diff --git a/examples/local.rs b/examples/local.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..802ab20f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+//! examples/local.rs
+
+#![deny(unsafe_code)]
+#![deny(warnings)]
+#![no_main]
+#![no_std]
+
+use cortex_m_semihosting::{debug, hprintln};
+use lm3s6965::Interrupt;
+use panic_semihosting as _;
+
+#[rtfm::app(device = lm3s6965)]
+const APP: () = {
+    struct Resources {
+        // An early resource
+        #[init(0)]
+        shared: u32,
+
+        // A local (move), early resource
+        #[task_local]
+        #[init(1)]
+        l1: u32,
+
+        // An exclusive, early resource
+        #[lock_free]
+        #[init(1)]
+        e1: u32,
+
+        // A local (move), late resource
+        #[task_local]
+        l2: u32,
+
+        // An exclusive, late resource
+        #[lock_free]
+        e2: u32,
+    }
+
+    #[init]
+    fn init(_: init::Context) -> init::LateResources {
+        rtfm::pend(Interrupt::UART0);
+        rtfm::pend(Interrupt::UART1);
+        init::LateResources { e2: 2, l2: 2 }
+    }
+
+    // `shared` cannot be accessed from this context
+    // l1 ok (task_local)
+    // e2 ok (lock_free)
+    #[idle(resources =[l1, e2])]
+    fn idle(cx: idle::Context) -> ! {
+        hprintln!("IDLE:l1 = {}", cx.resources.l1).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("IDLE:e2 = {}", cx.resources.e2).unwrap();
+        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        loop {}
+    }
+
+    // `shared` can be accessed from this context
+    // l2 ok (task_local)
+    // e1 ok (lock_free)
+    #[task(priority = 1, binds = UART0, resources = [shared, l2, e1])]
+    fn uart0(cx: uart0::Context) {
+        let shared: &mut u32 = cx.resources.shared;
+        *shared += 1;
+        *cx.resources.e1 += 10;
+        hprintln!("UART0: shared = {}", shared).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("UART0:l2 = {}", cx.resources.l2).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("UART0:e1 = {}", cx.resources.e1).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // `shared` can be accessed from this context
+    // e1 ok (lock_free)
+    #[task(priority = 1, binds = UART1, resources = [shared, e1])]
+    fn uart1(cx: uart1::Context) {
+        let shared: &mut u32 = cx.resources.shared;
+        *shared += 1;
+
+        hprintln!("UART1: shared = {}", shared).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("UART1:e1 = {}", cx.resources.e1).unwrap();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/examples/local_err.rs b/examples/local_err.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3be593a842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local_err.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//! examples/local_err.rs
+
+#![deny(unsafe_code)]
+#![deny(warnings)]
+#![no_main]
+#![no_std]
+
+// errors here, since we cannot bail compilation or generate stubs
+// run cargo expand, then you see the root of the problem...
+use cortex_m_semihosting::{debug, hprintln};
+use lm3s6965::Interrupt;
+use panic_semihosting as _;
+
+#[rtfm::app(device = lm3s6965)]
+const APP: () = {
+    struct Resources {
+        // An early resource
+        #[init(0)]
+        shared: u32,
+
+        // A local (move), early resource
+        #[task_local]
+        #[init(1)]
+        l1: u32,
+
+        // An exclusive, early resource
+        #[lock_free]
+        #[init(1)]
+        e1: u32,
+
+        // A local (move), late resource
+        #[task_local]
+        l2: u32,
+
+        // An exclusive, late resource
+        #[lock_free]
+        e2: u32,
+    }
+
+    #[init]
+    fn init(_: init::Context) -> init::LateResources {
+        rtfm::pend(Interrupt::UART0);
+        rtfm::pend(Interrupt::UART1);
+        init::LateResources { e2: 2, l2: 2 }
+    }
+
+    // `shared` cannot be accessed from this context
+    // l1 ok
+    // l2 rejeceted (not task_local)
+    // e2 ok
+    #[idle(resources =[l1, l2, e2])]
+    fn idle(cx: idle::Context) -> ! {
+        hprintln!("IDLE:l1 = {}", cx.resources.l1).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("IDLE:e2 = {}", cx.resources.e2).unwrap();
