diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionOperator/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionOperator/index.js
index 993eb791b..e58959736 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionOperator/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionOperator/index.js
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ const AssertionOperator = ({ operator, onChange }) => {
         return 'equals';
       case 'neq':
         return 'notEquals';
-      case 'gt':
-        return 'greaterThan';
-      case 'gte':
-        return 'greaterThanOrEqual';
-      case 'lt':
-        return 'lessThan';
-      case 'lte':
-        return 'lessThanOrEqual';
       default:
         return operator;
     }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionRow/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionRow/index.js
index bbf18ad02..201a47c9f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionRow/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Assertions/AssertionRow/index.js
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ const AssertionRow = ({
     operator,
     value
   } = parseAssertionOperator(assertion.value);
-  console.log(operator);
-  console.log(value);
 
   return (
     <tr key={assertion.uid}>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/StyledWrapper.js
index 1b5901977..13fa41142 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/StyledWrapper.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/StyledWrapper.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const StyledWrapper = styled.div`
 
   .test-failure {
     color: ${(props) => props.theme.colors.text.danger};
+  }
 
-    .error-message {
-      color: ${(props) => props.theme.colors.text.muted};
-    }
+  .error-message {
+    color: ${(props) => props.theme.colors.text.muted};
   }
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/index.js
index 4dfa9cf40..10e7d3afc 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResults/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
-const TestResults = ({ results }) => {
-  if (!results || !results.length) {
+const TestResults = ({ results, assertionResults }) => {
+  results = results || [];
+  assertionResults = assertionResults || [];
+  if (!results.length && !assertionResults.length) {
     return (
       <div className="px-3">
         No tests found
@@ -13,6 +15,9 @@ const TestResults = ({ results }) => {
   const passedTests = results.filter((result) => result.status === 'pass');
   const failedTests = results.filter((result) => result.status === 'fail');
 
+  const passedAssertions = assertionResults.filter((result) => result.status === 'pass');
+  const failedAssertions = assertionResults.filter((result) => result.status === 'fail');
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper className='flex flex-col px-3'>
       <div className="py-2 font-medium test-summary">
@@ -39,6 +44,31 @@ const TestResults = ({ results }) => {
           </li>
         ))}
       </ul>
+
+      <div className="py-2 font-medium test-summary">
+        Assertions ({assertionResults.length}/{assertionResults.length}), Passed: {passedAssertions.length}, Failed: {failedAssertions.length}
+      </div>
+      <ul className="">
+        {assertionResults.map((result) => (
+          <li key={result.uid} className="py-1">
+            {result.status === 'pass' ? (
+              <span className="test-success">
+                &#x2714;&nbsp; {result.lhsExpr}: {result.rhsExpr}
+              </span>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <span className="test-failure">
+                  &#x2718;&nbsp; {result.lhsExpr}: {result.rhsExpr}
+                </span>
+                <br />
+                <span className="error-message pl-8">
+                  {result.error}
+                </span>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </li>
+        ))}
+      </ul>
     </StyledWrapper>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResultsLabel/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResultsLabel/index.js
index 651819928..6cf9a57b9 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResultsLabel/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/TestResultsLabel/index.js
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
-const TestResultsLabel = ({ results }) => {
-  if(!results || !results.length) {
+const TestResultsLabel = ({ results, assertionResults }) => {
+  results = results || [];
+  assertionResults = assertionResults || [];
+  if(!results.length && !assertionResults.length) {
     return 'Tests';
   }
 
   const numberOfTests = results.length;
   const numberOfFailedTests = results.filter(result => result.status === 'fail').length;
 
