternative monad_reader monad_state monad_parsec monad_except monad_rec monad_basic_read]
+def trailing_term_parser_m := reader_t syntax term_parser_m
+abbreviation trailing_term_parser := trailing_term_parser_m syntax
+
+/-- Access leading term -/
+def leading : trailing_term_parser := read
+instance : has_tokens leading := ⟨[]⟩
+instance : has_view leading syntax := default _
+
 @[derive parser.has_tokens parser.has_view]
 def hole.parser : term_parser :=
 node! hole [hole: symbol "_"]
 
 @[derive parser.has_tokens parser.has_view]
--- While term.parser does not actually read a command, it does share the same effect set
--- with command parsers, introducing the term-level recursion effect only for nested parsers
-def term.parser : command_parser :=
-with_recurse 0 $ λ rbp, any_of [
+def app.parser : trailing_term_parser :=
+node! app [fn: leading, arg: recurse max_prec]
+
+@[derive parser.has_tokens parser.has_view]
+def leading.parser :=
+any_of [
   hole.parser
 ]
 
+@[derive parser.has_tokens parser.has_view]
+def trailing.parser : trailing_term_parser :=
+any_of [
+  app.parser
+]
+
+/- Pratt parser -/
+
+def curr_lbp : term_parser_m nat :=
+do some tk ← monad_lift match_token | pure 0,
+   pure tk.lbp
+
+def trailing_loop (rbp : nat) : nat → syntax → term_parser
+| 0 _ := error "unreachable"
+| (n+1) left := do
+  lbp ← curr_lbp,
+  if rbp < lbp then do
+    left ← trailing.parser.run left,
+    trailing_loop n left
+  else
+    pure left
+
+-- While term.parser does not actually read a command, it does share the same effect set
+-- with command parsers, introducing the term-level recursion effect only for nested parsers
+def term.parser : command_parser :=
+with_recurse 0 $ λ rbp, do
+  left ← leading.parser,
+  n ← remaining,
+  trailing_loop rbp (n+1) left
+
+instance term.parser.tokens : has_tokens term.parser :=
+⟨has_tokens.tokens leading.parser ++ has_tokens.tokens trailing.parser⟩
+instance term.parser.view : has_view term.parser syntax :=
+default _
+
 end parser
 end lean