+        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        loop {}
+    }
+
+    // `shared` can be accessed from this context
+    // l2 rejected (not task_local)
+    // e1 rejected (not lock_free)
+    #[task(priority = 1, binds = UART0, resources = [shared, l2, e1])]
+    fn uart0(cx: uart0::Context) {
+        let shared: &mut u32 = cx.resources.shared;
+        *shared += 1;
+        *cx.resources.e1 += 10;
+        hprintln!("UART0: shared = {}", shared).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("UART0:l2 = {}", cx.resources.l2).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("UART0:e1 = {}", cx.resources.e1).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // l2 rejected (not task_local)
+    #[task(priority = 2, binds = UART1, resources = [shared, l2, e1])]
+    fn uart1(cx: uart1::Context) {
+        let shared: &mut u32 = cx.resources.shared;
+        *shared += 1;
+
+        hprintln!("UART1: shared = {}", shared).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("UART1:l2 = {}", cx.resources.l2).unwrap();
+        hprintln!("UART1:e1 = {}", cx.resources.e1).unwrap();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/examples/local_minimal.rs b/examples/local_minimal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13531c5ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local_minimal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//! examples/local_minimal.rs
+#![deny(unsafe_code)]
+#![deny(warnings)]
+#![no_main]
+#![no_std]
+
+use cortex_m_semihosting::{debug, hprintln};
+use panic_semihosting as _;
+
+#[rtfm::app(device = lm3s6965)]
+const APP: () = {
+    struct Resources {
+        // A local (move), late resource
+        #[task_local]
+        l: u32,
+    }
+
+    #[init]
+    fn init(_: init::Context) -> init::LateResources {
+        init::LateResources { l: 42 }
+    }
+
+    // l is task_local
+    #[idle(resources =[l])]
+    fn idle(cx: idle::Context) -> ! {
+        hprintln!("IDLE:l = {}", cx.resources.l).unwrap();
+        debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS);
+        loop {}
+    }
+};
diff --git a/examples/static.rs b/examples/static.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddcb11e66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/static.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+//! examples/late.rs
+
+#![deny(unsafe_code)]
+#![deny(warnings)]
+#![no_main]
+#![no_std]
+
+use cortex_m_semihosting::{debug, hprintln};
+use heapless::{
+    consts::*,
+    i,
+    spsc::{Consumer, Producer, Queue},
+};
+use lm3s6965::Interrupt;
+use panic_semihosting as _;
+
+#[rtfm::app(device = lm3s6965)]
+const APP: () = {
+    // Late resources
+    struct Resources {
+        p: Producer<'static, u32, U4>,
+        c: Consumer<'static, u32, U4>,
+    }
+
+    #[init]
+    fn init(_: init::Context) -> init::LateResources {
+        static mut Q: Queue<u32, U4> = Queue(i::Queue::new());
+
+        let (p, c) = Q.split();
+
+        // Initialization of late resources
+        init::LateResources { p, c }
+    }
+
+    #[idle(resources = [c])]
+    fn idle(c: idle::Context) -> ! {
+        loop {
+            if let Some(byte) = c.resources.c.dequeue() {
+                hprintln!("received message: {}", byte).unwrap();
+
+                debug::exit(debug::EXIT_SUCCESS);
+            } else {
+                rtfm::pend(Interrupt::UART0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[task(binds = UART0, resources = [p])]
+    fn uart0(c: uart0::Context) {
+        static mut KALLE: u32 = 0;
+        *KALLE += 1;
+        c.resources.p.enqueue(42).unwrap();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/macros/Cargo.toml b/macros/Cargo.toml
index 610890bbfb..74f54433b2 100644
--- a/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@ proc-macro = true
 proc-macro2 = "1"
 quote = "1"
 syn = "1"
-rtic-syntax = { git = "https://github.com/rtic-rs/rtic-syntax", branch = "master", version = "0.4.0" }
+#rtic-syntax = { git = "https://github.com/rtic-rs/rtic-syntax", branch = "master", version = "0.4.0" }
+
+[dependencies.rtic-syntax] 
+git = "https://github.com/rtic-rs/rtic-syntax.git"
+branch = "task_local_experiment"
+version = "0.4.1"
 
