diff --git a/src/ast.fs b/src/ast.fs
index ccc500a..9b971af 100644
--- a/src/ast.fs
+++ b/src/ast.fs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Ident(name: string) =
     member this.Rename(n) = newName <- n
     member val ToBeInlined = newName.StartsWith("i_") with get, set
     // This prefix disables function inlining and variable inlining.
-    member this.DoNotInline = this.OldName.StartsWith("noinline_")
+    member val DoNotInline = newName.StartsWith("noinline_") with get, set
 
     member val Loc = {line = -1; col = -1} with get, set
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ and FunctionType = {
 
 and TopLevel =
     | TLVerbatim of string
-    | TLDirective of string list
+    | TLDirective of string list * Location
     | Function of FunctionType * Stmt
     | TLDecl of Decl
     | TypeDecl of StructOrInterfaceBlock // struct declaration, or interface block that introduce a set of external global variables.
diff --git a/src/inlining.fs b/src/inlining.fs
index ff903a3..a9c44cf 100644
--- a/src/inlining.fs
+++ b/src/inlining.fs
@@ -248,11 +248,9 @@ type FunctionInlining(options: Options.Options) =
 
     let tryMarkFunctionToInline (funcInfo: FuncInfo) (callSites: CallSite list) =
         if not funcInfo.funcType.fName.DoNotInline && verifyVarsAndParams funcInfo callSites then
-            // Mark both the call site (so that simplifyExpr can remove it) and the function (to remember to remove it).
-            // We cannot simply rely on unused functions removal, because it might be disabled through its own flag.
+            // Mark only the function's ident, not the call sites.
+            // simplifyExpr can't rely on call sites to be marked anyway, to support the function inline pragma.
             options.trace $"{funcInfo.funcType.fName.Loc}: inlining function '{Printer.debugFunc funcInfo.funcType}' into {callSites.Length} call sites"
-            for callSite in callSites do
-                callSite.ident.ToBeInlined <- true
             funcInfo.funcType.fName.ToBeInlined <- true
 
     let markInlinableFunctions code =
diff --git a/src/parse.fs b/src/parse.fs
index 4bdb992..f30e654 100644
--- a/src/parse.fs
+++ b/src/parse.fs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ type private ParseImpl(options: Options.Options) =
     let toplevel =
         let decl = declaration .>> ch ';'
         let item = choice [
-                    macro |>> Ast.TLDirective
+                    pipe2 macro getPosition (fun ss pos -> Ast.TLDirective (ss, {line = int pos.Line; col = int pos.Column}))
                     template |>> Ast.TLVerbatim
                     verbatim |>> Ast.TLVerbatim
                     attribute |>> Ast.TLVerbatim
diff --git a/src/printer.fs b/src/printer.fs
index 8f7603a..7cecaa0 100644
--- a/src/printer.fs
+++ b/src/printer.fs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ type PrinterImpl(withLocations) =
             // add a space at the end when it seems to be needed
             let trailing = if s.Length > 0 && isIdentChar s.[s.Length - 1] then " " else ""
             out "%s%s" s trailing
-        | TLDirective d -> directiveToS d
+        | TLDirective (d, _) -> directiveToS d
         | Function (fct, Block []) -> out "%s%s{}" (funToS fct) (nl 0)
         | Function (fct, (Block _ as body)) -> out "%s%s" (funToS fct) (stmtToS 0 body)
         | Function (fct, body) -> out "%s%s{%s%s}" (funToS fct) (nl 0) (stmtToS 1 body) (nl 0)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ type PrinterImpl(withLocations) =
                 | TypeDecl { name = Some n } -> n.OldName
                 | TypeDecl _ -> "*type decl*" // struct or unnamed interface block
                 | Precision _ -> "*precision*"
-                | TLDirective ("#define"::_) -> "#define"
+                | TLDirective (("#define"::_), _) -> "#define"
                 | TLDirective _ -> "*directive*"
                 | TLVerbatim _ -> "*verbatim*" // HLSL attribute, //[ skipped //]
             symbolMap.AddMapping tlString symbolName
diff --git a/src/rewriter.fs b/src/rewriter.fs
index dfd7f2e..14256f5 100644
--- a/src/rewriter.fs
+++ b/src/rewriter.fs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ open Builtin
 open Ast
 open Inlining
 open Analyzer
+open System.Text.RegularExpressions
 
 let private commaSeparatedExprs = List.reduce (fun a b -> FunCall(Op ",", [a; b]))
 