+  const numberOfAssertions = assertionResults.length;
+  const numberOfFailedAssertions = assertionResults.filter(result => result.status === 'fail').length;
+
+  const totalNumberOfTests = numberOfTests + numberOfAssertions;
+  const totalNumberOfFailedTests = numberOfFailedTests + numberOfFailedAssertions;
+
   return (
     <div className='flex items-center'>
       <div>Tests</div>
-      {numberOfFailedTests ? (
+      {totalNumberOfFailedTests ? (
         <sup className='sups some-tests-failed ml-1 font-medium'>
-          {numberOfFailedTests}
+          {totalNumberOfFailedTests}
         </sup>
       ) : (
         <sup className='sups all-tests-passed ml-1 font-medium'>
-          {numberOfTests}
+          {totalNumberOfTests}
         </sup>
       )}
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js
index 7a62b3b6f..1648c7080 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const ResponsePane = ({ rightPaneWidth, item, collection }) => {
         return <Timeline request={item.requestSent} response={item.response}/>;
       }
       case 'tests': {
-        return <TestResults results={item.testResults} />;
+        return <TestResults results={item.testResults} assertionResults={item.assertionResults} />;
       }
 
       default: {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const ResponsePane = ({ rightPaneWidth, item, collection }) => {
           Timeline
         </div>
         <div className={getTabClassname('tests')} role="tab" onClick={() => selectTab('tests')}>
-          <TestResultsLabel results={item.testResults} />
+          <TestResultsLabel results={item.testResults} assertionResults={item.assertionResults} />
         </div>
         {!isLoading ? (
           <div className="flex flex-grow justify-end items-center">
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.js
index c174609ce..68d686af0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RunnerResults/index.js
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ export default function RunnerResults({collection}) {
       } else {
         item.testStatus = 'pass';
       }
+
+      if(item.assertionResults) {
+        const failed = item.assertionResults.filter((result) => result.status === 'fail');
+
+        item.assertionStatus = failed.length ? 'fail' : 'pass';
+      } else {
+        item.assertionStatus = 'pass';
+      }
     }
   });
 
@@ -68,8 +76,12 @@ export default function RunnerResults({collection}) {
   };
 
   const totalRequestsInCollection = getTotalRequestCountInCollection(collectionCopy);
-  const passedRequests = items.filter((item) => item.status !== "error" && item.testStatus === 'pass');
-  const failedRequests = items.filter((item) => item.status !== "error" && item.testStatus === 'fail');
+  const passedRequests = items.filter((item) => {
+    return item.status !== "error" && item.testStatus === 'pass' && item.assertionStatus === 'pass';
+  });
+  const failedRequests = items.filter((item) => {
+    return item.status !== "error" && item.testStatus === 'fail' || item.assertionStatus === 'fail';
+  });
 
   if(!items || !items.length) {
     return (
@@ -139,7 +151,7 @@ export default function RunnerResults({collection}) {
 
                   <ul className="pl-8">
                     {item.testResults ? item.testResults.map((result) => (
-                      <li key={result.uid} className="py-1">
+                      <li key={result.uid}>
                         {result.status === 'pass' ? (
                           <span className="test-success flex items-center">
                             <IconCheck size={18} strokeWidth={2} className="mr-2"/>
@@ -158,6 +170,26 @@ export default function RunnerResults({collection}) {
                         )}
                       </li>
                     )): null}
+                    {item.assertionResults ? item.assertionResults.map((result) => (
+                      <li key={result.uid}>
+                        {result.status === 'pass' ? (
+                          <span className="test-success flex items-center">
+                            <IconCheck size={18} strokeWidth={2} className="mr-2"/>
+                            {result.lhsExpr}: {result.rhsExpr}
+                          </span>
+                        ) : (
+                          <>
+                            <span className="test-failure flex items-center">
+                              <IconX size={18} strokeWidth={2} className="mr-2"/>
+                              {result.lhsExpr}: {result.rhsExpr}
+                            </span>
+                            <span className="error-message pl-8 text-xs">
+                              {result.error}
+                            </span>
+                          </>
+                        )}
+                      </li>
+                    )): null}
                   </ul>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useCollectionTreeSync.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useCollectionTreeSync.js
index b7663adb0..1d56f2c75 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useCollectionTreeSync.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/App/useCollectionTreeSync.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   requestSentEvent,
   requestQueuedEvent,
   testResultsEvent,
+  assertionResultsEvent,
   scriptEnvironmentUpdateEvent,
   collectionRenamedEvent,
   runFolderEvent
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ const useCollectionTreeSync = () => {
       dispatch(testResultsEvent(val));
     };
 
