diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
index 905cdc3df79..557a172d87e 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
@@ -17,19 +17,20 @@ use crate::{
     },
     hir_def::{
         expr::{HirCapturedVar, HirIdent},
-        function::FunctionBody,
+        function::{FunctionBody, ResolvedFvAttribute},
+        stmt::{HirLetStatement, HirPattern},
         traits::TraitConstraint,
         types::{Generics, Kind, ResolvedGeneric},
     },
     macros_api::{
-        BlockExpression, Ident, NodeInterner, NoirFunction, NoirStruct, Pattern,
+        BlockExpression, HirStatement, Ident, NodeInterner, NoirFunction, NoirStruct, Pattern,
         SecondaryAttribute, StructId,
     },
     node_interner::{
         DefinitionKind, DependencyId, ExprId, FuncId, FunctionModifiers, GlobalId, ReferenceId,
         TraitId, TypeAliasId,
     },
-    token::CustomAttribute,
+    token::{Attributes, CustomAttribute, FormalVerificationAttribute},
     Shared, Type, TypeVariable,
 };
 use crate::{
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ mod unquote;
 
 use fm::FileId;
 use iter_extended::vecmap;
-use noirc_errors::{Location, Span};
+use noirc_errors::{Location, Span, Spanned};
 
 use self::traits::check_trait_impl_method_matches_declaration;
 
@@ -348,8 +349,8 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
     }
 
     fn elaborate_functions(&mut self, functions: UnresolvedFunctions) {
-        for (_, id, _) in functions.functions {
-            self.elaborate_function(id);
+        for (_, id, noir_function) in functions.functions {
+            self.elaborate_function(id, Some(noir_function.attributes()));
         }
 
         self.generics.clear();
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
         self.generics = all_generics;
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn elaborate_function(&mut self, id: FuncId) {
+    pub(crate) fn elaborate_function(&mut self, id: FuncId, attributes: Option<&Attributes>) {
         let func_meta = self.interner.func_meta.get_mut(&id);
         let func_meta =
             func_meta.expect("FuncMetas should be declared before a function is elaborated");
@@ -431,7 +432,19 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
 
         // Don't verify the return type for builtin functions & trait function declarations
         if !func_meta.is_stub() {
-            self.type_check_function_body(body_type, &func_meta, hir_func.as_expr());
+            self.type_check_function_body(body_type.clone(), &func_meta, hir_func.as_expr());
+        }
+
+        if let Some(attr) = attributes {
+            if !attr.fv_attributes.is_empty() {
+                self.elaborate_fv_attributes(
+                    attr.fv_attributes.clone(),
+                    &id,
+                    body_type,
+                    &hir_func,
+                    func_meta.location.span,
+                );
+            }
         }
 
         // Default any type variables that still need defaulting and
@@ -825,6 +838,7 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
             self_type: self.self_type.clone(),
             source_file: self.file,
             custom_attributes: attributes,
+            formal_verification_attributes: Vec::new(),
         };
 
         self.interner.push_fn_meta(meta, func_id);
@@ -1381,4 +1395,87 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
                 _ => true,
             })
     }
+
+    /// Performs semantic analysis on the formal verification attributes discovered by the parser.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `fv_attributes` - the parsed attributes
+    /// * `func_id` - this is the `FuncId` of the function to which the attributes are attached
+    /// * `body_type` - this is the semantically inferred type of the expression that is the body of the function
+    /// * `hir_func` - this identifies the same expression
+    /// * `func_span` - represents the span in code
+    fn elaborate_fv_attributes(
+        &mut self,
+        fv_attributes: Vec<FormalVerificationAttribute>,
+        func_id: &FuncId,
+        body_type: Type,
+        hir_func: &HirFunction,
+        func_span: Span,
+    ) {
+        for attribute in fv_attributes {
+            match attribute {
+                FormalVerificationAttribute::Ensures(expr_body) => {
+                    self.add_result_variable_to_scope(body_type.clone(), hir_func, func_span);
+                    let expr_span = expr_body.span;
+                    // Type inference happens here:
+                    let (expr_id, typ) = self.elaborate_expression(expr_body.clone());
+                    // Type checking happens here:
+                    self.unify_with_coercions(&typ, &Type::Bool, expr_id, expr_span, || {
+                        TypeCheckError::TypeMismatch {
+                            expected_typ: Type::Bool.to_string(),
+                            expr_typ: typ.to_string(),
+                            expr_span: expr_span,
+                        }
+                    });
+                    // Saving the attributes in the function metadata:
+                    self.interner
+                        .function_meta_mut(func_id)
+                        .formal_verification_attributes
+                        .push(ResolvedFvAttribute::Ensures(expr_id));
+                }
+                FormalVerificationAttribute::Requires(expr_body) => {
+                    let expr_span = expr_body.span;
+                    let (expr_id, typ) = self.elaborate_expression(expr_body);
+                    self.unify_with_coercions(&typ, &Type::Bool, expr_id, expr_span, || {
+                        TypeCheckError::TypeMismatch {
+                            expected_typ: Type::Bool.to_string(),
+                            expr_typ: typ.to_string(),
+                            expr_span: expr_span,
+                        }
+                    });
+                    self.interner
+                        .function_meta_mut(func_id)
+                        .formal_verification_attributes
+                        .push(ResolvedFvAttribute::Requires(expr_id));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    fn add_result_variable_to_scope(
+        &mut self,
+        body_type: Type,
+        hir_func: &HirFunction,
+        func_span: Span,
+    ) {
+        //TODO(totel) ugly hack for result. Only for the prototype. Will be fixed later on
+        let result_hir_ident = self.add_variable_decl_inner(
+            Ident(Spanned::from(func_span, String::from("result"))),
+            false,
+            true,
+            false,
+            DefinitionKind::Local(Some(hir_func.as_expr())),
+        );
+        self.interner.push_definition_type(result_hir_ident.id, body_type.clone());
+        let result_hir_pattern = HirPattern::Identifier(result_hir_ident);
+        let hir_statement = HirStatement::Let(HirLetStatement {
+            pattern: result_hir_pattern,
+            r#type: body_type.clone(),
+            expression: hir_func.as_expr(),
+            attributes: Vec::new(),
+            comptime: false,
+        });
+        let id = self.interner.push_stmt(hir_statement);
+        self.interner.push_stmt_location(id, func_span, self.file);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/traits.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/traits.rs
index 9263fe9c67d..dac22de669a 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/traits.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/traits.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
 
