diff --git a/src/c/stacks.d b/src/c/stacks.d
index daf3f2726..a9b8f1781 100644
--- a/src/c/stacks.d
+++ b/src/c/stacks.d
@@ -889,6 +889,90 @@ si_ihs_env(cl_object arg)
   ecl_return1(env, get_ihs_ptr(ecl_to_size(arg))->lex_env);
 }
 
+/* -- General purpose stack implementation ----------------------------------- */
+
+/* Stacks are based on actually adjustable simple vectors. */
+cl_object
+ecl_make_stack(cl_index size)
+{
+  cl_object x = ecl_malloc(sizeof(struct ecl_vector));
+  x->vector.elttype = ecl_aet_object;
+  x->vector.self.t = NULL;
+  x->vector.displaced = ECL_NIL;
+  x->vector.dim = size;
+  x->vector.fillp = 0;
+  x->vector.flags = ECL_FLAG_ADJUSTABLE | ECL_FLAG_HAS_FILL_POINTER;
+  x->vector.self.t = (cl_object *)ecl_malloc(size * sizeof(cl_object));
+  return x;
+}
+void
+ecl_free_stack(cl_object self)
+{
+  ecl_free(self->vector.self.t);
+}
+
+void
+ecl_stack_resize(cl_object self, cl_index nsize)
+{
+  cl_index osize = self->vector.dim;
+  self->vector.self.t = (cl_object *)ecl_realloc(self->vector.self.t,
+                                                 osize * sizeof(cl_object),
+                                                 nsize * sizeof(cl_object));
+  self->vector.dim = nsize;
+}
+
+void
+stack_ensure_size(cl_object self, cl_index nsize)
+{
+  if (nsize >= self->vector.dim) {
+    ecl_stack_resize(self, nsize);
+  }
+}
+
+cl_index
+ecl_stack_index(cl_object self) {
+  return self->vector.fillp;
+}
+
+cl_object
+ecl_stack_push(cl_object self, cl_object elt)
+{
+  cl_index fillp = self->vector.fillp;
+  cl_index dim = self->vector.dim;
+  if (ecl_unlikely(fillp == dim)) {
+    cl_index new_dim = dim+dim/2+1;
+    ecl_stack_resize(self, new_dim);
+  }
+  self->vector.self.t[self->vector.fillp++] = elt;
+  return self;
+}
+
+cl_object
+ecl_stack_del(cl_object self, cl_object elt)
+{
+  cl_index idx;
+  cl_index ndx = self->vector.fillp;
+  cl_object *v = self->vector.self.t;
+  for(idx = 0; idx < ndx; idx++) {
+    if (v[idx] == elt) {
+      do { v[idx] = v[idx+1]; } while (++idx <= ndx);
+      ecl_stack_popu(self);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
+/* Unsafe operations */
+
+cl_object
+ecl_stack_popu(cl_object self)
+{
+  cl_object result = self->vector.self.t[--self->vector.fillp];
+  self->vector.self.t[self->vector.fillp] = ECL_NIL;
+  return result;
+}
+
 /* -- Lisp ops on stacks ---------------------------------------------------- */
 
 cl_object
diff --git a/src/h/ecl-inl.h b/src/h/ecl-inl.h
index 16101fc93..9376c9e34 100644
--- a/src/h/ecl-inl.h
+++ b/src/h/ecl-inl.h
@@ -82,6 +82,26 @@
   } else do {
 #define end_loop_for_on(list) } while (list = ECL_CONS_CDR(list), ECL_CONSP(list))
 
+/*
+ * Loops over a vector.
+ */
+#define loop_across_stack_fifo(var, obj) {                              \
+  cl_index __ecl_idx;                                                   \
+  cl_index __ecl_ndx = obj->vector.fillp;                               \
+  cl_object *__ecl_v = obj->vector.self.t;                              \
+  for(__ecl_idx = 0; __ecl_idx < __ecl_ndx; __ecl_idx++) {              \
+    cl_object var = __ecl_v[__ecl_idx];
+
+
+#define loop_across_stack_filo(var, obj) {                              \
+  cl_index __ecl_idx;                                                   \
+  cl_index __ecl_ndx = obj->vector.fillp;                               \
+  cl_object *__ecl_v = obj->vector.self.t;                              \
+  for(__ecl_idx = __ecl_ndx; __ecl_idx > 0; __ecl_idx--) {              \
+    cl_object var = __ecl_v[__ecl_idx-1];
+
+#define end_loop_across_stack() }}
+
 /*
  * Static constant definition.
  */
diff --git a/src/h/external.h b/src/h/external.h
index 93389e143..31d13e004 100755
--- a/src/h/external.h
+++ b/src/h/external.h
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ extern ECL_API cl_index cl_num_symbols_in_core;
 extern ECL_API cl_object APPLY_fixed(cl_narg n, cl_object (*f)(), cl_object *x);
 extern ECL_API cl_object APPLY(cl_narg n, cl_objectfn, cl_object *x);
 
+/* stack.c */
+extern ECL_API cl_object ecl_make_stack(cl_index dim);
+extern ECL_API cl_object ecl_stack_push(cl_object stack, cl_object elt);
+extern ECL_API cl_object ecl_stack_del(cl_object stack, cl_object elt);
+extern ECL_API cl_object ecl_stack_popu(cl_object stack);
 
 /* array.c */