+    const _assertionResults = (val) => {
+      dispatch(assertionResultsEvent(val));
+    };
+
     const _collectionRenamed = (val) => {
       dispatch(collectionRenamedEvent(val));
     };
@@ -129,8 +134,9 @@ const useCollectionTreeSync = () => {
     const removeListener6 = ipcRenderer.on('main:script-environment-update', _scriptEnvironmentUpdate);
     const removeListener7 = ipcRenderer.on('main:http-request-queued', _httpRequestQueued);
     const removeListener8 = ipcRenderer.on('main:test-results', _testResults);
-    const removeListener9 = ipcRenderer.on('main:collection-renamed', _collectionRenamed);
-    const removeListener10 = ipcRenderer.on('main:run-folder-event', _runFolderEvent);
+    const removeListener9 = ipcRenderer.on('main:assertion-results', _assertionResults);
+    const removeListener10 = ipcRenderer.on('main:collection-renamed', _collectionRenamed);
+    const removeListener11 = ipcRenderer.on('main:run-folder-event', _runFolderEvent);
 
     return () => {
       removeListener1();
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ const useCollectionTreeSync = () => {
       removeListener8();
       removeListener9();
       removeListener10();
+      removeListener11();
     };
   }, [isElectron]);
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
index 75f556437..466062534 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
@@ -1022,6 +1022,19 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
         }
       }
     },
+    assertionResultsEvent: (state, action) => {
+      const { itemUid, collectionUid, results } = action.payload;
+      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, collectionUid);
+      console.log(results);
+
+      if (collection) {
+        const item = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
+
+        if (item) {
+          item.assertionResults = results;
+        }
+      }
+    },
     collectionRenamedEvent: (state, action) => {
       const { collectionPathname, newName } = action.payload;
       const collection = findCollectionByPathname(state.collections, collectionPathname);
@@ -1112,6 +1125,11 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
           item.testResults = action.payload.testResults;
         }
 
+        if(type === 'assertion-results') {
+          const item = collection.runnerResult.items.find((i) => i.uid === request.uid);
+          item.assertionResults = action.payload.assertionResults;
+        }
+
         if(type === 'error') {
           const item = collection.runnerResult.items.find((i) => i.uid === request.uid);
           item.error = action.payload.error;
@@ -1187,6 +1205,7 @@ export const {
   collectionUnlinkDirectoryEvent,
   collectionAddEnvFileEvent,
   testResultsEvent,
+  assertionResultsEvent,
   collectionRenamedEvent,
   toggleRunnerView,
   showRunnerView,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index 0e669fefe..2b29c2d83 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
         });
       }
 
+      // run assertions
+      const assertions = get(request, 'assertions');
+      if(assertions && assertions.length) {
+        const assertRuntime = new AssertRuntime();
+        const results = assertRuntime.runAssertions(assertions, request, response, envVars, collectionVariables, collectionPath);
+
+        mainWindow.webContents.send('main:assertion-results', {
+          results: results,
+          itemUid: item.uid,
+          collectionUid
+        });
+      }
+
       // run tests
       const testFile = get(item, 'request.tests');
       if(testFile && testFile.length) {
@@ -359,7 +372,13 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
           const postResponseVars = get(request, 'vars.res', []);
           if(postResponseVars && postResponseVars.length) {
             const varsRuntime = new VarsRuntime();
-            varsRuntime.runPostResponseVars(postResponseVars, request, response, envVars, collectionVariables, collectionPath);
+            const result = varsRuntime.runPostResponseVars(postResponseVars, request, response, envVars, collectionVariables, collectionPath);
+
+            mainWindow.webContents.send('main:script-environment-update', {
+              envVariables: result.envVariables,
+              collectionVariables: result.collectionVariables,
+              collectionUid
+            });
           }
 
           // run response script
@@ -375,6 +394,21 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
             });
           }
 
