diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/bytecode/Codegen.java b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/bytecode/Codegen.java
index 29699d83..16837e50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/bytecode/Codegen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/bytecode/Codegen.java
@@ -782,6 +782,18 @@ public class Codegen {
                 break;
             }
             break;
+        case TargetVarDecl varDecl: {
+            var local = state.createVariable(varDecl.name(), varDecl.varType());
+            if (varDecl.value() != null) {
+                generate(state, varDecl.value());
+                boxPrimitive(state, varDecl.varType());
+                mv.visitVarInsn(ASTORE, local.index());
+            } else {
+                mv.visitInsn(ACONST_NULL);
+                mv.visitVarInsn(ASTORE, local.index());
+            }
+            break;
+        }
         case TargetBinaryOp op:
             generateBinaryOp(state, op);
             break;