@@ -331,8 +332,13 @@ type private RewriterImpl(options: Options.Options, optimizationPass: Optimizati
                 else e
             | _ -> e
 
+    let isFuncDeclarationToInline (fn: Ident) =
+        match fn.Declaration with
+        | Declaration.UserFunction uf -> uf.funcType.fName.ToBeInlined
+        | _ -> false
+
     let simplifyExpr (didInline: bool ref) env = function
-        | FunCall(Var v, passedArgs) as e when v.ToBeInlined ->
+        | FunCall(Var v, passedArgs) as e when isFuncDeclarationToInline v ->
             match env.fns.TryFind (v.Name, passedArgs.Length) with
             | Some ([{args = declArgs}, body]) ->
                 if List.length declArgs <> List.length passedArgs then
@@ -899,7 +905,7 @@ type private RewriterImpl(options: Options.Options, optimizationPass: Optimizati
                 let li = declsNotToInline li
                 if li = [] then None else TLDecl (rwType ty, li) |> Some
             | TLVerbatim s -> TLVerbatim (stripSpaces s) |> Some
-            | TLDirective d -> TLDirective (stripDirectiveSpaces d) |> Some
+            | TLDirective (d, loc) -> TLDirective (stripDirectiveSpaces d, loc) |> Some
             | Function (fct, _) when fct.fName.ToBeInlined -> None
             | Function (fct, body) -> Function (rwFType fct, body) |> Some
             | e -> e |> Some
@@ -964,8 +970,38 @@ let rec private iterateSimplifyAndInline (options: Options.Options) optimization
             iterateSimplifyAndInline options optimizationPass (passCount + 1) li
         else li
 
