diff --git a/tests/filecheck/dialects/wasm/ops.mlir b/tests/filecheck/dialects/wasm/ops.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e25ee3414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/filecheck/dialects/wasm/ops.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// RUN: XDSL_ROUNDTRIP
+// RUN: XDSL_GENERIC_ROUNDTRIP
+
+// CHECK:       builtin.module {
+// CHECK-GENERIC:       "builtin.module"() ({
+
+
+wasm.module
+// CHECK-NEXT:    wasm.module
+// CHECK-GENERIC-NEXT:    "wasm.module"() : () -> ()
+
+wasm.module attributes {"hello" = "world"}
+// CHECK-NEXT:    wasm.module attributes {"hello" = "world"}
+// CHECK-GENERIC-NEXT:    "wasm.module"() {"hello" = "world"} : () -> ()
+
+
+// CHECK-NEXT:  }
+// CHECK-GENERIC-NEXT:  }) : () -> ()
diff --git a/xdsl/dialects/__init__.py b/xdsl/dialects/__init__.py
index dd4e787d02..b476a37984 100644
--- a/xdsl/dialects/__init__.py
+++ b/xdsl/dialects/__init__.py
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ def get_vector():
 
         return Vector
 
+    def get_wasm():
+        from xdsl.dialects.wasm import Wasm
+
+        return Wasm
+
     def get_x86():
         from xdsl.dialects.x86 import X86
 
@@ -324,5 +329,6 @@ def get_x86():
         "tensor": get_tensor,
         "test": get_test,
         "vector": get_vector,
+        "wasm": get_wasm,
         "x86": get_x86,
     }
diff --git a/xdsl/dialects/wasm/__init__.py b/xdsl/dialects/wasm/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27742a9eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xdsl/dialects/wasm/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from xdsl.ir import Dialect
+
+from .ops import (
+    WasmModule,
+)
+
+Wasm = Dialect(
+    "wasm",
+    [
+        WasmModule,
+    ],
+)
+"""
+The WebAssembly dialect.
+"""
diff --git a/xdsl/dialects/wasm/ops.py b/xdsl/dialects/wasm/ops.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59738d783d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xdsl/dialects/wasm/ops.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"""
+This file contains the definition of the WebAssembly (wasm) dialect.
+
+The purpose of this dialect is to model WebAssembly modules, as per the
+WebAssembly Specification 2.0.
+
+The paragraphs prefixed by `wasm>` in the documentation of this dialect are
+excerpts from the WebAssembly Specification, which is licensed under the terms
+at the bottom of this file.
+"""
+
+from typing_extensions import Self
+
+from xdsl.irdl import (
+    IRDLOperation,
+    irdl_op_definition,
+)
+from xdsl.parser import Parser
+from xdsl.printer import Printer
+
+##==------------------------------------------------------------------------==##
+# WebAssembly module
+##==------------------------------------------------------------------------==##
+
+
+@irdl_op_definition
+class WasmModule(IRDLOperation):
+    """
+    wasm> WebAssembly programs are organized into modules, which are the unit of
+    deployment, loading, and compilation. A module collects definitions for
+    types, functions, tables, memories, and globals. In addition, it can
+    declare imports and exports and provide initialization in the form of
+    data and element segments, or a start function.
+    """
+
+    name = "wasm.module"
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse(cls, parser: Parser) -> Self:
+
+        attr_dict = parser.parse_optional_attr_dict_with_keyword()
+
+        op = cls()
+
+        if attr_dict is not None:
+            op.attributes |= attr_dict.data
+
+        return op
+
+    def print(self, printer: Printer):
+
+        attr_dict = self.attributes
+
+        if attr_dict:
+            printer.print_string(" attributes ")
+            printer.print_attr_dict(attr_dict)
+
+
+"""
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