diff --git a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
index d115cbbd80..4554a830b3 100644
--- a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.cpp
@@ -5014,6 +5014,58 @@ ExpEmit FxFlopFunctionCall::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 	return v;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FxSequence :: Resolve
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+FxExpression *FxSequence::Resolve(FCompileContext &ctx)
+{
+	CHECKRESOLVED();
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < Expressions.Size(); ++i)
+	{
+		if (NULL == (Expressions[i] = Expressions[i]->Resolve(ctx)))
+		{
+			delete this;
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+	return this;
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FxSequence :: Emit
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+ExpEmit FxSequence::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
+{
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < Expressions.Size(); ++i)
+	{
+		ExpEmit v = Expressions[i]->Emit(build);
+		// Throw away any result. We don't care about it.
+		v.Free(build);
+	}
+	return ExpEmit();
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FxSequence :: GetDirectFunction
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+VMFunction *FxSequence::GetDirectFunction()
+{
+	if (Expressions.Size() == 1)
+	{
+		return Expressions[0]->GetDirectFunction();
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // FxCompoundStatement :: Resolve
@@ -5023,18 +5075,11 @@ ExpEmit FxFlopFunctionCall::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 FxExpression *FxCompoundStatement::Resolve(FCompileContext &ctx)
 {
 	CHECKRESOLVED();
+	auto outer = ctx.Block;
 	Outer = ctx.Block;
 	ctx.Block = this;
-	for (unsigned i = 0; i < Expressions.Size(); ++i)
-	{
-		if (NULL == (Expressions[i] = Expressions[i]->Resolve(ctx)))
-		{
-			ctx.Block = Outer;
-			delete this;
-			return nullptr;
-		}
-	}
-	ctx.Block = Outer;
+	auto x = FxSequence::Resolve(ctx);
+	ctx.Block = outer;
 	return this;
 }
 
@@ -5046,33 +5091,13 @@ FxExpression *FxCompoundStatement::Resolve(FCompileContext &ctx)
 
 ExpEmit FxCompoundStatement::Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build)
 {
-	for (unsigned i = 0; i < Expressions.Size(); ++i)
-	{
-		ExpEmit v = Expressions[i]->Emit(build);
-		// Throw away any result. We don't care about it.
-		v.Free(build);
-	}
+	auto e = FxSequence::Emit(build);
 	// Release all local variables in this block.
 	for (auto l : LocalVars)
 	{
 		l->Release(build);
 	}
-	return ExpEmit();
-}
-
-//==========================================================================
-//
-// FxCompoundStatement :: GetDirectFunction
-//
-//==========================================================================
-
-VMFunction *FxCompoundStatement::GetDirectFunction()
-{
-	if (Expressions.Size() == 1)
-	{
-		return Expressions[0]->GetDirectFunction();
-	}
-	return NULL;
+	return e;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.h b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.h
index 75cdadf8d3..eeabf891e1 100644
--- a/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.h
+++ b/src/scripting/codegeneration/codegen.h
@@ -1087,25 +1087,41 @@ public:
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
-// FxCompoundStatement
+// FxSequence (a list of statements with no semantics attached - used to return multiple nodes as one)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 class FxLocalVariableDeclaration;
 
-class FxCompoundStatement : public FxExpression
+class FxSequence : public FxExpression
+{
+	TDeletingArray<FxExpression *> Expressions;
+
+public:
+	FxSequence(const FScriptPosition &pos) : FxExpression(pos) {}
+	FxExpression *Resolve(FCompileContext&);
+	ExpEmit Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build);
+	void Add(FxExpression *expr) { if (expr != NULL) Expressions.Push(expr); }
+	VMFunction *GetDirectFunction();
+};
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FxCompoundStatement (like a list but implements maintenance of local variables)
+//
+//==========================================================================
+class FxLocalVariableDeclaration;
+
+class FxCompoundStatement : public FxSequence
 {
 	TArray<FxLocalVariableDeclaration *> LocalVars;
-	TDeletingArray<FxExpression *> Expressions;
 	FxCompoundStatement *Outer = nullptr;
 
 	friend class FxLocalVariableDeclaration;
 
 public:
-	FxCompoundStatement(const FScriptPosition &pos) : FxExpression(pos) {}
+	FxCompoundStatement(const FScriptPosition &pos) : FxSequence(pos) {}
 	FxExpression *Resolve(FCompileContext&);
 	ExpEmit Emit(VMFunctionBuilder *build);
-	void Add(FxExpression *expr) { if (expr != NULL) Expressions.Push(expr); }
-	VMFunction *GetDirectFunction();
 	FxLocalVariableDeclaration *FindLocalVariable(FName name);
 	bool CheckLocalVariable(FName name);
 };
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
index e641524afc..33830d1352 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -2534,6 +2534,39 @@ FxExpression *ZCCCompiler::ConvertNode(ZCC_TreeNode *ast)
 		return new FxConditional(condition, left, right);
 	}
 
+	case AST_LocalVarStmt:
+	{
+		auto loc = static_cast<ZCC_LocalVarStmt *>(ast);
+		auto node = loc->Vars;
+		FxSequence *list = new FxSequence(*ast);
+		do
+		{
+			// Type determination must be done for each field to properly handle array definitions.
+			PType *type = DetermineType(ConvertClass, node, node->Name, loc->Type, true, false);
+			if (type->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PArray)))
+			{
+				Error(loc, "Local array variables not implemented yet.");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				FxExpression *val;
+				if (node->InitIsArray)
+				{
+					Error(node, "Tried to initialize %s with an array", FName(node->Name).GetChars());
+					val = nullptr;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					val = node->Init ? ConvertNode(node->Init) : nullptr;
+				}
+				list->Add(new FxLocalVariableDeclaration(type, node->Name, val, *node));
+			}
+
+			node = static_cast<decltype(node)>(node->SiblingNext);
+		} while (node != loc->Vars);
+		return list;
+	}
+
 	case AST_ExpressionStmt:
 		return ConvertNode(static_cast<ZCC_ExpressionStmt *>(ast)->Expression);