-let simplify options li =
+let processPragmas (options: Options.Options) li =
+    let mutable forceInlineNextFunction = None
+    let warnIgnoredPragma (_, ss, loc) = options.trace $"{loc}: ignored pragma {ss}"
+    let processPragma tl =
+        match tl with
+        | TLDirective ([s], loc) when Regex.IsMatch(s, "#pragma +function +inline", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase) ->
+            forceInlineNextFunction |> Option.iter warnIgnoredPragma
+            forceInlineNextFunction <- Some (true, [s], loc)
+            None
+        | TLDirective ([s], loc) when Regex.IsMatch(s, "#pragma +function +noinline", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase) ->
+            forceInlineNextFunction |> Option.iter warnIgnoredPragma
+            forceInlineNextFunction <- Some (false, [s], loc)
+            None
+        | Function (ft, _) as tl ->
+            match forceInlineNextFunction with
+            | Some (true, _, _) ->
+                options.trace $"{ft.fName.Loc}: pragma forces inlining of '{Printer.debugFunc ft}'"
+                ft.fName.ToBeInlined <- true
+            | Some (false, _, _) ->
+                options.trace $"{ft.fName.Loc}: pragma prevents inlining of '{Printer.debugFunc ft}'"
+                ft.fName.DoNotInline <- true
+            | None -> ()
+            forceInlineNextFunction <- None
+            Some tl
+        | tl -> Some tl
+    let li = li |> List.choose processPragma
+    forceInlineNextFunction |> Option.iter warnIgnoredPragma
+    li
+
+let simplify (options: Options.Options) li =
     li
+    |> processPragmas options
     |> iterateSimplifyAndInline options OptimizationPass.First 1
     |> iterateSimplifyAndInline options OptimizationPass.Second 1
     |> RewriterImpl(options, OptimizationPass.First).Cleanup
diff --git a/tests/unit/inline-fn.aggro.expected b/tests/unit/inline-fn.aggro.expected
index afa1363..ef7141f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/inline-fn.aggro.expected
+++ b/tests/unit/inline-fn.aggro.expected
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ float F3_PRESERVED(inout float f)
 {
   return 7.;
 }
+float PRAGMA_PRESERVED()
+{
+  return 9.;
+}
 float setup()
 {
   return shadowedVar++;
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ float f()
   setup();
   shadowedVar++;
   shadowedFunc++;
-  return shadowedVar+shadowedFunc+four+five+six+ten+A1_PRESERVED()+1.+_A3+_A4+(B1_PRESERVED(3.)+B1_PRESERVED(4.))+4.+C1_PRESERVED()+(3.+sin(0.))+_D1+_D2+_D3+_E1+_E2+_E3+_E4+_E5+7.+_F2+o;
+  return shadowedVar+shadowedFunc+four+five+six+ten+A1_PRESERVED()+1.+_A3+_A4+(B1_PRESERVED(3.)+B1_PRESERVED(4.))+4.+C1_PRESERVED()+(3.+sin(0.))+_D1+_D2+_D3+_E1+_E2+_E3+_E4+_E5+7.+_F2+o+(vec3(9).x+vec3(8).x)+PRAGMA_PRESERVED();
 }
 float g()
 {
diff --git a/tests/unit/inline-fn.expected b/tests/unit/inline-fn.expected
index afa1363..ef7141f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/inline-fn.expected
+++ b/tests/unit/inline-fn.expected
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ float F3_PRESERVED(inout float f)
 {
   return 7.;
 }
+float PRAGMA_PRESERVED()
+{
+  return 9.;
+}
 float setup()
 {
   return shadowedVar++;
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ float f()
   setup();
   shadowedVar++;
   shadowedFunc++;
-  return shadowedVar+shadowedFunc+four+five+six+ten+A1_PRESERVED()+1.+_A3+_A4+(B1_PRESERVED(3.)+B1_PRESERVED(4.))+4.+C1_PRESERVED()+(3.+sin(0.))+_D1+_D2+_D3+_E1+_E2+_E3+_E4+_E5+7.+_F2+o;
+  return shadowedVar+shadowedFunc+four+five+six+ten+A1_PRESERVED()+1.+_A3+_A4+(B1_PRESERVED(3.)+B1_PRESERVED(4.))+4.+C1_PRESERVED()+(3.+sin(0.))+_D1+_D2+_D3+_E1+_E2+_E3+_E4+_E5+7.+_F2+o+(vec3(9).x+vec3(8).x)+PRAGMA_PRESERVED();
 }
 float g()
 {
diff --git a/tests/unit/inline-fn.frag b/tests/unit/inline-fn.frag
index 349ee1e..13978cd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/inline-fn.frag
+++ b/tests/unit/inline-fn.frag
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ float F1_INLINED(in float f) { return 7.0; }
 float F2_PRESERVED(out float ff) { return 7.0; }
 float F3_PRESERVED(inout float f) { return 7.0; }
 
+#pragma function inline
+float PRAGMA_INLINED(float x) { return vec3(x).x; }
+#pragma function noinline
+float PRAGMA_PRESERVED(float x) { return x; }
+
 float setup() {
 	return shadowedVar++; // prevent inlining of the global shadowedVar
 }
@@ -122,6 +127,8 @@ float f() {
 	float _F3 = F3_PRESERVED(o); // not inlined
 
 	sep++;
+	float _P1 = PRAGMA_INLINED(9.0)+PRAGMA_INLINED(8.0);
+	float _P2 = PRAGMA_PRESERVED(9.0);
 
 	setup();
 	shadowedVar++;
@@ -133,7 +140,8 @@ float f() {
 		_C1+_C2+
 		_D1+_D2+_D3+
 		_E1+_E2+_E3+_E4+_E5+
-		_F1+_F2+_F3;
+		_F1+_F2+_F3+
+		_P1+_P2;
 }