+          // run assertions
+          const assertions = get(item, 'request.assertions');
+          if(assertions && assertions.length) {
+            const assertRuntime = new AssertRuntime();
+            const results = assertRuntime.runAssertions(assertions, request, response, envVars, collectionVariables, collectionPath);
+
+            mainWindow.webContents.send('main:run-folder-event', {
+              type: 'assertion-results',
+              assertionResults: results,
+              itemUid: item.uid,
+              collectionUid
+            });
+          }
+
+          // run tests
           const testFile = get(item, 'request.tests');
           if(testFile && testFile.length) {
             const testRuntime = new TestRuntime();
diff --git a/packages/bruno-js/src/runtime/assert-runtime.js b/packages/bruno-js/src/runtime/assert-runtime.js
index 89ccddfb7..eca4f8458 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-js/src/runtime/assert-runtime.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-js/src/runtime/assert-runtime.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const chai = require('chai');  
+const chai = require('chai');
+const { nanoid } = require('nanoid');
 const Bru = require('../bru');
 const BrunoRequest = require('../bruno-request');
-const { evaluateJsExpression, createResponseParser } = require('../utils');
+const { evaluateJsTemplateLiteral, evaluateJsExpression, createResponseParser } = require('../utils');
 
 const { expect } = chai;
 
@@ -51,9 +52,20 @@ const parseAssertionOperator = (str = '') => {
     'isDefined', 'isTruthy', 'isFalsy', 'isJson', 'isNumber', 'isString', 'isBoolean'
   ];
 
+  const unaryOperators = [
+    'isEmpty', 'isNull', 'isUndefined', 'isDefined', 'isTruthy', 'isFalsy', 'isJson', 'isNumber', 'isString', 'isBoolean'
+  ];
+
   const [operator, ...rest] = str.trim().split(' ');
   const value = rest.join(' ');
 
+  if(unaryOperators.includes(operator)) {
+    return {
+      operator,
+      value: ''
+    };
+  }
+
   if(operators.includes(operator)) {
     return {
       operator,
@@ -67,6 +79,45 @@ const parseAssertionOperator = (str = '') => {
   };
 };
 
+const isUnaryOperator = (operator) => {
+  const unaryOperators = [
+    'isEmpty', 'isNull', 'isUndefined', 'isDefined', 'isTruthy', 'isFalsy', 'isJson', 'isNumber', 'isString', 'isBoolean'
+  ];
+
+  return unaryOperators.includes(operator);
+};
+
+const evaluateRhsOperand = (rhsOperand, operator, context) => {
+  if(isUnaryOperator(operator)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // gracefulle allyow both a,b as well as [a, b]
+  if(operator === 'in' || operator === 'notIn') {
+    if(rhsOperand.startsWith('[') && rhsOperand.endsWith(']')) {
+      rhsOperand = rhsOperand.substring(1, rhsOperand.length - 1);
+    }
+
+    return rhsOperand.split(',').map((v) => evaluateJsTemplateLiteral(v.trim(), context));
+  }
+
+  if(operator === 'between') {
+    const [lhs, rhs] = rhsOperand.split(',').map((v) => evaluateJsTemplateLiteral(v.trim(), context));
+    return [lhs, rhs];
+  }
+
+  // gracefully allow both ^[a-Z] as well as /^[a-Z]/
+  if(operator === 'matches' || operator === 'notMatches') {
+    if(rhsOperand.startsWith('/') && rhsOperand.endsWith('/')) {
+      rhsOperand = rhsOperand.substring(1, rhsOperand.length - 1);
+    }
+
+    return rhsOperand;
+  }
+
+  return evaluateJsTemplateLiteral(rhsOperand, context);
+};
+
 class AssertRuntime {
   runAssertions(assertions, request, response, envVariables, collectionVariables, collectionPath) {
     const enabledAssertions = _.filter(assertions, (a) => a.enabled);
@@ -103,7 +154,7 @@ class AssertRuntime {
 
       try {
         const lhs = evaluateJsExpression(lhsExpr, context);
-        const rhs = evaluateJsExpression(rhsOperand, context);
+        const rhs = evaluateRhsOperand(rhsOperand, operator, context);
 
         switch(operator) {
           case 'eq':
@@ -191,6 +242,7 @@ class AssertRuntime {
         }
 
         assertionResults.push({
+          uid: nanoid(),
           lhsExpr,
           rhsExpr,
           rhsOperand,
@@ -200,6 +252,7 @@ class AssertRuntime {
       }
       catch (err) {
         assertionResults.push({
+          uid: nanoid(),
           lhsExpr,
           rhsExpr,
           rhsOperand,