diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs
index 8f6ec5e08..c89821c5c 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs
@@ -335,8 +335,23 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 		{
 			output.WriteReference(this.Name, this, isLocal: true);
 		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets whether this variable occurs within the specified instruction.
+		/// </summary>
+		internal bool IsUsedWithin(ILInstruction inst)
+		{
+			if (inst is IInstructionWithVariableOperand iwvo && iwvo.Variable == this) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			foreach (var child in inst.Children) {
+				if (IsUsedWithin(child))
+					return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
-	
+
 	public interface IInstructionWithVariableOperand
 	{
 		ILVariable Variable { get; set; }
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.cs
index c5d4786c5..809aabafe 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 		LdLoc,
 		/// <summary>Loads the address of a local variable. (ldarga/ldloca)</summary>
 		LdLoca,
-		/// <summary>Stores a value into a local variable. (starg/stloc)</summary>
+		/// <summary>Stores a value into a local variable. (IL: starg/stloc)
+		/// Evaluates to the value that was stored (for byte/short variables: evaluates to the truncated value)</summary>
 		StLoc,
 		/// <summary>Stores the value into an anonymous temporary variable, and returns the address of that variable.</summary>
 		AddressOf,
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 		IsInst,
 		/// <summary>Indirect load (ref/pointer dereference).</summary>
 		LdObj,
-		/// <summary>Indirect store (store to ref/pointer).</summary>
+		/// <summary>Indirect store (store to ref/pointer).
+		/// Evaluates to the value that was stored (when using type byte/short: evaluates to the truncated value)</summary>
 		StObj,
 		/// <summary>Boxes a value.</summary>
 		Box,
@@ -2217,7 +2219,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 }
 namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 {
-	/// <summary>Stores a value into a local variable. (starg/stloc)</summary>
+	/// <summary>Stores a value into a local variable. (IL: starg/stloc)
+	/// Evaluates to the value that was stored (for byte/short variables: evaluates to the truncated value)</summary>
 	public sealed partial class StLoc : ILInstruction, IStoreInstruction
 	{
 		public StLoc(ILVariable variable, ILInstruction value) : base(OpCode.StLoc)
@@ -3540,7 +3543,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 }
 namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 {
-	/// <summary>Indirect store (store to ref/pointer).</summary>
+	/// <summary>Indirect store (store to ref/pointer).
+	/// Evaluates to the value that was stored (when using type byte/short: evaluates to the truncated value)</summary>
 	public sealed partial class StObj : ILInstruction, ISupportsVolatilePrefix, ISupportsUnalignedPrefix
 	{
 		public StObj(ILInstruction target, ILInstruction value, IType type) : base(OpCode.StObj)
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.tt b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.tt
index cab30f507..126b9c795 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.tt
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions.tt
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
 			CustomClassName("LdLoc"), NoArguments, HasVariableOperand("Load"), ResultType("variable.StackType")),
 		new OpCode("ldloca", "Loads the address of a local variable. (ldarga/ldloca)",
 			CustomClassName("LdLoca"), NoArguments, ResultType("Ref"), HasVariableOperand("Address")),
-		new OpCode("stloc", "Stores a value into a local variable. (starg/stloc)",
+		new OpCode("stloc", "Stores a value into a local variable. (IL: starg/stloc)" + Environment.NewLine
+				+ "Evaluates to the value that was stored (for byte/short variables: evaluates to the truncated value)",
 			CustomClassName("StLoc"), HasVariableOperand("Store"), CustomArguments("value"),
 			ResultType("variable.StackType")),
 		new OpCode("addressof", "Stores the value into an anonymous temporary variable, and returns the address of that variable.",
@@ -204,10 +205,11 @@
 		new OpCode("ldobj", "Indirect load (ref/pointer dereference).",
 			CustomClassName("LdObj"), CustomArguments("target"), HasTypeOperand, MemoryAccess, CustomWriteToButKeepOriginal,
 			SupportsVolatilePrefix, SupportsUnalignedPrefix, MayThrow, ResultType("type.GetStackType()")),
