diff --git a/regression/verilog/interface/interface1.sv b/regression/verilog/interface/interface1.sv
index 7074b94dc..ebffc98b5 100644
--- a/regression/verilog/interface/interface1.sv
+++ b/regression/verilog/interface/interface1.sv
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ interface myInterface;
 endinterface
 
 module main;
+  myInterface some_interface;
 endmodule
diff --git a/src/verilog/parser.y b/src/verilog/parser.y
index dd31f867a..1e0f80519 100644
--- a/src/verilog/parser.y
+++ b/src/verilog/parser.y
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ int yyverilogerror(const char *error)
 %token TOK_ENDOFFILE
 %token TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER
 %token TOK_CLASS_IDENTIFIER
+%token TOK_INTERFACE_IDENTIFIER
 %token TOK_PACKAGE_IDENTIFIER
 %token TOK_TYPE_IDENTIFIER
 %token TOK_NUMBER           // number, any base
@@ -741,10 +742,12 @@ interface_nonansi_header:
 	  attribute_instance_brace
 	  TOK_INTERFACE
 	  lifetime_opt
-	  interface_identifier
+	  any_identifier
 	  	{
 		  init($$, ID_verilog_interface);
-		  stack_expr($$).set(ID_base_name, stack_expr($4).id());
+		  auto base_name = stack_expr($4).id();
+		  stack_expr($$).set(ID_base_name, base_name);
+	          push_scope(base_name, ".", verilog_scopet::INTERFACE);
 	  	}
 	  package_import_declaration_brace
 	  parameter_port_list_opt
@@ -752,6 +755,7 @@ interface_nonansi_header:
 	  ';'
 	  	{
 	  	  $$ = $5;
+		  pop_scope();
 	  	}
 	;
 
@@ -986,6 +990,7 @@ port_direction:
 
 module_common_item:
           module_or_generate_item_declaration
+        | interface_instantiation
         | assertion_item
         | bind_directive
 	| continuous_assign
@@ -2894,7 +2899,7 @@ pass_switchtype:
 gate_instance_brace:
 	  gate_instance
 		{ init($$); mto($$, $1); }
-	| gate_instance_brace ',' module_instance
+	| gate_instance_brace ',' hierarchical_instance
 		{ $$=$1;    mto($$, $3); }
 	;
 
@@ -2918,7 +2923,7 @@ name_of_gate_instance: TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
 // A.4.1.1 Module instantiation
 
 module_instantiation:
-	  module_identifier parameter_value_assignment_opt module_instance_brace ';'
+	  module_identifier parameter_value_assignment_opt hierarchical_instance_brace ';'
 		{ init($$, ID_inst);
                   addswap($$, ID_module, $1);
 		  addswap($$, ID_parameter_assignments, $2);
@@ -2968,14 +2973,14 @@ named_parameter_assignment:
 	  	}
 	;
 
-module_instance_brace:
-	  module_instance
+hierarchical_instance_brace:
+	  hierarchical_instance
 		{ init($$); mto($$, $1); }
-	| module_instance_brace ',' module_instance
+	| hierarchical_instance_brace ',' hierarchical_instance
 		{ $$=$1;    mto($$, $3); }
 	;
 
-module_instance:
+hierarchical_instance:
 	  name_of_instance '(' list_of_module_connections_opt ')'
 		{ init($$, ID_inst); addswap($$, ID_base_name, $1); swapop($$, $3); }
 	;
@@ -3021,6 +3026,16 @@ named_port_connection:
                   mto($$, $4); }
 	;
 
+hierarchical_instance: name_of_instance
+	;
+
+// System Verilog standard 1800-2017
+// A.4.1.2 Interface instantiation
+
+interface_instantiation:
+	  interface_identifier hierarchical_instance ';'
+	;
+
 // System Verilog standard 1800-2017
 // A.4.2 Generated instantiation
 
@@ -4411,7 +4426,7 @@ genvar_identifier: identifier;
 hierarchical_parameter_identifier: hierarchical_identifier
 	;
 
-interface_identifier: TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
+interface_identifier: TOK_INTERFACE_IDENTIFIER;
 
 module_identifier: TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
 
diff --git a/src/verilog/verilog_scope.cpp b/src/verilog/verilog_scope.cpp
index 4d2137642..99a0da035 100644
--- a/src/verilog/verilog_scope.cpp
+++ b/src/verilog/verilog_scope.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ unsigned verilog_scopest::identifier_token(irep_idt base_name) const
     case verilog_scopet::FILE:      return TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
     case verilog_scopet::PACKAGE:   return TOK_PACKAGE_IDENTIFIER;
     case verilog_scopet::MODULE:    return TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
+    case verilog_scopet::INTERFACE: return TOK_INTERFACE_IDENTIFIER;
     case verilog_scopet::CLASS:     return TOK_CLASS_IDENTIFIER;
     case verilog_scopet::BLOCK:     return TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
     case verilog_scopet::ENUM_NAME: return TOK_NON_TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
diff --git a/src/verilog/verilog_scope.h b/src/verilog/verilog_scope.h
index ae3b41be5..1653fc459 100644
--- a/src/verilog/verilog_scope.h
+++ b/src/verilog/verilog_scope.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct verilog_scopet
     FILE,
     PACKAGE,
     MODULE,
+    INTERFACE,
     CLASS,
     ENUM_NAME,
     TASK,