diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7120d5d..3ec9d819 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   * Added yang_spec_parse_file
 
 ### Minor changes
-
+* Yang 1.1 action syntax added (but function is not supported)
 * New function: clicon_conf_xml() returns configuration tree
 * Obsoleted COMPAT_CLIV and COMPAT_XSL that were optional in 3.7
 * Added timeout option -t for clixon_netconf - quit after max time.
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h
index 3996b806..78906109 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
  * - Cant use the symbols in this file because yacc needs token definitions
  */
 enum rfc_6020{
-    Y_ANYXML = 0,
+    Y_ACTION = 0,
+    Y_ANYXML,
     Y_ARGUMENT,
     Y_AUGMENT,
     Y_BASE,
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.l b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.l
index 8c65cbd1..d059993a 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.l
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.l
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ clixon_yang_parsewrap(void)
 <KEYWORD>\}               { return *yytext; }
 
  /* RFC 6020 keywords */
+<KEYWORD>action           { BEGIN(ARGUMENT); return K_ACTION; }
 <KEYWORD>anyxml           { BEGIN(ARGUMENT); return K_ANYXML; }
 <KEYWORD>argument         { BEGIN(ARGUMENT); return K_ARGUMENT; }
 <KEYWORD>augment          { BEGIN(ARGUMENT); return K_AUGMENT; }
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y
index 8fd7ed38..0bd24e9f 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
  * - Dont want to expose a generated yacc file to the API
  * - Cant use the symbols in this file because yacc needs token definitions
  */
+%token K_ACTION
 %token K_ANYXML
 %token K_ARGUMENT
 %token K_AUGMENT
@@ -523,6 +524,7 @@ container_substmt : when_stmt       { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt -> when-
               | typedef_stmt        { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt -> typedef-stmt"); }
               | grouping_stmt       { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt -> grouping-stmt"); }
               | data_def_stmt       { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt -> data-def-stmt");}
+              | action_stmt         { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt -> action-stmt");} 
               | notification_stmt   { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt -> notification-stmt");} 
               | unknown_stmt        { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt -> unknown-stmt");} 
               |                     { clicon_debug(2,"container-substmt ->");} 
@@ -621,6 +623,7 @@ list_substmt  : when_stmt            { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> when-stmt
               | typedef_stmt         { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> typedef-stmt"); }
               | grouping_stmt        { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> grouping-stmt"); }
               | data_def_stmt        { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> data-def-stmt"); }
+              | action_stmt          { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> action-stmt"); }
               | notification_stmt    { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> notification-stmt"); }
               | unknown_stmt         { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> unknown-stmt");} 
               |                      { clicon_debug(2,"list-substmt -> "); }
@@ -796,6 +799,7 @@ augment_substmt : when_stmt          { clicon_debug(2,"augment-substmt -> when-s
               | reference_stmt       { clicon_debug(2,"augment-substmt -> reference-stmt"); }
               | data_def_stmt        { clicon_debug(2,"augment-substmt -> data-def-stmt"); }
               | case_stmt            { clicon_debug(2,"augment-substmt -> case-stmt");}
+              | action_stmt          { clicon_debug(2,"augment-substmt -> action-stmt");} 
               | notification_stmt    { clicon_debug(2,"augment-substmt -> notification-stmt");} 
               |                      { clicon_debug(2,"augment-substmt -> "); }
               ;
@@ -850,6 +854,17 @@ rpc_substmt   : if_feature_stmt  { clicon_debug(2,"rpc-substmt -> if-feature-stm
               |                  { clicon_debug(2,"rpc-substmt -> "); }
               ;
 
+/* action */
+action_stmt   : K_ACTION id_arg_str ';' 
+	       { if (ysp_add(_yy, Y_ACTION, $2, NULL) == NULL) _YYERROR("39"); 
+			   clicon_debug(2,"action-stmt -> ACTION id-arg-str ;"); }
+              | K_ACTION id_arg_str
+                          { if (ysp_add_push(_yy, Y_ACTION, $2) == NULL) _YYERROR("40"); }
+	       '{' rpc_substmts '}' 
+                           { if (ystack_pop(_yy) < 0) _YYERROR("41");
+			     clicon_debug(2,"action-stmt -> ACTION id-arg-str { rpc-substmts }"); }
+              ;
+
 /* input */
 input_stmt  : K_INPUT 
                           { if (ysp_add_push(_yy, Y_INPUT, NULL) == NULL) _YYERROR("42"); }
@@ -996,6 +1011,7 @@ grouping_substmt : status_stmt          { clicon_debug(2,"grouping-substmt -> st
               | typedef_stmt         { clicon_debug(2,"grouping-substmt -> typedef-stmt"); }
               | grouping_stmt        { clicon_debug(2,"grouping-substmt -> grouping-stmt"); }
               | data_def_stmt        { clicon_debug(2,"grouping-substmt -> data-def-stmt"); }
+              | action_stmt          { clicon_debug(2,"grouping-substmt -> action-stmt"); }
               | notification_stmt    { clicon_debug(2,"grouping-substmt -> notification-stmt"); }
               |                      { clicon_debug(2,"grouping-substmt -> "); }
               ;
diff --git a/test/test_netconf.sh b/test/test_netconf.sh
index 29b53581..26fa1ef3 100755
--- a/test/test_netconf.sh
+++ b/test/test_netconf.sh
@@ -45,9 +45,18 @@ module example{
     }
     rpc empty {
     }
+    list server {
+       key name;
+       leaf name {
+         type string;
+       }
+       action reset {
+       }
+    }
     identity eth {
 	 base if:interface-type;
     }
+
     rpc client-rpc {
 	description "Example local client-side RPC that is processed by the
                      the netconf/restconf and not sent to the backend.