diff --git a/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js b/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
index 619999f74..9cc5e4132 100644
--- a/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/variantsAtRule.test.js
@@ -156,6 +156,27 @@ test('it can generate first-child variants', () => {
   })
 })
 
+test('it can generate odd variants', () => {
+  const input = `
+    @variants odd {
+      .banana { color: yellow; }
+      .chocolate { color: brown; }
+    }
+  `
+
+  const output = `
+    .banana { color: yellow; }
+    .chocolate { color: brown; }
+    .odd\\:banana:nth-child(odd) { color: yellow; }
+    .odd\\:chocolate:nth-child(odd) { color: brown; }
+  `
+
+  return run(input).then(result => {
+    expect(result.css).toMatchCss(output)
+    expect(result.warnings().length).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
+
 test('it can generate last-child variants', () => {
   const input = `
     @variants last {
@@ -177,6 +198,27 @@ test('it can generate last-child variants', () => {
   })
 })
 
+test('it can generate even variants', () => {
+  const input = `
+    @variants even {
+      .banana { color: yellow; }
+      .chocolate { color: brown; }
+    }
+  `
+
+  const output = `
+    .banana { color: yellow; }
+    .chocolate { color: brown; }
+    .even\\:banana:nth-child(even) { color: yellow; }
+    .even\\:chocolate:nth-child(even) { color: brown; }
+  `
+
+  return run(input).then(result => {
+    expect(result.css).toMatchCss(output)
+    expect(result.warnings().length).toBe(0)
+  })
+})
+
 test('it can generate group-hover variants', () => {
   const input = `
     @variants group-hover {
diff --git a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
index ab2564167..f2af0b207 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ const defaultVariantGenerators = {
   disabled: generatePseudoClassVariant('disabled'),
   first: generatePseudoClassVariant('first-child', 'first'),
   last: generatePseudoClassVariant('last-child', 'last'),
+  odd: generatePseudoClassVariant('nth-child(odd)', 'odd'),
+  even: generatePseudoClassVariant('nth-child(even)', 'even'),
 }
 
 export default function(config, { variantGenerators: pluginVariantGenerators }) {