diff --git a/engine/compiler.c b/engine/compiler.c
index 92b332c..f8c1b88 100644
--- a/engine/compiler.c
+++ b/engine/compiler.c
@@ -2640,6 +2640,33 @@ static sxi32 PH7_CompileUsing(ph7_gen_state *pGen) {
 					   );
 	return SXRET_OK;
 }
+/*
+ * Compile the 'include' and 'require' statements
+ */
+static sxi32 PH7_CompileInclude(ph7_gen_state *pGen) {
+	char *zFile;
+	sxu32 nKey = (sxu32)(SX_PTR_TO_INT(pGen->pIn->pUserData));
+	sxu32 nLine = pGen->pIn->nLine;
+	sxi32 iP1 = (nKey == PH7_KEYWORD_REQUIRE) ? 1 : 0;
+	/* Jump the 'require' keyword */
+	pGen->pIn++;
+	if(pGen->pIn >= pGen->pEnd || (pGen->pIn->nType & (PH7_TK_SSTR | PH7_TK_DSTR)) == 0) {
+		if(pGen->pIn >= pGen->pEnd) {
+			pGen->pIn--;
+		}
+		/* Unexpected token */
+		PH7_GenCompileError(&(*pGen), E_ERROR, nLine, "Include: Unexpected token '%z'", &pGen->pIn->sData);
+	}
+	zFile = SyMemBackendStrDup(&pGen->pVm->sAllocator, pGen->pIn->sData.zString, pGen->pIn->sData.nByte);
+	pGen->pIn++;
+	if(pGen->pIn < pGen->pEnd && (pGen->pIn->nType & PH7_TK_SEMI/*';'*/) == 0) {
+		/* Unexpected token */
+		PH7_GenCompileError(&(*pGen), E_ERROR, nLine, "Include: Unexpected token '%z', expecting ';'",
+								&pGen->pIn->sData);
+	}
+	PH7_VmEmitInstr(pGen->pVm, nLine, PH7_OP_INCLUDE, iP1, 0, zFile, 0);
+	return SXRET_OK;
+}
 /*
  * Process default argument values. That is,a function may define C++-style default value
  * as follows:
@@ -4890,6 +4917,8 @@ static const LangConstruct aLangConstruct[] = {
 	{ PH7_KEYWORD_THROW,    PH7_CompileThrow    }, /* throw statement */
 	{ PH7_KEYWORD_GOTO,     PH7_CompileGoto     }, /* goto statement */
 	{ PH7_KEYWORD_CONST,    PH7_CompileConstant }, /* const statement */
+	{ PH7_KEYWORD_INCLUDE,  PH7_CompileInclude  }, /* include statement */
+	{ PH7_KEYWORD_REQUIRE,  PH7_CompileInclude  }, /* require statement */
 };
 /*
  * Return a pointer to the global scope handler routine associated
@@ -4911,6 +4940,8 @@ static ProcLangConstruct PH7_GenStateGetGlobalScopeHandler(
 			return PH7_CompileNamespace;
 		case PH7_KEYWORD_USING:
 			return PH7_CompileUsing;
+		case PH7_KEYWORD_REQUIRE:
+			return PH7_CompileInclude;
 		default:
 			/* Not a global scope language construct */
 			return 0;
@@ -4954,8 +4985,7 @@ static ProcLangConstruct PH7_GenStateGetStatementHandler(
  * Return TRUE if the given ID represent a language construct. FALSE otherwise.
  */
 static int PH7_IsLangConstruct(sxu32 nKeywordID) {
-	if(nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_IMPORT || nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_INCLUDE || nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_REQUIRE
-				|| nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_EVAL || nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_STATIC
+	if(nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_IMPORT || nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_EVAL || nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_STATIC
 				|| nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_NEW || nKeywordID == PH7_KEYWORD_CLONE) {
 			return TRUE;
 	}
diff --git a/engine/vm.c b/engine/vm.c
index fe9c1b4..f3118b1 100644
--- a/engine/vm.c
+++ b/engine/vm.c
@@ -3899,6 +3899,26 @@ static sxi32 VmByteCodeExec(
 					pc = nJump - 1;
 					break;
 				}
+			/*
+			 * OP_INCLUDE P1 * P3
+			 * Include another source file. If P1 is zero, 'include' statement was used, otherwise it was 'require'.
+			 * P3 contains a path to the source file.
+			 */
+			case PH7_OP_INCLUDE:
+				{
+					char *zFile = (char *) pInstr->p3;
+					int iFlags = pInstr->iP1 ? PH7_AERSCRIPT_CODE : PH7_AERSCRIPT_CHNK;
+					SyString sFile;
+					if(SyStrlen(zFile) < 1) {
+						break;
+					}
+					SyStringInitFromBuf(&sFile, zFile, SyStrlen(zFile));
+					rc = VmExecIncludedFile(&(*pVm), &sFile, iFlags | PH7_AERSCRIPT_FILE);
+					if(rc != SXRET_OK && rc != SXERR_EXISTS) {
+						PH7_VmThrowError(pVm, PH7_CTX_ERR, "IO error while including file: '%z'", &sFile);
+					}
+					break;
+				}
 			/*
 			 * OP_CLASS_INIT P1 P2 P3
 			 * Perform additional class initialization, by adding base classes
@@ -5188,6 +5208,9 @@ static const char *VmInstrToString(sxi32 nOp) {
 		case PH7_OP_HALT:
 			zOp = "HALT";
 			break;
+		case PH7_OP_INCLUDE:
+			zOp = "INCLUDE";
+			break;
 		case PH7_OP_DECLARE:
 			zOp = "DECLARE";
 			break;
@@ -9228,75 +9251,6 @@ static int vm_builtin_get_included_files(ph7_context *pCtx, int nArg, ph7_value
 	 */
 	return PH7_OK;
 }
-/*
- * include:
- *  The include() function includes and evaluates the specified file during
- *  the execution of the script. Files are included based on the file path
- *  given or, if none is given the include_path specified. If the file isn't
- *  found in the include_path include() will finally check in the calling
- *  script's own directory and the current working directory before failing.