-		new OpCode("stobj", "Indirect store (store to ref/pointer).",
+		new OpCode("stobj", "Indirect store (store to ref/pointer)." + Environment.NewLine
+				+ "Evaluates to the value that was stored (when using type byte/short: evaluates to the truncated value)",
 			CustomClassName("StObj"), CustomArguments("target", "value"), HasTypeOperand, MemoryAccess, CustomWriteToButKeepOriginal,
 			SupportsVolatilePrefix, SupportsUnalignedPrefix, MayThrow, ResultType("type.GetStackType()")),
-		
+
 		new OpCode("box", "Boxes a value.",
 			Unary, HasTypeOperand, MemoryAccess, MayThrow, ResultType("O")),
 		new OpCode("unbox", "Compute address inside box.",
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs
index a1de1bf3e..c18d1ed96 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 					block.Instructions.RemoveAt(i);
 					continue;
 				}
-				if (TransformInlineAssignmentStObj(block, i))
+				if (TransformInlineAssignmentStObj(block, i) || TransformInlineAssignmentLocal(block, i))
 					continue;
 				if (TransformInlineCompoundAssignmentCall(block, i))
 					continue;
@@ -59,13 +59,17 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 		/// -->
 		/// stloc l(stobj (..., value))
 		/// </code>
+		/// e.g. used for inline assignment to instance field
+		/// 
 		/// -or-
+		/// 
 		/// <code>
 		/// stloc s(value)
 		/// stobj (..., ldloc s)
 		/// -->
 		/// stloc s(stobj (..., value))
 		/// </code>
+		/// e.g. used for inline assignment to static field
 		bool TransformInlineAssignmentStObj(Block block, int i)
 		{
 			var inst = block.Instructions[i] as StLoc;
@@ -76,27 +80,28 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			ILInstruction replacement;
 			StObj fieldStore;
 			ILVariable local;
-			if (nextInst is StLoc) { // instance fields
-				var localStore = (StLoc)nextInst;
-				if (localStore.Variable.Kind == VariableKind.StackSlot || !localStore.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable))
+			if (nextInst is StLoc localStore) { // with extra local
+				if (localStore.Variable.Kind != VariableKind.Local || !localStore.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable))
+					return false;
+				if (!(inst.Variable.IsSingleDefinition && inst.Variable.LoadCount == 2))
 					return false;
 				var memberStore = block.Instructions.ElementAtOrDefault(i + 2);
 				if (memberStore is StObj) {
 					fieldStore = memberStore as StObj;
-					if (!fieldStore.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable))
+					if (!fieldStore.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable) || localStore.Variable.IsUsedWithin(fieldStore.Target))
 						return false;
 					replacement = new StObj(fieldStore.Target, inst.Value, fieldStore.Type);
-				} else { // otherwise it must be local
-					return TransformInlineAssignmentLocal(block, i);
+				} else {
+					return false;
 				}
-				context.Step("Inline assignment to instance field", fieldStore);
+				context.Step("Inline assignment stobj (with extra local)", fieldStore);
 				local = localStore.Variable;
 				block.Instructions.RemoveAt(i + 1);
-			} else if (nextInst is StObj) { // static fields
+			} else if (nextInst is StObj) { // without extra local
 				fieldStore = (StObj)nextInst;
-				if (!fieldStore.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable) || (fieldStore.Target.MatchLdFlda(out var target, out _) && target.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable)))
+				if (!fieldStore.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable) || inst.Variable.IsUsedWithin(fieldStore.Target))
 					return false;
-				context.Step("Inline assignment to static field", fieldStore);
+				context.Step("Inline assignment stobj", fieldStore);
 				local = inst.Variable;
 				replacement = new StObj(fieldStore.Target, inst.Value, fieldStore.Type);
 			} else {
@@ -246,7 +251,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			var nextInst = block.Instructions.ElementAtOrDefault(i + 1) as StLoc;
 			if (inst == null || nextInst == null)
 				return false;
-			if (nextInst.Variable.Kind == VariableKind.StackSlot || !nextInst.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable))
+			if (inst.Variable.Kind != VariableKind.StackSlot)
+				return false;
+			if (nextInst.Variable.Kind != VariableKind.Local || !nextInst.Value.MatchLdLoc(inst.Variable))
 				return false;
 			context.Step("Inline assignment to local variable", inst);
 			var value = inst.Value;