diff --git a/manual.md b/manual.md
index f928a43..821c6f2 100644
--- a/manual.md
+++ b/manual.md
@@ -1072,8 +1072,22 @@ Graphic and Sound Statements
   the player or missile data use the
   `PMADR()` function.
 
-**Sets displayed color**
-**SETCOLOR _num_, _hue_, _lum_ / SE.**  
+**Player/Missile horizontal move**  
+**PMHPOS _num_,_pos_ / PMH.**
+
+  Set horizontal position register for
+  the player or missile _num_ to _pos_.
+
+  Players 0 to 3 correspond to values 0
+  to 3 of _num_, missiles 0 to 3
+  correspond to the values 4 to 7
+  respectively.
+
+  This is the same as writing:
+  `POKE $D000 + num , pos`
+
+**Sets displayed color**  
+**SETCOLOR _num_, _hue_, _lum_ / SE.**
 
   Alters the color registers so that
   color number _num_ has the given
diff --git a/samples/int/pmtest.bas b/samples/int/pmtest.bas
index 9719683..aa476ea 100644
--- a/samples/int/pmtest.bas
+++ b/samples/int/pmtest.bas
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ' P/M test program
-HPOSP0 = $D000
 
 graphics 0          ' Setups graphics mode
 pmgraphics 2        ' And P/M mode
@@ -39,8 +38,8 @@ proc MovePm
  x = xPos / 128 : y = P0Mem + yPos / 128
  poke $D01A,$74 ' Change background color
  pause 0
- poke HPOSP0, x
- mset oldPos, 5, 0
- move adr(PMdata), y, 5
+ pmhpos 0, x            ' Set new horizontal position
+ mset oldPos, 5, 0      ' Clear old sprite
+ move adr(PMdata), y, 5 ' Draw at new vertical pos.
  oldPos = y
 endproc
diff --git a/src/basic.syn b/src/basic.syn
index 065e644..7db8332 100644
--- a/src/basic.syn
+++ b/src/basic.syn
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ PARSE_LINE_COMMAND:
         "RAd" emit TOK_BYTE_SADDR emit DEGFLAG emit TOK_0 emit TOK_POKE
 #@endif FASTBASIC_FP
         "PMGraphics" EXPR emit TOK_PMGRAPHICS
+        "PMHpos"  EXPR emit TOK_PUSH_NUM word HPOSP0 emit TOK_ADD emit TOK_SADDR "," EXPR emit TOK_POKE
 
 PARSE_LINE_ASSIGN:
         VAR_WORD_SAVE   "=" EXPR emit TOK_VAR_STORE E_POP_VAR