diff --git a/src/HigherOrderExpectation.php b/src/HigherOrderExpectation.php
index 6e2ed23f..e436da0c 100644
--- a/src/HigherOrderExpectation.php
+++ b/src/HigherOrderExpectation.php
@@ -63,6 +63,20 @@ final class HigherOrderExpectation
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new expectation.
+     *
+     * @template TValue
+     *
+     * @param TValue $value
+     *
+     * @return Expectation<TValue>
+     */
+    public function and($value): Expectation
+    {
+        return $this->expect($value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Dynamically calls methods on the class with the given arguments.
      *
diff --git a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
index e7ecc1a0..9b0a5c44 100644
--- a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
+++ b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
    PASS  Tests\Features\Expect\HigherOrder\methodsAndProperties
   ✓ it can access methods and properties
   ✓ it can handle nested methods and properties
+  ✓ it can start a new higher order expectation using the and syntax
 
    PASS  Tests\Features\Expect\HigherOrder\properties
   ✓ it allows properties to be accessed from the value
@@ -578,5 +579,5 @@
   ✓ it is a test
   ✓ it uses correct parent class
 
-  Tests:  4 incompleted, 7 skipped, 362 passed
+  Tests:  4 incompleted, 7 skipped, 363 passed
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Features/Expect/HigherOrder/methodsAndProperties.php b/tests/Features/Expect/HigherOrder/methodsAndProperties.php
index f75f698a..08c4a3bc 100644
--- a/tests/Features/Expect/HigherOrder/methodsAndProperties.php
+++ b/tests/Features/Expect/HigherOrder/methodsAndProperties.php
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ it('can handle nested methods and properties', function () {
         ->newInstance()->books()->toBeArray();
 });
 
+it('can start a new higher order expectation using the and syntax', function () {
+    expect(new HasMethodsAndProperties())
+        ->toBeInstanceOf(HasMethodsAndProperties::class)
+        ->meta->toBeArray
+        ->and(['foo' => 'bar'])
+        ->toBeArray()
+        ->foo->toEqual('bar');
+
+    expect(static::getCount())->toEqual(4);
+});
+
 class HasMethodsAndProperties
 {
     public $name = 'Has Methods and Properties';