diff --git a/crates/codegen/src/statement.rs b/crates/codegen/src/statement.rs
index cb0f318..a133d0b 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/src/statement.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/src/statement.rs
@@ -190,6 +190,17 @@ impl GenRust for VarDecl {
     fn gen_rust(&self, ctx: &mut Context, cg: &mut RustCodegen) {
         if self.tuple_names.is_empty() {
             self.name.gen_rust(ctx, cg);
+        } else {
+            cg.add("(");
+            self.name.gen_rust(ctx, cg);
+            for name in &self.tuple_names {
+                cg.add(", ");
+                name.gen_rust(ctx, cg);
+            }
+            cg.add(")");
+        }
+
+        if self.true_type {
             cg.add(
                 &self
                     .type_
@@ -198,15 +209,6 @@ impl GenRust for VarDecl {
                     .unwrap_or_default(),
             );
         } else {
-            cg.add("(");
-            self.name.gen_rust(ctx, cg);
-            for name in &self.tuple_names {
-                cg.add(", ");
-
-                name.gen_rust(ctx, cg);
-            }
-            cg.add(")");
-
             cg.add(
                 &self
                     .type_
diff --git a/crates/parser/src/ast/statement.rs b/crates/parser/src/ast/statement.rs
index 8dfb7d3..ef77140 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/ast/statement.rs
+++ b/crates/parser/src/ast/statement.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub struct MatchItem(pub Vec<Pattern>, pub Expression);
 pub struct VarDecl {
     pub type_: Option<TypeExpr>,
     pub name: Pattern,
+    pub true_type: bool,
     pub tuple_names: Vec<Pattern>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest b/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest
index c299570..a727cea 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest
+++ b/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest
@@ -225,9 +225,11 @@ attributes = {
 // ======================================================
 // DECLARATION HELPERS
 // ======================================================
+as_kw = { "as" }
+
 var_decl = {
     ("let" ~ pattern ~ ("," ~ pattern)*)
-  | type_expr ~ (!tuple_pattern ~ pattern ~ ("," ~ pattern)*)
+  | type_expr ~ as_kw? ~ (!tuple_pattern ~ pattern ~ ("," ~ pattern)*)
 }
 
 field = {
diff --git a/crates/parser/src/parser/common/decl.rs b/crates/parser/src/parser/common/decl.rs
index 02d2f7c..2750c6b 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/parser/common/decl.rs
+++ b/crates/parser/src/parser/common/decl.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     Rule,
     ast::*,
     error::{AstError, collect_recovered},
-    parser::consume_rule,
+    parser::{consume_rule, listen_rule},
 };
 
 impl<'a> TryFrom<pest::iterators::Pair<'a, Rule>> for VarDeclStmt {
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<pest::iterators::Pair<'a, Rule>> for VarDecl {
                     type_: consume_rule(&mut inner, Rule::type_expr)
                         .map(TypeExpr::try_from)
                         .transpose()?,
+                    true_type: listen_rule(&mut inner, Rule::as_kw),
                     name: Pattern::try_from(inner.next().unwrap())?,
                     tuple_names: collect_recovered(inner)?,
                 })
diff --git a/mist-test/src/common/decl_test.mist b/mist-test/src/common/decl_test.mist
index 539081d..bbbf735 100644
--- a/mist-test/src/common/decl_test.mist
+++ b/mist-test/src/common/decl_test.mist
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ pub void test_let_repeat_typed()
     f64 f, f1 = (3.14, 5.5);
     assert_eq!(f, 3.14);
     assert_eq!(f1, 5.5);
+
+    (i32, f64) as a, b = (70, 1.4);
+    assert_eq!(a, 70);
+    assert_eq!(b, 1.4);
 }
 
 pub void test_let_mut()