diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/DeclareVariableInSmallestScope.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/DeclareVariableInSmallestScope.cs
index ba60db563..af82e224d 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/DeclareVariableInSmallestScope.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/DeclareVariableInSmallestScope.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace Decompiler
 				Match m = assignmentPattern.Match(pos);
 				if (m != null && m.Get<IdentifierExpression>("ident").Single().Identifier == name) {
 					result = new VariableDeclarationStatement(type, name, m.Get<Expression>("init").Single().Detach());
+					result.Variables.Single().CopyAnnotationsFrom(((ExpressionStatement)pos).Expression);
+					result.CopyAnnotationsFrom(pos);
 					pos.ReplaceWith(result);
 				} else {
 					result = new VariableDeclarationStatement(type, name);