diff --git a/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py b/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py
index 7c12b39647..f8b76761a9 100644
--- a/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py
+++ b/devito/ir/iet/nodes.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     'Lambda',
     'List',
     'ListMajor',
+    'MacroStatement',
     'MetaCall',
     'MultiTraversable',
     'Node',
@@ -1331,6 +1332,24 @@ def periodic(self):
         return self._periodic
 
 
+class MacroStatement(ExprStmt, Node):
+
+    """
+    A standalone macro invocation, such as ``MY_MACRO;``.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    name : str
+        The macro name, without a trailing semicolon.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<MacroStatement({self.name})>"
+
+
 class Using(Node):
 
     """
diff --git a/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py b/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py
index 6186ff4e76..b411d61067 100644
--- a/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py
+++ b/devito/ir/iet/visitors.py
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@ def visit_Section(self, o):
     def visit_Break(self, o):
         return c.Statement('break')
 
+    def visit_MacroStatement(self, o):
+        return c.Statement(o.name)
+
     def visit_Return(self, o):
         v = 'return'
         if o.value is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_iet.py b/tests/test_iet.py
index 99a94ed24c..5b45a57f0b 100644
--- a/tests/test_iet.py
+++ b/tests/test_iet.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 from devito.ir.iet import (
     Call, Callable, CGen, Conditional, Definition, Dereference, DeviceCall, DummyExpr,
     ElementalFunction, FindNodes, FindSymbols, Iteration, KernelLaunch, Lambda, List,
-    Switch, Transformer, filter_iterations, make_callable, make_efunc,
-    retrieve_iteration_tree
+    MacroStatement, MapExprStmts, Switch, Transformer, filter_iterations, make_callable,
+    make_efunc, retrieve_iteration_tree
 )
 from devito.ir.iet.visitors import sorted_efuncs
 from devito.passes.iet.engine import Graph, reuse_efuncs
@@ -120,6 +120,35 @@ def test_nested_calls_cgen():
     assert str(code) == 'foo(bar());'
 
 
+def test_macro_statement_codegen():
+    macro = MacroStatement('MY_MACRO')
+
+    assert str(CGen().visit(macro)) == 'MY_MACRO;'
+    assert macro.view_cir == 'MY_MACRO;'
+
+    func = Callable('foo', [macro, Call('bar')], 'void', (), prefix=())
+    assert str(func) == """\
+void foo()
+{
+  MY_MACRO;
+  bar();
+}"""
+
+
+def test_macro_statement_visitors():
+    macro = MacroStatement('MY_MACRO')
+    body = List(body=[macro, Call('bar')])
+
+    assert FindNodes(MacroStatement).visit(body) == [macro]
+    assert macro in MapExprStmts().visit(body)
+    assert FindSymbols('basics').visit(body) == []
+
+    replacement = macro._rebuild(name='OTHER_MACRO')
+    rebuilt = Transformer({macro: replacement}).visit(body)
+    assert str(rebuilt) == 'OTHER_MACRO;\nbar();'
+    assert str(body) == 'MY_MACRO;\nbar();'
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('mode,expected', [
     ('basics', '["x"]'),
     ('symbolics', '["f"]')