diff --git a/vhdlpp/parse.y b/vhdlpp/parse.y
index 156cce7ad..3a6df7ca1 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/parse.y
+++ b/vhdlpp/parse.y
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ const VType*parse_type_by_name(perm_string name)
 %type <expr> expression_logical expression_logical_and expression_logical_or
 %type <expr> expression_logical_xnor expression_logical_xor
 %type <expr> name
-%type <expr> shift_expression simple_expression term waveform_element
+%type <expr> shift_expression signal_declaration_assign_opt
+%type <expr> simple_expression term waveform_element
 %type <expr> interface_element_expression
 
 %type <expr_list> waveform waveform_elements
@@ -405,11 +406,12 @@ block_configuration_opt
   ;
 
 block_declarative_item
-  : K_signal identifier_list ':' subtype_indication ';'
+  : K_signal identifier_list ':' subtype_indication
+    signal_declaration_assign_opt ';'
       { /* Save the signal declaration in the block_signals map. */
 	for (std::list<perm_string>::iterator cur = $2->begin()
 		   ; cur != $2->end() ; ++cur) {
-	      Signal*sig = new Signal(*cur, $4);
+	      Signal*sig = new Signal(*cur, $4, $5);
 	      FILE_NAME(sig, @1);
 	      active_scope->bind_name(*cur, sig);
 	}
@@ -1715,6 +1717,11 @@ sequential_statement
 
 shift_expression : simple_expression { $$ = $1; } ;
 
+signal_declaration_assign_opt
+  : VASSIGN expression { $$ = $2; }
+  |                    { $$ = 0;  }
+  ;
+
 /*
  * The LRM rule for simple_expression is:
  *   simple_expression ::= [sign] term { adding_operator term }
diff --git a/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc b/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc
index de7685300..f0d60fee7 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
  */
 
 # include  "vsignal.h"
+# include  "expression.h"
 # include  "vtype.h"
 # include  <iostream>
 
 using namespace std;
 
-SigVarBase::SigVarBase(perm_string nam, const VType*typ)
-: name_(nam), type_(typ), refcnt_sequ_(0)
+SigVarBase::SigVarBase(perm_string nam, const VType*typ, Expression*exp)
+: name_(nam), type_(typ), init_expr_(exp), refcnt_sequ_(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ void SigVarBase::type_elaborate_(VType::decl_t&decl)
       decl.type = type_;
 }
 
-int Signal::emit(ostream&out, Entity*, Architecture*)
+int Signal::emit(ostream&out, Entity*ent, Architecture*arc)
 {
       int errors = 0;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ int Signal::emit(ostream&out, Entity*, Architecture*)
       if (peek_refcnt_sequ_() > 0)
 	    decl.reg_flag = true;
       errors += decl.emit(out, peek_name_());
+
+      Expression*init_expr = peek_init_expr();
+      if (init_expr) {
+	    out << " = ";
+	    init_expr->emit(out, ent, arc);
+      }
       out << ";" << endl;
       return errors;
 }
diff --git a/vhdlpp/vsignal.h b/vhdlpp/vsignal.h
index 76d3167cb..14cbe586f 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/vsignal.h
+++ b/vhdlpp/vsignal.h
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
 
 class Architecture;
 class Entity;
+class Expression;
 
 class SigVarBase : public LineInfo {
 
     public:
-      SigVarBase(perm_string name, const VType*type);
+      SigVarBase(perm_string name, const VType*type, Expression*init_expr);
       virtual ~SigVarBase();
 
       const VType* peek_type(void) const { return type_; }
@@ -46,9 +47,12 @@ class SigVarBase : public LineInfo {
 
       void type_elaborate_(VType::decl_t&decl);
 
+      Expression* peek_init_expr() const { return init_expr_; }
+
     private:
       perm_string name_;
       const VType*type_;
+      Expression*init_expr_;
 
       unsigned refcnt_sequ_;
 
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ class SigVarBase : public LineInfo {
 class Signal : public SigVarBase {
 
     public:
-      Signal(perm_string name, const VType*type);
+      Signal(perm_string name, const VType*type, Expression*init_expr);
 
       int emit(ostream&out, Entity*ent, Architecture*arc);
 };
@@ -78,13 +82,13 @@ inline void SigVarBase::count_ref_sequ()
       refcnt_sequ_ += 1;
 }
 
-inline Signal::Signal(perm_string name, const VType*type)
-: SigVarBase(name, type)
+inline Signal::Signal(perm_string name, const VType*type, Expression*init_expr)
+: SigVarBase(name, type, init_expr)
 {
 }
 
 inline Variable::Variable(perm_string name, const VType*type)
-: SigVarBase(name, type)
+: SigVarBase(name, type, 0)
 {
 }