diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 399d552..8e90689 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -677,37 +677,47 @@ struct Value *ParseFunctionDefinition(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueTyp
 void ParseDeclaration(struct ParseState *Parser, enum LexToken Token)
 {
     char *Identifier;
+    struct ValueType *BasicType;
     struct ValueType *Typ;
     struct Value *CValue;
 
-    TypeParse(Parser, &Typ, &Identifier);
-    if (Token == TokenVoidType && Identifier != StrEmpty)
-        ProgramFail(Parser, "can't define a void variable");
-        
-    if ((Token != TokenVoidType && Token != TokenStructType && Token != TokenUnionType) && Identifier == StrEmpty)
-        ProgramFail(Parser, "identifier expected");
-        
-    if (Identifier != StrEmpty)
+    TypeParseFront(Parser, &BasicType);
+    do
     {
-        /* handle function definitions */
-        if (LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, FALSE) == TokenOpenBracket)
-            ParseFunctionDefinition(Parser, Typ, Identifier, FALSE);
-        else
+        TypeParseIdentPart(Parser, BasicType, &Typ, &Identifier);
+        if (Token == TokenVoidType && Identifier != StrEmpty)
+            ProgramFail(Parser, "can't define a void variable");
+            
+        if ((Token != TokenVoidType && Token != TokenStructType && Token != TokenUnionType) && Identifier == StrEmpty)
+            ProgramFail(Parser, "identifier expected");
+            
+        if (Identifier != StrEmpty)
         {
-            if (LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, FALSE) != TokenAssign)
-                VariableDefine(Parser, Identifier, VariableAllocValueFromType(Parser, Typ, TRUE, NULL));
+            /* handle function definitions */
+            if (LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, FALSE) == TokenOpenBracket)
+                ParseFunctionDefinition(Parser, Typ, Identifier, FALSE);
             else
-            { /* we're assigning an initial value */
-                LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, TRUE);
-                if (!ParseExpression(Parser, &CValue))
-                    ProgramFail(Parser, "expression expected");
-                    
-                VariableDefine(Parser, Identifier, CValue);
-                if (Parser->Mode == RunModeRun)
-                    VariableStackPop(Parser, CValue);
+            {
+                if (LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, FALSE) != TokenAssign)
+                    VariableDefine(Parser, Identifier, VariableAllocValueFromType(Parser, Typ, TRUE, NULL));
+                else
+                { /* we're assigning an initial value */
+                    LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, TRUE);
+                    if (!ParseExpression(Parser, &CValue))
+                        ProgramFail(Parser, "expression expected");
+                        
+                    VariableDefine(Parser, Identifier, CValue);
+                    if (Parser->Mode == RunModeRun)
+                        VariableStackPop(Parser, CValue);
+                }
             }
         }
-    }
+        
+        Token = LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, FALSE);
+        if (Token == TokenComma)
+            LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, TRUE);
+            
+    } while (Token == TokenComma);
 }
 
 /* parse a #define macro definition and store it for later */
diff --git a/picoc.h b/picoc.h
index dae0dc5..bec4c91 100644
--- a/picoc.h
+++ b/picoc.h
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ void TypeInit();
 int TypeSize(struct ValueType *Typ, int ArraySize);
 int TypeSizeValue(struct Value *Val);
 int TypeStackSizeValue(struct Value *Val);
+int TypeParseFront(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ);
+void TypeParseIdentPart(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType *BasicTyp, struct ValueType **Typ, char **Identifier);
 void TypeParse(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ, char **Identifier);
 struct ValueType *TypeGetMatching(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType *ParentType, enum BaseType Base, int ArraySize, const char *Identifier);
 
diff --git a/tests/00_assignment.c b/tests/00_assignment.c
index accfd0e..b174ab0 100644
--- a/tests/00_assignment.c
+++ b/tests/00_assignment.c
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ printf("%d\n", a);
 int b = 64;
 printf("%d\n", b);
 
+int c = 12, d = 34;
+printf("%d, %d\n", c, d);
+
diff --git a/tests/00_assignment.expect b/tests/00_assignment.expect
index abb11cc..d4407f3 100644
--- a/tests/00_assignment.expect
+++ b/tests/00_assignment.expect
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 42
 64
+12, 34
diff --git a/type.c b/type.c
index 51c0c88..3f29546 100644
--- a/type.c
+++ b/type.c
@@ -175,14 +175,43 @@ void TypeParseStruct(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ, int IsSt
     LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, TRUE);
 }
 
-/* parse a type */
-void TypeParse(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ, char **Identifier)
+/* parse a type - just the basic type */
+int TypeParseFront(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ)
+{
+    struct ParseState Before = *Parser;
+    enum LexToken Token = LexGetToken(Parser, NULL, TRUE);
+    *Typ = NULL;
+
+    switch (Token)
+    {
+        case TokenIntType: case TokenLongType: case TokenShortType: *Typ = &IntType; break;
+        case TokenCharType: *Typ = &CharType; break;
+#ifndef NO_FP
+        case TokenFloatType: case TokenDoubleType: *Typ = &FPType; break;
+#endif
+        case TokenVoidType: *Typ = &VoidType; break;
+        
+        case TokenStructType: case TokenUnionType: 
+            if (*Typ != NULL)
+                ProgramFail(Parser, "bad type declaration");
+                
+            TypeParseStruct(Parser, Typ, Token == TokenStructType);
+            break;
+
+        default: *Parser = Before; return FALSE;
+    }
+    
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* parse a type - the part which is repeated with each identifier in a declaration list */
+void TypeParseIdentPart(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType *BasicTyp, struct ValueType **Typ, char **Identifier)
 {
     struct ParseState Before;
     enum LexToken Token;
     struct Value *LexValue;
     int Done = FALSE;
-    *Typ = NULL;
+    *Typ = BasicTyp;
     *Identifier = StrEmpty;
     
     while (!Done)
@@ -191,20 +220,6 @@ void TypeParse(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ, char **Identif
         Token = LexGetToken(Parser, &LexValue, TRUE);
         switch (Token)
         {
-            case TokenIntType: case TokenLongType: case TokenShortType: *Typ = &IntType; break;
-            case TokenCharType: *Typ = &CharType; break;
-#ifndef NO_FP
-            case TokenFloatType: case TokenDoubleType: *Typ = &FPType; break;
-#endif
-            case TokenVoidType: *Typ = &VoidType; break;
-            
-            case TokenStructType: case TokenUnionType: 
-                if (*Typ != NULL)
-                    ProgramFail(Parser, "bad type declaration");
-                    
-                TypeParseStruct(Parser, Typ, Token == TokenStructType);
-                break;
-
             case TokenOpenBracket:
                 if (*Typ != NULL)
                     ProgramFail(Parser, "bad type declaration");
@@ -266,3 +281,13 @@ void TypeParse(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ, char **Identif
         }
     }    
 }
+
+/* parse a type - a complete declaration including identifier */
+void TypeParse(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ValueType **Typ, char **Identifier)
+{
+    struct ValueType *BasicType;
+    
+    TypeParseFront(Parser, &BasicType);
+    TypeParseIdentPart(Parser, BasicType, Typ, Identifier);
+}
+