diff --git a/src/ast.cpp b/src/ast.cpp
index a97a72a..76a8045 100644
--- a/src/ast.cpp
+++ b/src/ast.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ namespace AST {
         return out.str();
     }
 
+    std::string InitializationStatement::formatted() {
+        std::stringstream out{ "" };
+        out << this->m_type->formatted() << " " << this->m_name;
+        if (this->m_expr) {
+            out << " = " << this->m_expr->get()->formatted();
+        }
+        out << ";";
+        return out.str();
+    }
+
     std::string IntLiteralExpression::formatted() {
         std::stringstream out{ "" };
         out << this->m_value;
diff --git a/src/ast.h b/src/ast.h
index ba0d174..8bd0a1f 100644
--- a/src/ast.h
+++ b/src/ast.h
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ namespace AST {
         virtual void codegen(codegen::Builder& builder) override;
     };
 
+    class InitializationStatement : public Statement {
+    private:
+        std::unique_ptr<Type> m_type;
+        std::string m_name;
+        std::optional<std::unique_ptr<Expression>> m_expr;
+    public:
+        InitializationStatement(std::unique_ptr<Type> ty, std::string name, std::optional<std::unique_ptr<Expression>> expr)
+            : m_type{ std::move(ty) }, m_name{ name }, m_expr{ std::move(expr) } {
+        }
+        virtual ~InitializationStatement() override = default;
+        virtual std::string formatted() override;
+        virtual void codegen(codegen::Builder& builder) override;
+    };
+
     class TopLevelStatement : public Node {
     public:
         virtual void codegen(codegen::Builder& builder) = 0;
diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index f6a9bd9..783c075 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ namespace AST {
         builder.builder->CreateRet(value);
     }
 
+    void InitializationStatement::codegen(codegen::Builder& builder) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     void Function::codegen(codegen::Builder& builder) {
         auto ret_ty = this->m_return_ty->codegen(builder);
         std::vector<llvm::Type*> params{};