diff --git a/macros/src/custom_local.rs b/macros/src/custom_local.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..338179052a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macros/src/custom_local.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+use syn::parse;
+//use syn::Ident;
+//use proc_macro2::{Ident, Span};
+use proc_macro2::Ident;
+use rtfm_syntax::{
+    analyze::{Analysis, Ownership},
+    ast::App,
+};
+use syn::Error;
+//     ast::{App, CustomArg},
+
+type Idents<'a> = Vec<&'a Ident>;
+
+// Assign an `extern` interrupt to each priority level
+pub fn app(app: &App, _analysis: &Analysis) -> parse::Result<()> {
+    // collect task local resources
+    let task_local: Idents = app
+        .resources
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|(_, r)| r.properties.task_local)
+        .map(|(i, _)| i)
+        .chain(
+            app.late_resources
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|(_, r)| r.properties.task_local)
+                .map(|(i, _)| i),
+        )
+        .collect();
+
+    let lock_free: Idents = app
+        .resources
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|(_, r)| r.properties.lock_free)
+        .map(|(i, _)| i)
+        .chain(
+            app.late_resources
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|(_, r)| r.properties.lock_free)
+                .map(|(i, _)| i),
+        )
+        .collect();
+
+    // collect all tasks into a vector
+    type Task = String;
+
+    let all_tasks: Vec<(Task, Idents)> = app
+        .idles
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(core, ht)| {
+            (
+                format!("Idle (core {})", core),
+                ht.args.resources.iter().map(|(v, _)| v).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            )
+        })
+        .chain(app.software_tasks.iter().map(|(name, ht)| {
+            (
+                name.to_string(),
+                ht.args.resources.iter().map(|(v, _)| v).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            )
+        }))
+        .chain(app.hardware_tasks.iter().map(|(name, ht)| {
+            (
+                name.to_string(),
+                ht.args.resources.iter().map(|(v, _)| v).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            )
+        }))
+        .collect();
+
+    // check that task_local resources is only used once
+    let mut error = vec![];
+    for task_local_id in task_local.iter() {
+        let mut used = vec![];
+        for (task, tr) in all_tasks.iter() {
+            for r in tr {
+                if task_local_id == r {
+                    used.push((task, r));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if used.len() > 1 {
+            error.push(Error::new(
+                task_local_id.span(),
+                format!(
+                    "task local resource {:?} is used by multiple tasks",
+                    task_local_id.to_string()
+                ),
+            ));
+
+            used.iter().for_each(|(task, resource)| {
+                error.push(Error::new(
+                    resource.span(),
+                    format!(
+                        "task local resource {:?} is used by task {:?}",
+                        resource.to_string(),
+                        task
+                    ),
+                ))
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    // filter out contended resources
+    let contended: Vec<(&Ident, &Ownership)> = _analysis
+        .ownerships
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|(_id, own)| match own {
+            Ownership::Contended { .. } => true,
+            _ => false,
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    // filter out lock_free contended resources
+    let lock_free_violation: Vec<&(&Ident, &Ownership)> = contended
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|(cont_id, _)| lock_free.iter().any(|lf_id| cont_id == lf_id))
+        .collect();
+
+    // report contention error
+    lock_free_violation.iter().for_each(|(lf_err_id, _)| {
+        error.push(Error::new(
+            lf_err_id.span(),
+            format!(
+                "lock_free resource {:?} is contended by higher priority task",
+                lf_err_id.to_string()
+            ),
+        ))
+    });
+
+    // collect errors
+    if error.is_empty() {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        let mut err = error.iter().next().unwrap().clone();
+        error.iter().for_each(|e| err.combine(e.clone()));
+        Err(err)
+    }
+
+    //     for tl in task_local {
+    //         println!("tl {:?}", tl);
+    //  //       let mut first_use = None;
+    //         for i in _analysis.ownerships.iter() {
+    //             println!("\nown: {:?}", i);
+    //     }
+
+    //     // println!("analysis {:?}", _analysis.locations);
+
+    // for i in _analysis.locations.iter() {
+    //     println!("\nloc: {:?}", i);
+    // }
+
+    // ErrorMessage {
+    //     // Span is implemented as an index into a thread-local interner to keep the
+    //     // size small. It is not safe to access from a different thread. We want
+    //     // errors to be Send and Sync to play nicely with the Failure crate, so pin
+    //     // the span we're given to its original thread and assume it is
+    //     // Span::call_site if accessed from any other thread.
+    //     start_span: ThreadBound<Span>,
+    //     end_span: ThreadBound<Span>,
+    //     message: String,
+    // }
+    //        (app.name, "here");
+    // let span = app.name.span();
+    // let start = span.start();
+    //    Err(vec![ErrorMessage { start_span: app.name.}]);
+
+    // let mut task_locals = Vec::new();
+    // println!("-- app:late_resources");
+
+    // println!(
+    //     "task_locals {:?}",
+    //     app.late_resources.filter(|r| r.task_local)
+    // );
+
+    // println!("-- resources");
+    // for i in app.resources.iter() {
+    //     println!("res: {:?}", i);
+    // }
+}
diff --git a/macros/src/lib.rs b/macros/src/lib.rs
index e659559e9b..2c81ede06d 100644
--- a/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use rtic_syntax::Settings;
 mod analyze;
 mod check;
 mod codegen;
+mod custom_local;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
@@ -214,13 +215,27 @@ pub fn app(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         Ok(x) => x,
     };
 
+    match custom_local::app(&app, &analysis) {
+        Err(e) => return e.to_compile_error().into(),
+        Ok(_) => {}
+    }
+
     let extra = match check::app(&app, &analysis) {
         Err(e) => return e.to_compile_error().into(),
         Ok(x) => x,
     };
 
+    // println!("extra {:?}", extra);
+
     let analysis = analyze::app(analysis, &app);
 
+    // println!("after analysis, extra {:?}", extra);
+
+    // match custom_local::app(&app, &analysis) {
+    //     Err(e) => return e.to_compile_error().into(),
+    //     Ok(_) => {}
+    // }
+
     let ts = codegen::app(&app, &analysis, &extra);
 
     // Try to write the expanded code to disk