diff --git a/src/compiler.c b/src/compiler.c
index 41423e8..6e0d826 100644
--- a/src/compiler.c
+++ b/src/compiler.c
@@ -1158,21 +1158,45 @@ static void beginScope(void) {
 
 static void endScope(void) {
 	current->scopeDepth--;
+
+	int closeCount = 0;
+	int popCount = 0;
+
 	while (current->localCount > 0 &&
 	       current->locals[current->localCount - 1].depth > (ssize_t)current->scopeDepth) {
+		if (current->locals[current->localCount - 1].isCaptured) {
+			if (popCount) {
+				if (popCount == 1) emitByte(OP_POP);
+				else { EMIT_OPERAND_OP(OP_POP_MANY, popCount); }
+				popCount = 0;
+			}
+			closeCount++;
+		} else {
+			if (closeCount) {
+				if (closeCount == 1) emitByte(OP_CLOSE_UPVALUE);
+				else { EMIT_OPERAND_OP(OP_CLOSE_MANY, closeCount); }
+				closeCount = 0;
+			}
+			popCount++;
+		}
+
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < current->codeobject->localNameCount; i++) {
 			if (current->codeobject->localNames[i].id == current->localCount - 1 &&
 				current->codeobject->localNames[i].deathday == 0) {
 				current->codeobject->localNames[i].deathday = (size_t)currentChunk()->count;
 			}
 		}
-		if (current->locals[current->localCount - 1].isCaptured) {
-			emitByte(OP_CLOSE_UPVALUE);
-		} else {
-			emitByte(OP_POP);
-		}
 		current->localCount--;
 	}
+
+	if (popCount) {
+		if (popCount == 1) emitByte(OP_POP);
+		else { EMIT_OPERAND_OP(OP_POP_MANY, popCount); }
+	}
+	if (closeCount) {
+		if (closeCount == 1) emitByte(OP_CLOSE_UPVALUE);
+		else { EMIT_OPERAND_OP(OP_CLOSE_MANY, closeCount); }
+	}
 }
 
 static void block(size_t indentation, const char * blockName) {
diff --git a/src/kuroko/chunk.h b/src/kuroko/chunk.h
index 4e71693..f97cf0d 100644
--- a/src/kuroko/chunk.h
+++ b/src/kuroko/chunk.h
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	OP_SLICE,
 	OP_GET_METHOD,
 	OP_CALL_METHOD,
+	OP_CLOSE_MANY,
+	OP_POP_MANY,
 
 	/* Two opcode instructions */
 	OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE_OR_POP,
@@ -156,6 +158,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	OP_SLICE_LONG,
 	OP_GET_METHOD_LONG,
 	OP_CALL_METHOD_LONG,
+	OP_CLOSE_MANY_LONG,
+	OP_POP_MANY_LONG,
 } KrkOpCode;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/opcodes.h b/src/opcodes.h
index 60defbd..e4e5ef1 100644
--- a/src/opcodes.h
+++ b/src/opcodes.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ OPERAND(OP_MAKE_SET, (void)0)
 OPERAND(OP_REVERSE, (void)0)
 OPERAND(OP_SLICE, (void)0)
 OPERAND(OP_CALL_METHOD, (void)0)
+OPERAND(OP_CLOSE_MANY, (void)0)
+OPERAND(OP_POP_MANY, (void)0)
 JUMP(OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE_OR_POP,+)
 JUMP(OP_JUMP_IF_TRUE_OR_POP,+)
 JUMP(OP_JUMP,+)
diff --git a/src/vm.c b/src/vm.c
index 0943a32..fbb8bb8 100644
--- a/src/vm.c
+++ b/src/vm.c
@@ -2982,6 +2982,25 @@ _finishReturn: (void)0;
 				krk_push(KWARGS_VAL(OPERAND));
 				break;
 			}
+			case OP_CLOSE_MANY_LONG:
+				THREE_BYTE_OPERAND;
+			case OP_CLOSE_MANY: {
+				ONE_BYTE_OPERAND;
+				for (int i = 0; i < OPERAND; ++i) {
+					closeUpvalues((krk_currentThread.stackTop - krk_currentThread.stack)-1);
+					krk_pop();
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+			case OP_POP_MANY_LONG:
+				THREE_BYTE_OPERAND;
+			case OP_POP_MANY: {
+				ONE_BYTE_OPERAND;
+				for (int i = 0; i < OPERAND; ++i) {
+					krk_pop();
+				}
+				break;
+			}
 #define doMake(func) { \
 	size_t count = OPERAND; \
 	krk_reserve_stack(4); \