diff --git a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarMatcher.ts b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarMatcher.ts
index 75584d7fb..8d5c0e513 100644
--- a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarMatcher.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarMatcher.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type ParentMatchState = {
     variable: string | undefined;
     valueIds: ValueIdNode | undefined | null; // null means we don't need any value
     parent: ParentMatchState | undefined;
+    repeatPartIndex?: number | undefined; // defined for ()* / )+ — holds the part index to loop back to
 };
 type MatchState = {
     // Current context
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ type MatchState = {
 
     nestedLevel: number; // for debugging
 
+    inRepeat?: boolean | undefined; // true when re-entering a repeat group after a successful match
+
     index: number;
     pendingWildcard?:
         | {
@@ -465,7 +468,11 @@ function finalizeMatch(
     results.push(matchResult);
 }
 
-function finalizeNestedRule(state: MatchState, partial: boolean = false) {
+function finalizeNestedRule(
+    state: MatchState,
+    pending?: MatchState[],
+    partial: boolean = false,
+) {
     const parent = state.parent;
     if (parent !== undefined) {
         debugMatch(state, `finished nested`);
@@ -512,6 +519,18 @@ function finalizeNestedRule(state: MatchState, partial: boolean = false) {
         state.name = parent.name;
         state.parts = parent.parts;
         state.partIndex = parent.partIndex;
+
+        // For repeat parts ()*  or )+: after each successful match, queue a state
+        // that tries to match the same group again.  inRepeat suppresses the
+        // optional-skip push so we don't generate duplicate "done" states.
+        if (parent.repeatPartIndex !== undefined && pending !== undefined) {
+            pending.push({
+                ...state,
+                partIndex: parent.repeatPartIndex,
+                inRepeat: true,
+            });
+        }
+
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -706,7 +725,7 @@ function matchState(state: MatchState, request: string, pending: MatchState[]) {
     while (true) {
         const { parts, partIndex } = state;
         if (partIndex >= parts.length) {
-            if (!finalizeNestedRule(state)) {
+            if (!finalizeNestedRule(state, pending)) {
                 // Finish matching this state.
                 return true;
             }
@@ -719,8 +738,9 @@ function matchState(state: MatchState, request: string, pending: MatchState[]) {
             `matching type=${JSON.stringify(part.type)} pendingWildcard=${JSON.stringify(state.pendingWildcard)}`,
         );
 
-        if (part.optional) {
-            // queue up skipping optional
+        if (part.optional && !state.inRepeat) {
+            // queue up skipping optional (suppressed when re-entering a repeat
+            // group to avoid duplicating already-queued "done" states)
             const newState = { ...state, partIndex: state.partIndex + 1 };
             if (part.variable) {
                 addValue(newState, part.variable, undefined);
@@ -759,6 +779,7 @@ function matchState(state: MatchState, request: string, pending: MatchState[]) {
                     partIndex: state.partIndex + 1,
                     valueIds: state.valueIds,
                     parent: state.parent,
+                    repeatPartIndex: part.repeat ? state.partIndex : undefined,
                 };
 
                 // The nested rule needs to track values if the current rule is tracking value AND
@@ -777,6 +798,7 @@ function matchState(state: MatchState, request: string, pending: MatchState[]) {
                 state.valueIds = requireValue ? undefined : null;
                 state.parent = parent;
                 state.nestedLevel++;
+                state.inRepeat = undefined; // entering nested rules, clear repeat flag
 
                 // queue up the other rules (backwards to search in the original order)
                 for (let i = rules.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
@@ -832,7 +854,7 @@ function getGrammarCompletionProperty(
     }
     const wildcardPropertyNames: string[] = [];
 
-    while (finalizeNestedRule(temp, true)) {}
+    while (finalizeNestedRule(temp, undefined, true)) {}
     const match = createValue(
         temp.value,
         temp.valueIds,
diff --git a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarRuleWriter.ts b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarRuleWriter.ts
index ed92e89d9..5858703ee 100644
--- a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarRuleWriter.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/src/grammarRuleWriter.ts
@@ -186,12 +186,20 @@ function writeExpression(
             case "ruleReference":
                 result.write(`<${expr.name}>`);
                 break;
-            case "rules":
+            case "rules": {
                 const rules = expr.rules;
                 result.write("(");
                 writeRules(result, rules, indent);
-                result.write(expr.optional ? ")?" : ")");
+                const suffix = expr.repeat
+                    ? expr.optional
+                        ? ")*"
+                        : ")+"
+                    : expr.optional
+                      ? ")?"
+                      : ")";
+                result.write(suffix);
                 break;
+            }
             case "variable":
                 result.write("$(");
                 result.write(expr.name);
diff --git a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarMatcher.spec.ts b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarMatcher.spec.ts
index 5c3fcc0ae..4dbda0b89 100644
--- a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarMatcher.spec.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarMatcher.spec.ts
@@ -355,6 +355,60 @@ describe("Grammar Matcher", () => {
             ]);
         });
     });
+    describe("Repeat GroupExpr", () => {
+        it("()* - zero matches", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world)* -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello")).toStrictEqual([true]);
+        });
+        it("()* - one match", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world)* -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello world")).toStrictEqual([
+                true,
+            ]);
+        });
+        it("()* - two matches", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world)* -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(
+                testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello world world"),
+            ).toStrictEqual([true]);
+        });
+        it("()+ - zero matches not accepted", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world)+ -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello")).toStrictEqual([]);
+        });
+        it("()+ - one match", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world)+ -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello world")).toStrictEqual([
+                true,
+            ]);
+        });
+        it("()+ - two matches", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world)+ -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(
+                testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello world world"),
+            ).toStrictEqual([true]);
+        });
+        it("()* - alternates in group", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world | earth)* -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(
+                testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello world earth world"),
+            ).toStrictEqual([true]);
+        });
+        it("()+ - suffix after repeat", () => {
+            const g = `<Start> = hello (world)+ end -> true;`;
+            const grammar = loadGrammarRules("test.grammar", g);
+            expect(
+                testMatchGrammar(grammar, "hello world world end"),
+            ).toStrictEqual([true]);
+        });
+    });
     describe("Not matched", () => {
         it("string expr not separated", () => {
             const g = `
diff --git a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarRuleWriter.spec.ts b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarRuleWriter.spec.ts
index 5b1bf0f95..259d2bf46 100644
--- a/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarRuleWriter.spec.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/actionGrammar/test/grammarRuleWriter.spec.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ describe("Grammar Rule Writer", () => {
             <other> = one | two | three;
         `);
     });
+    it("kleene star group", () => {
+        validateRoundTrip(`<test> = hello (world)* end;`);
+    });
+    it("kleene plus group", () => {
+        validateRoundTrip(`<test> = hello (world)+ end;`);
+    });
+    it("kleene star with alternates", () => {
+        validateRoundTrip(`<test> = hello (world | earth)* end;`);
+    });
     it("spaces in expressions", () => {
         validateRoundTrip(
             `<test> = ${spaces}${escapedSpaces}${spaces}${escapedSpaces}${spaces};`,