diff --git a/kindelia_core/genesis.kdl b/kindelia_core/genesis.kdl
index 58672365..4c0260d0 100644
--- a/kindelia_core/genesis.kdl
+++ b/kindelia_core/genesis.kdl
@@ -71,16 +71,23 @@ fun (Tick) {
   (Tick) = @cont {TICK cont}
 }
 
+// GIDX returns the block number and statement index inside the block
+// of a function, register or constructor.
+// Returns in the form of a U120:
+// - most significant 60 bits are the block index
+// - less signficiant 60 bits are the statement index
 ctr {GIDX name cont}
 fun (GetIdx name) {
   (GetIdx name) = @cont {GIDX name cont}
 }
 
+// STH0 returns the less significant 120 bits hash of the statement at index idx
 ctr {STH0 idx cont}
 fun (GetStmHash0 idx) {
   (GetStmHash0 idx) = @cont {STH0 idx cont}
 }
 
+// STH0 returns the less significant 120 bits hash of the statement at index idx
 ctr {STH1 idx cont}
 fun (GetStmHash1 idx) {
   (GetStmHash1 idx) = @cont {STH1 idx cont}
@@ -116,6 +123,12 @@ fun (Fail err) {
   (Fail err) = {FAIL err}
 }
 
+// NORM fully normalizes a term
+ctr {NORM term cont}
+fun (Norm term) {
+  (Norm term) = @cont {NORM term cont}
+}
+
 // LOAD works like TAKE, but clones the state
 fun (Load) {
   (Load) = @cont {TAKE @x dup x0 x1 = x; {SAVE x0 @~ (!cont x1)}}
diff --git a/kindelia_core/src/hvm.rs b/kindelia_core/src/hvm.rs
index 9c3f7c73..15fde9a7 100644
--- a/kindelia_core/src/hvm.rs
+++ b/kindelia_core/src/hvm.rs
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ const IO_GIDX : u128 = 0x4533a2; // name_to_u128("GIDX")
 const IO_STH0 : u128 = 0x75e481; // name_to_u128("STH0")
 const IO_STH1 : u128 = 0x75e482; // name_to_u128("STH1")
 const IO_FAIL : u128 = 0x40b4d6; // name_to_u128("FAIL")
+const IO_NORM : u128 = 0x619717; // name_to_u128("NORM")
 // TODO: GRUN -> get run result
 
 // Maximum mana that can be spent in a block
@@ -1681,6 +1682,52 @@ impl Runtime {
     return Ok(done);
   }
 
+  // Full-reduce a term.
+  // TODO: rewrite as stack based? not needed?
+  pub fn normalize(&mut self, host: Loc, mana:u64, seen: &mut HashSet<RawCell>) -> Result<RawCell, RuntimeError> {
+    let term  = ask_lnk(self, host);
+    if seen.contains(&term) {
+      Ok(term)
+    }
+    else {
+      let term = reduce(self, host, mana)?;
+      seen.insert(term);
+      let mut recursive_locs = vec![];
+      match term.get_tag() {
+        CellTag::DP0 => {
+          recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(2));
+        },
+        CellTag::DP1 => {
+          recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(2));
+        },
+        CellTag::LAM => {
+          recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(1));
+        },
+        CellTag::APP => {
+          recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(0));
+          recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(0));
+        },
+        CellTag::SUP => {
+          recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(0));
+          recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(0));
+        },
+        CellTag::CTR | CellTag::FUN => {
+          let name = term.get_name_from_ext();
+          let arity = self.get_arity(&name).ok_or_else(|| RuntimeError::CtrOrFunNotDefined { name })?;
+          for i in 0..arity {
+            recursive_locs.push(term.get_loc(i));
+          }
+        },
+        _ => {}
+      };
+      for loc in recursive_locs {
+        let lnk = self.normalize(loc, mana, seen)?;
+        link(self, loc, lnk);
+      }
+      Ok(term)
+    }
+  }
+  
   pub fn show_term(&self, lnk: RawCell) -> String {
     return show_term(self, lnk, None);
   }
@@ -1810,6 +1857,16 @@ impl Runtime {
             clear(self, term.get_loc(0), 3);
             return done;
           }
+          IO_NORM => {
+            let unnormalized = term.get_loc(0);
+            let cont = ask_arg(self, term, 1);
+            let normalized = self.normalize(unnormalized, mana, &mut HashSet::new())?;
+            let cont = alloc_app(self, cont, normalized);
+            let done = self.run_io(subject, caller, cont, mana);
+            clear(self, host, 1);
+            clear(self, term.get_loc(0), 2);
+            return done;
+          }
           IO_GIDX => {
             let fnid = ask_arg(self, term, 0);
             let cont = ask_arg(self, term, 1);
@@ -1820,7 +1877,7 @@ impl Runtime {
             clear(self, host, 1);
             clear(self, term.get_loc(0), 2);
             return done;
-          }
+          }          
           IO_STH0 => {
             let indx = ask_arg(self, term, 0);
             let cont = ask_arg(self, term, 1);