diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 2abf804b5d..3076321bb9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 pub type Expr = BinaryExpr | UnaryExpr | IfExpr | StringLiteral | IntegerLiteral | FloatLiteral | 	
 Ident
 
-pub type Stmt = VarDecl | FnDecl | Return | Module | Import | ExprStmt
+pub type Stmt = VarDecl | FnDecl | Return | Module | Import | ExprStmt | AssignStmt
 // Stand-alone expression in a statement list.
 pub struct ExprStmt {
 pub:
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ pub:
 
 pub struct BinaryExpr {
 pub:
-	tok_kind token.TokenKind
-	// op    BinaryOp
-	op       token.TokenKind
-	left     Expr
+// tok_kind token.TokenKind
+// op    BinaryOp
+	op    token.TokenKind
+	left  Expr
 	// left_type Type
-	right    Expr
+	right Expr
 	// right_type Type
 }
 
@@ -118,18 +118,25 @@ pub:
 	left Expr
 }
 
-struct IfExpr {
+pub struct IfExpr {
 	tok_kind token.TokenKind
 	cond     Expr
 	body     []Stmt
 	else_    []Stmt
 }
 
-struct ReturnStmt {
+pub struct ReturnStmt {
 	tok_kind token.TokenKind // or pos
 	results  []Expr
 }
 
+pub struct AssignStmt {
+pub:
+	left  Expr
+	right Expr
+	op    token.TokenKind
+}
+
 // string representaiton of expr
 pub fn (x Expr) str() string {
 	match x {
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/cgen/cgen.v
index e888af22be..2df99c070f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/cgen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/cgen/cgen.v
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ pub fn (g mut Gen) writeln(s string) {
 
 fn (g mut Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	match node {
+		ast.AssignStmt {
+			g.expr(it.left)
+			g.write(' $it.op.str() ')
+			g.expr(it.right)
+			g.writeln(';')
+		}
 		ast.FnDecl {
 			g.writeln('$it.typ.name ${it.name}() { ')
 			for stmt in it.stmts {
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.c b/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.c
index cb29fee31b..855757c610 100644
--- a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.c
+++ b/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.c
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ void function2() {
 	f64 f = 10.1;
 	string s = tos3("hi");
 	int m = 10;
-	m += 10;
+	x += 10;
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.v b/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.v
index 052cfef3e3..44cc7baeb0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.v
+++ b/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.v
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ fn function1() int {
 
 // comment
 fn function2() {
-	x := 0
+	mut x := 0
 	f := 10.1
 	s := 'hi'
 	m := 10
-	m += 10
+	x += 10
 	//c := 0
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 00be54da1d..2aaf437df3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -133,9 +133,15 @@ fn (p mut Parser) check_name() string {
 }
 
 pub fn (p mut Parser) stmt() ast.Stmt {
+	// println('stmt at ' + p.tok.str())
 	// `x := ...`
-	if p.tok.kind == .name && p.peek_tok.kind == .decl_assign {
-		return p.var_decl()
+	if p.tok.kind == .name {
+		if p.peek_tok.kind == .decl_assign {
+			return p.var_decl()
+		}
+		else if p.peek_tok.is_assign() {
+			return p.assign_stmt()
+		}
 	}
 	match p.tok.kind {
 		.key_module {
@@ -162,18 +168,27 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) stmt() ast.Stmt {
 	}
 }
 
+pub fn (p mut Parser) assign_stmt() ast.AssignStmt {
+	left_expr,left_type := p.expr(0)
+	op := p.tok.kind
+	println('assignn_stmt() ' + op.str())
+	p.next()
+	right_expr,right_type := p.expr(0)
+	return ast.AssignStmt{
+		left: left_expr
+		right: right_expr
+		op: op
+	}
+}
+
 // Implementation of Pratt Precedence
 pub fn (p mut Parser) expr(rbp int) (ast.Expr,types.Type) {
-	println('expr at ' + p.tok.str())
+	// println('expr at ' + p.tok.str())
 	// null denotation (prefix)
 	mut node := ast.Expr{}
 	mut typ := types.void_type
 	match p.tok.kind {
 		.name {
-			// `x := ...`
-			// if p.peek_tok.kind == .decl_assign {
-			// return p.var_decl()
-			// }
 			// name expr
 			node = ast.Ident{
 				name: p.tok.lit
@@ -215,6 +230,16 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) expr(rbp int) (ast.Expr,types.Type) {
 		if prev_tok.is_right_assoc() {
 			mut expr := ast.Expr{}
 			expr,t2 = p.expr(prev_tok.precedence() - 1)
+			/*
+			if prev_tok.is_assign() {
+				return ast.AssignStmt {
+					left: node
+					op: prev_tok.kind
+					right: expr
+				}, types.void_type
+			}
+			*/
+
 			node = ast.BinaryExpr{
 				left: node
 				// left_type: t1
diff --git a/vlib/v/token/token.v b/vlib/v/token/token.v
index 8f90f56f22..df1813ecf0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/token/token.v
+++ b/vlib/v/token/token.v
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ pub fn is_decl(t TokenKind) bool {
 	return t in [.key_enum, .key_interface, .key_fn, .key_struct, .key_type, .key_const, .key_import_const, .key_pub, .eof]
 }
 
-fn (t TokenKind) is_assign() bool {
-	return t in assign_tokens
+pub fn (t Token) is_assign() bool {
+	return t.kind in assign_tokens
 }
 
 fn (t []TokenKind) contains(val TokenKind) bool {
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ pub fn (tok Token) precedence() int {
 		.logical_or {
 			return 3
 		}
-		.plus_assign {
-			return 2
-		}
+		// /.plus_assign {
+		// /return 2
+		// /}
 		else {
 			return lowest_prec
 		}