         let mut function = NoirFunction { kind, def };
         self.define_function_meta(&mut function, func_id, Some(trait_id));
-        self.elaborate_function(func_id);
+        self.elaborate_function(func_id, Some(function.attributes()));
         let _ = self.scopes.end_function();
         // Don't check the scope tree for unused variables, they can't be used in a declaration anyway.
         self.generics.truncate(old_generic_count);
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs
index fe29262fc33..560a631ec1d 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl<'local, 'interner> Interpreter<'local, 'interner> {
             None => {
                 if matches!(&meta.function_body, FunctionBody::Unresolved(..)) {
                     self.elaborate_in_function(None, |elaborator| {
-                        elaborator.elaborate_function(function);
+                        elaborator.elaborate_function(function, None);
                     });
 
                     self.get_function_body(function, location)
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/function.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/function.rs
index 39c87607446..9028eba67dc 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/function.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/function.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ pub struct FuncMeta {
 
     /// Custom attributes attached to this function.
     pub custom_attributes: Vec<CustomAttribute>,
+
+    /// Formal verification attributes attached to this function
+    pub formal_verification_attributes: Vec<ResolvedFvAttribute>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -177,6 +180,12 @@ pub enum FunctionBody {
     Resolved,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum ResolvedFvAttribute {
+    Ensures(ExprId),
+    Requires(ExprId),
+}
+
 impl FuncMeta {
     /// A stub function does not have a body. This includes Builtin, LowLevel,
     /// and Oracle functions in addition to method declarations within a trait.
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9ecafe77d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_name_resolution"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bca9f6af325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn main(x: Field, y: pub Field) {
+    assert(x != y);
+}
+
+#[requires(y > 5)]
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9ecafe77d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_name_resolution"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bf470570f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn main(x: Field, y: pub Field) {
+    assert(x != y);
+}
+
+#[requires(result > 5)]  // result can be only used in the ensures attribute
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9ecafe77d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_name_resolution"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c73980635bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn main(x: Field, y: pub Field) {
+    assert(x != y);
+}
+
+#[ensures(result > y)]
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_1/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_1/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95a9cf02e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_1/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_type_check_fail_1"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_1/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_1/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1782692eff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_1/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fn main(x: Field, y: pub Field) {
+    assert(x != y);
+}
+
+#[requires(x)]
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
+
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_2/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_2/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95a9cf02e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_2/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_type_check_fail_1"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_2/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_2/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8885c56169f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_2/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fn main(x: Field, y: pub Field) {
+    assert(x != y);
+}
+
+#[ensures(result)]
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
+
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_3/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_3/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95a9cf02e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_3/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_type_check_fail_1"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_3/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_3/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a12d54ebc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/fv_attribute_type_check_3/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fn main(x: Field, y: pub Field) {
+    assert(x != y);
+}
+
+#[requires(5)]
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
+
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9ecafe77d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_name_resolution"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b5fff5807b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_1/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn main() {}
+
+#[requires(x as u32 > 5)] // as u32 because fields can not be compared
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9ecafe77d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_name_resolution"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..711edd0209d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_2/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn main() {}
+
+#[ensures(result as u32 > 5)]  // result can be only used in the ensures attribute
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9ecafe77d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_name_resolution"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f4d33d43b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_name_resolution_3/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn main() {}
+
+#[ensures(result == x + x)]
+fn foo(x: Field) -> Field {
+  x + x
+}
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_1/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_1/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95a9cf02e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_1/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_type_check_fail_1"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_1/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_1/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91da7fd3889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_1/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() {}
+
+#[requires(x)]
+fn foo(x: bool) -> Field {
+  5
+}
+
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_2/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_2/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95a9cf02e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_2/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_type_check_fail_1"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_2/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_2/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6bfe101217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_2/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() {}
+
+#[ensures(result)]
+fn foo() -> bool {
+  true
+}
+
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_3/Nargo.toml b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_3/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95a9cf02e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_3/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "fv_attribute_type_check_fail_1"
+type = "bin"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = ">=0.34.0"
+
+[dependencies]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_3/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_3/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51bb51d539f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/fv_attribute_type_check_3/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {}
+
+#[requires(5 > 5)]
+fn foo() {}
+