diff --git a/server/engine/src/main/antlr4/org/eclipse/lsp/db2/parser/Db2SqlParser.g4 b/server/engine/src/main/antlr4/org/eclipse/lsp/db2/parser/Db2SqlParser.g4
index ff45ed9be6..a0895ffbcd 100644
--- a/server/engine/src/main/antlr4/org/eclipse/lsp/db2/parser/Db2SqlParser.g4
+++ b/server/engine/src/main/antlr4/org/eclipse/lsp/db2/parser/Db2SqlParser.g4
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ binary_host_variable_varbinary_size: T=dbs_integerliteral_expanded {validateInte
 host_variable_usage: (USAGE IS?)? SQL TYPE IS;
 
 sql_host_variables: result_set_locator_variable | lob_host_variables | lob_xml_host_variables
-                  | tableLocators_variable ;
+                  | tableLocators_variable | rowid_host_variables;
 
 result_set_locator_variable: dbs_level_01 entry_name host_variable_usage result_set_locator;
 
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ lob_xml_host_variables: dbs_host_var_levels entry_name  host_variable_usage xml_
 
 lob_host_variables: dbs_integer entry_name host_variable_usage (lobWithSize | lobNoSize);
 
+rowid_host_variables: dbs_host_var_levels entry_name host_variable_usage rowid;
+
 dbs_host_var_levels: dbs_level_01 | T=dbs_integer {validateIntegerRange($T.text, 2, 48);};
 
 result_set_locator: RESULT_SET_LOCATOR VARYING;
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ xml_lobNO_size: BLOB_FILE | CLOB_FILE | DBCLOB_FILE;
 
 xml_as: XML AS;
 
+rowid: ROWID;
+
 entry_name : (FILLER |dbs_host_names);
 sqlCode
    : ~END_EXEC*?
diff --git a/server/engine/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/implicitDialects/sql/Db2SqlVisitor.java b/server/engine/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/implicitDialects/sql/Db2SqlVisitor.java
index 7472070356..9390baae4b 100644
--- a/server/engine/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/implicitDialects/sql/Db2SqlVisitor.java
+++ b/server/engine/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/implicitDialects/sql/Db2SqlVisitor.java
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ public List<Node> visitTableLocators_variable(Db2SqlParser.TableLocators_variabl
         return createHostVariableDefinitionNode(ctx, ctx.dbs_host_var_levels(), ctx.entry_name());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public List<Node> visitRowid_host_variables(Db2SqlParser.Rowid_host_variablesContext ctx) {
+        return createHostVariableDefinitionNode(ctx, ctx.dbs_host_var_levels(), ctx.entry_name());
+    }
     @Override
     public List<Node> visitLob_xml_host_variables(Db2SqlParser.Lob_xml_host_variablesContext ctx) {
         List<Node> hostVariableDefinitionNode = createHostVariableDefinitionNode(ctx, ctx.dbs_host_var_levels(), ctx.entry_name());
diff --git a/server/engine/src/test/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/usecases/sql/TestSqlHostVariable.java b/server/engine/src/test/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/usecases/sql/TestSqlHostVariable.java
index e3948cda3a..0c7bb52f6a 100644
--- a/server/engine/src/test/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/usecases/sql/TestSqlHostVariable.java
+++ b/server/engine/src/test/java/org/eclipse/lsp/cobol/usecases/sql/TestSqlHostVariable.java
@@ -163,6 +163,25 @@ public class TestSqlHostVariable {
                   + "          49 {$*VAR|1} USAGE IS SQL TYPE IS XML AS CHARACTER LARGE OBJECT (10).\n"
                   + "        PROCEDURE DIVISION.\n"
                   + "           DISPLAY {$var-name1}.";
+
+  public static final String ROWID_TEXT1 =
+          "        Identification Division.\n"
+                  + "        Program-Id. 'TEST1'.\n"
+                  + "        Data Division.\n"
+                  + "         Working-Storage Section.\n"
+                  + "       01 {$*VAR}.\n"
+                  + "          02 {$*VAR1} USAGE IS SQL TYPE IS ROWID.\n"
+                  + "        PROCEDURE DIVISION.\n";
+
+  public static final String ROWID_TEXT2 =
+          "        Identification Division.\n"
+                  + "        Program-Id. 'TEST1'.\n"
+                  + "        Data Division.\n"
+                  + "         Working-Storage Section.\n"
+                  + "       01 {$*VAR}.\n"
+                  + "          52 {$*VAR1|1} USAGE IS SQL TYPE IS ROWID.\n"
+                  + "        PROCEDURE DIVISION.\n";
+
   @Test
   void testSupportForResultSetLocator() {
     UseCaseEngine.runTest(TEXT, ImmutableList.of(), ImmutableMap.of());
@@ -294,4 +313,22 @@ void testLobXMLVariables_levelError() {
             )
     ));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testRowidVariables() {
+    UseCaseEngine.runTest(ROWID_TEXT1, ImmutableList.of(), ImmutableMap.of());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testRowidVariables_levelError() {
+    UseCaseEngine.runTest(ROWID_TEXT2, ImmutableList.of(), ImmutableMap.of(
+            "1",
+            new Diagnostic(
+                    new Range(),
+                    "Allowed range is 2 to 48",
+                    DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+                    ErrorSource.PARSING.getText()
+            )
+    ));
+  }
 }