diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
index c226d6296..a18607f14 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.csproj
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ILAst\ILAstOptimizer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ILAst\ILAstTypes.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ILAst\ILCodes.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ILAst\ILInlining.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ILAst\Pattern.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ILAst\TypeAnalysis.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ITextOutput.cs" />
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ArrayInitializers.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ArrayInitializers.cs
index 7d28743e7..2366d27e8 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ArrayInitializers.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ArrayInitializers.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ namespace Decompiler
 						continue;
 					if (arg1.Match(block.Body.ElementAtOrDefault(i + 1)) && arg2.Match(block.Body.ElementAtOrDefault(i + 2))) {
 						if (initializeArrayPattern.Match(block.Body.ElementAtOrDefault(i + 3))) {
-							HandleStaticallyInitializedArray(arg1, block, i, newArrInst, arrayLength);
+							if (HandleStaticallyInitializedArray(arg2, block, i, newArrInst, arrayLength)) {
+								i -= ILInlining.InlineInto(block, i + 1, method) - 1;
+							}
 							continue;
 						}
 					}
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ namespace Decompiler
 						((ILExpression)block.Body[i]).Arguments[0] = new ILExpression(
 							ILCode.InitArray, newArrInst.Operand, operands.ToArray());
 						block.Body.RemoveRange(i + 1, arrayLength);
+						i -= ILInlining.InlineInto(block, i + 1, method) - 1;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ namespace Decompiler
 			}
 		}
 		
-		static bool HandleStaticallyInitializedArray(StoreToVariable arg1, ILBlock block, int i, ILExpression newArrInst, int arrayLength)
+		static bool HandleStaticallyInitializedArray(StoreToVariable arg2, ILBlock block, int i, ILExpression newArrInst, int arrayLength)
 		{
 			FieldDefinition field = ((ILExpression)block.Body[i + 3]).Arguments[1].Operand as FieldDefinition;
 			if (field == null || field.InitialValue == null)
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ namespace Decompiler
 						for (int j = 0; j < newArr.Length; j++) {
 							newArr[j] = new ILExpression(ILCode.Ldc_I4, BitConverter.ToInt32(field.InitialValue, j * 4));
 						}
-						block.Body[i] = new ILExpression(ILCode.Stloc, arg1.LastVariable, new ILExpression(ILCode.InitArray, newArrInst.Operand, newArr));
+						block.Body[i] = new ILExpression(ILCode.Stloc, arg2.LastVariable, new ILExpression(ILCode.InitArray, newArrInst.Operand, newArr));
 						block.Body.RemoveRange(i + 1, 3);
 						return true;
 					}
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILInlining.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILInlining.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75910a7d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILInlining.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under MIT X11 license (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Decompiler
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Performs inlining transformations.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class ILInlining
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Inlines instructions before pos into block.Body[pos].
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>The number of instructions that were inlined.</returns>
+		public static int InlineInto(ILBlock block, int pos, ILBlock method)
+		{
+			int count = 0;
+			while (--pos >= 0) {
+				ILExpression expr = block.Body[pos] as ILExpression;
+				if (expr == null || expr.Code != ILCode.Stloc)
+					break;
+				if (InlineIfPossible(block, pos, method))
+					count++;
+				else
+					break;
+			}
+			return count;
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Inlines the stloc instruction at block.Body[pos] into the next instruction, if possible.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static bool InlineIfPossible(ILBlock block, int pos, ILBlock method)
+		{
+			if (InlineIfPossible((ILExpression)block.Body[pos], block.Body.ElementAtOrDefault(pos+1), method)) {
+				block.Body.RemoveAt(pos);
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Inlines 'expr' into 'next', if possible.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static bool InlineIfPossible(ILExpression expr, ILNode next, ILBlock method)
+		{
+			if (expr.Code != ILCode.Stloc)
+				throw new ArgumentException("expr must be stloc");
+			// ensure the variable is only accessed only a single time
+			if (method.GetSelfAndChildrenRecursive<ILExpression>().Count(e => e != expr && e.Operand == expr.Operand) != 1)
+				return false;
+			ILExpression parent;
+			int pos;
+			if (FindLoadInNext(next as ILExpression, (ILVariable)expr.Operand, out parent, out pos) == true) {
+				parent.Arguments[pos] = expr.Arguments[0];
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Finds the position to inline to.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>true = found; false = cannot continue search; null = not found</returns>
+		static bool? FindLoadInNext(ILExpression expr, ILVariable v, out ILExpression parent, out int pos)
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < expr.Arguments.Count; i++) {
+				ILExpression arg = expr.Arguments[i];
+				if (arg.Code == ILCode.Ldloc && arg.Operand == v) {
+					parent = expr;
+					pos = i;
+					return true;
+				}
+				bool? r = FindLoadInNext(arg, v, out parent, out pos);
+				if (r != null)
+					return r;
+			}
+			parent = null;
+			pos = 0;
+			return IsWithoutSideEffects(expr.Code) ? (bool?)null : false;
+		}
+		
+		static bool IsWithoutSideEffects(ILCode code)
+		{
+			return code == ILCode.Ldloc;
+		}
+	}
+}