diff --git a/src/Init/NotationExtra.lean b/src/Init/NotationExtra.lean
index 2cf1faebf6..493a86dc2f 100644
--- a/src/Init/NotationExtra.lean
+++ b/src/Init/NotationExtra.lean
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ syntax "repeat " doSeq : doElem
 macro_rules
   | `(doElem| repeat $seq) => `(doElem| for _ in Loop.mk do $seq)
 
+syntax "while " ident " : " termBeforeDo " do " doSeq : doElem
+
+macro_rules
+  | `(doElem| while $h : $cond do $seq) => `(doElem| repeat if $h : $cond then $seq else break)
+
 syntax "while " termBeforeDo " do " doSeq : doElem
 
 macro_rules
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/1337.lean b/tests/lean/run/1337.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa914ff820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/run/1337.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+theorem n_minus_one_le_n {n : Nat} : n > 0 → n - 1 < n := by
+  cases n with
+  | zero => simp []
+  | succ n =>
+  intros
+  rw [Nat.succ_eq_add_one, Nat.add_sub_cancel]
+  apply Nat.le.refl
+
+partial def foo : Array Int → Int
+  | arr => Id.run do
+    let mut r : Int := 1
+    while h : arr.size > 0 do
+      r := r * arr[arr.size - 1]'(by apply n_minus_one_le_n h)
+    return r