diff --git a/src/main/antlr3/org/natty/generated/DateParser.g b/src/main/antlr3/org/natty/generated/DateParser.g
index de8ad2f..a1f9d53 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr3/org/natty/generated/DateParser.g
+++ b/src/main/antlr3/org/natty/generated/DateParser.g
@@ -418,6 +418,18 @@ relative_date
   | (THE WHITE_SPACE)? relative_date_span WHITE_SPACE AFTER WHITE_SPACE NEXT
       -> ^(RELATIVE_DATE ^(SEEK DIRECTION[">"] SEEK_BY["by_day"] INT["2"] relative_date_span))
 
+  // after the weekend -> next monday
+  // Note: "weekend" is lexed as SATURDAY token (see DateLexer.g); the result is the
+  // Monday following the upcoming weekend, matching "after the weekend" semantics.
+  | AFTER WHITE_SPACE THE WHITE_SPACE SATURDAY
+      -> ^(RELATIVE_DATE ^(SEEK DIRECTION[">"] SEEK_BY["by_day"] INT["1"] ^(DAY_OF_WEEK INT["2"])))
+
+  // before the weekend -> next friday
+  // Note: "weekend" is lexed as SATURDAY token (see DateLexer.g); the result is the
+  // Friday immediately preceding the upcoming weekend.
+  | BEFORE WHITE_SPACE THE WHITE_SPACE SATURDAY
+      -> ^(RELATIVE_DATE ^(SEEK DIRECTION[">"] SEEK_BY["by_day"] INT["1"] ^(DAY_OF_WEEK INT["6"])))
+
   // today, tomorrow
   | named_relative_date
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/natty/DateTest.java b/src/test/java/org/natty/DateTest.java
index 0539854..1855a12 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/natty/DateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/natty/DateTest.java
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ public void testRelative() throws Exception {
     validateDate(reference, "4 mondays from now", 3, 28, 2011);
     validateDate(reference, "4 mondays from today", 3, 28, 2011);
     validateDate(reference, "next weekend", 3, 12, 2011);
+    // "after the weekend" returns the Monday following the upcoming weekend (Mar 5-6)
+    validateDate(reference, "after the weekend", 3, 7, 2011);
+    validateDate(reference, "After The Weekend", 3, 7, 2011);
+    // "before the weekend" returns the Friday immediately before the upcoming weekend (Mar 5-6)
+    validateDate(reference, "before the weekend", 3, 4, 2011);
+    validateDate(reference, "Before The Weekend", 3, 4, 2011);
     validateDate(reference, "six mondays ago", 1, 17, 2011);
     validateDate(reference, "last monday", 2, 21, 2011);
     validateDate(reference, "last mon", 2, 21, 2011);