- *  The include() construct will emit a warning if it cannot find a file; this
- *  is different behavior from require(), which will emit a fatal error. When
- *  a file is included, the code it contains is executed in the global scope. If
- *  the code from a file has already been included, it will not be included again.
- */
-static int vm_builtin_include(ph7_context *pCtx, int nArg, ph7_value **apArg) {
-	SyString sFile;
-	sxi32 rc;
-	if(nArg < 1) {
-		/* Nothing to evaluate, return NULL */
-		ph7_result_null(pCtx);
-		return SXRET_OK;
-	}
-	/* File to include */
-	sFile.zString = ph7_value_to_string(apArg[0], (int *)&sFile.nByte);
-	if(sFile.nByte < 1) {
-		/* Empty string, return NULL */
-		ph7_result_null(pCtx);
-		return SXRET_OK;
-	}
-	/* Open, compile and execute the desired script */
-	rc = VmExecIncludedFile(&(*pCtx->pVm), &sFile, PH7_AERSCRIPT_CHNK | PH7_AERSCRIPT_FILE);
-	if(rc != SXRET_OK) {
-		/* Fatal, abort VM execution immediately */
-		PH7_VmThrowError(pCtx->pVm, PH7_CTX_ERR, "IO error while including file: '%z'", &sFile);
-	}
-	return SXRET_OK;
-}
-/*
- * require.
- *  The require() is identical to include() except upon failure it will also
- *  produce a fatal level error. In other words, it will halt the script
- *  whereas include() only emits a warning which allowsthe script to continue.
- */
-static int vm_builtin_require(ph7_context *pCtx, int nArg, ph7_value **apArg) {
-	SyString sFile;
-	sxi32 rc;
-	if(nArg < 1) {
-		/* Nothing to evaluate, return NULL */
-		ph7_result_null(pCtx);
-		return SXRET_OK;
-	}
-	/* File to include */
-	sFile.zString = ph7_value_to_string(apArg[0], (int *)&sFile.nByte);
-	if(sFile.nByte < 1) {
-		/* Empty string, return NULL */
-		ph7_result_null(pCtx);
-		return SXRET_OK;
-	}
-	/* Open,compile and execute the desired script */
-	rc = VmExecIncludedFile(&(*pCtx->pVm), &sFile, PH7_AERSCRIPT_CODE | PH7_AERSCRIPT_FILE);
-	if(rc == SXERR_EXISTS) {
-		/* File already included, return TRUE */
-		ph7_result_bool(pCtx, 1);
-		return SXRET_OK;
-	}
-	if(rc != SXRET_OK) {
-		/* Fatal, abort VM execution immediately */
-		PH7_VmThrowError(pCtx->pVm, PH7_CTX_ERR, "IO error while including file: '%z'", &sFile);
-	}
-	return SXRET_OK;
-}
 /*
  * Section:
  *  Command line arguments processing.
@@ -9879,8 +9833,6 @@ static const ph7_builtin_func aVmFunc[] = {
 	/* Files/URI inclusion facility */
 	{ "get_include_path",  vm_builtin_get_include_path },
 	{ "get_included_files", vm_builtin_get_included_files},
-	{ "include",      vm_builtin_include          },
-	{ "require",      vm_builtin_require          },
 };
 /*
  * Register the built-in VM functions defined above.
diff --git a/include/compiler.h b/include/compiler.h
index 6058782..6988814 100644
--- a/include/compiler.h
+++ b/include/compiler.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static sxi32 PH7_CompileHalt(ph7_gen_state *pGen);
 static sxi32 PH7_CompileVar(ph7_gen_state *pGen);
 static sxi32 PH7_CompileNamespace(ph7_gen_state *pGen);
 static sxi32 PH7_CompileUsing(ph7_gen_state *pGen);
+static sxi32 PH7_CompileInclude(ph7_gen_state *pGen);
 static sxi32 PH7_GenStateProcessArgValue(ph7_gen_state *pGen, ph7_vm_func_arg *pArg, SyToken *pIn, SyToken *pEnd);
 static sxi32 PH7_GenStateCollectFuncArgs(ph7_vm_func *pFunc, ph7_gen_state *pGen, SyToken *pEnd);
 static sxi32 PH7_GenStateCompileFuncBody(ph7_gen_state *pGen, ph7_vm_func *pFunc);
diff --git a/include/ph7int.h b/include/ph7int.h
index e5ab17d..d8ca4af 100644
--- a/include/ph7int.h
+++ b/include/ph7int.h
@@ -1376,6 +1376,7 @@ enum iErrCode {
 enum ph7_vm_op {
 	PH7_OP_DONE =   1,   /* Done */
 	PH7_OP_HALT,         /* Halt */
+	PH7_OP_INCLUDE,      /* Include another source file */
 	PH7_OP_DECLARE,      /* Declare a variable */
 	PH7_OP_LOADV,        /* Load variable */
 	PH7_OP_LOADC,        /* Load constant */