diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/ExpressionBuilder.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/ExpressionBuilder.cs
index e1f4d4bad..b658fff1d 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/ExpressionBuilder.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/ExpressionBuilder.cs
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.CSharp
 		{
 			var stloc = block.Instructions.FirstOrDefault() as StLoc;
 			var final = block.FinalInstruction as LdLoc;
-			if (stloc == null || final == null || stloc.Variable != final.Variable)
+			if (stloc == null || final == null || stloc.Variable != final.Variable || stloc.Variable.Kind != VariableKind.InitializerTarget)
 				throw new ArgumentException("given Block is invalid!");
 			InitializedObjectResolveResult initObjRR;
 			TranslatedExpression expr;
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.CSharp
 			var stloc = block.Instructions.FirstOrDefault() as StLoc;
 			var final = block.FinalInstruction as LdLoc;
 			IType type;
-			if (stloc == null || final == null || !stloc.Value.MatchNewArr(out type) || stloc.Variable != final.Variable)
+			if (stloc == null || final == null || !stloc.Value.MatchNewArr(out type) || stloc.Variable != final.Variable || stloc.Variable.Kind != VariableKind.InitializerTarget)
 				throw new ArgumentException("given Block is invalid!");
 			var newArr = (NewArr)stloc.Value;
 			
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs
index 42414186b..9671877c8 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILVariable.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 		/// </summary>
 		ForeachLocal,
 		/// <summary>
+		/// A local variable used inside an array, collection or
+		/// object initializer block to denote the object being initialized.
+		/// </summary>
+		InitializerTarget,
+		/// <summary>
 		/// A parameter.
 		/// </summary>
 		Parameter,
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/ILFunction.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/ILFunction.cs
index 22e3db204..f09728368 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/ILFunction.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/ILFunction.cs
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 					case VariableKind.StackSlot:
 						name = "S_";
 						break;
+					case VariableKind.InitializerTarget:
+						name = "I_";
+						break;
 					default:
 						throw new NotSupportedException();
 				}
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/AssignVariableNames.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/AssignVariableNames.cs
index 87ccaf75f..05120f617 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/AssignVariableNames.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/AssignVariableNames.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 				switch (v.Kind) {
 					case VariableKind.Parameter: // ignore
 						break;
-					case VariableKind.StackSlot: // keep generated names
+					case VariableKind.InitializerTarget: // keep generated names
 						AddExistingName(v.Name);
 						break;
 					default:
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs
index 12b1e8e01..80aca9757 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 				int initArrayPos;
 				if (ForwardScanInitializeArrayRuntimeHelper(body, pos + 1, v, elementType, arrayLength, out values, out initArrayPos)) {
 					context.Step("ForwardScanInitializeArrayRuntimeHelper", inst);
-					var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.StackSlot, v.Type);
+					var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.InitializerTarget, v.Type);
 					var block = BlockFromInitializer(tempStore, elementType, arrayLength, values);
 					body.Instructions[pos].ReplaceWith(new StLoc(v, block));
 					body.Instructions.RemoveAt(initArrayPos);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 					if (HandleSimpleArrayInitializer(body, pos + 1, v, arrayLength[0], out finalStore, out values, out instructionsToRemove)) {
 						context.Step("HandleSimpleArrayInitializer", inst);
 						var block = new Block(BlockType.ArrayInitializer);
-						var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.StackSlot, v.Type);
+						var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.InitializerTarget, v.Type);
 						block.Instructions.Add(new StLoc(tempStore, new NewArr(elementType, arrayLength.Select(l => new LdcI4(l)).ToArray())));
 						block.Instructions.AddRange(values.SelectWithIndex(
 							(i, value) => {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 					if (HandleJaggedArrayInitializer(body, pos + 1, v, arrayLength[0], out finalStore, out values, out instructionsToRemove)) {
 						context.Step("HandleJaggedArrayInitializer", inst);
 						var block = new Block(BlockType.ArrayInitializer);
-						var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.StackSlot, v.Type);
+						var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.InitializerTarget, v.Type);
 						block.Instructions.Add(new StLoc(tempStore, new NewArr(elementType, arrayLength.Select(l => new LdcI4(l)).ToArray())));
 						block.Instructions.AddRange(values.SelectWithIndex((i, value) => StElem(new LdLoc(tempStore), new[] { new LdcI4(i) }, value, elementType)));
 						block.FinalInstruction = new LdLoc(tempStore);
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs
index 550ec0c1d..571bb04c4 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformCollectionAndObjectInitializers.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 				ILVariable finalSlot;
 				if (initializerBlock == null) {
 					initializerBlock = new Block(blockType);
-					finalSlot = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.StackSlot, v.Type);
+					finalSlot = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.InitializerTarget, v.Type);
 					initializerBlock.FinalInstruction = new LdLoc(finalSlot);
 					initializerBlock.Instructions.Add(new StLoc(finalSlot, initInst.Clone()));
 				} else {