diff --git a/src/vm/stack.cc b/src/vm/stack.cc
index b9240e7..4497843 100644
--- a/src/vm/stack.cc
+++ b/src/vm/stack.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ Value Stack::at(int pos) const
     }
 }
 
+void Stack::set(int pos, Value const& val)
+{
+    try {
+        if (pos >= 0) {
+            stack_.at(fps_.top() + pos) = val;
+        } else {
+            if ((int) fps_.top() + (int) stack_.size() + pos < 0)
+                throw VMStackOutOfRange();
+            stack_.at(stack_.size() + pos) = val;
+        }
+    } catch (std::out_of_range&) {
+        throw VMStackOutOfRange();
+    }
+}
+
 size_t Stack::size() const
 {
     return stack_.size() - fps_.top();
diff --git a/src/vm/stack.hh b/src/vm/stack.hh
index b17fcd1..53d99be 100644
--- a/src/vm/stack.hh
+++ b/src/vm/stack.hh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] Value at(int pos) const;
     [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const;
 
+    void set(int pos, Value const& val);
+
     void push_fp();
     void pop_fp();
 
diff --git a/src/vm/tests.cc b/src/vm/tests.cc
index 8ef8dd7..23ed175 100644
--- a/src/vm/tests.cc
+++ b/src/vm/tests.cc
@@ -270,15 +270,19 @@ TEST(VM, StringString)
 
 TEST(VM, LocalVariables)
 {
-    /*
-    ASSERT_EQ(run(R"(
+    VM vm = run(R"(
         .func 0
-            pushv 2
-            pushi 3
-            setv  0
-            pushi
-    )").to_integer(-1), 4);
-    */
+            pushv 2         ; local a, b
+            pushi 3         ; a = 3
+            set   0
+            pushi 4         ; b = 4
+            set   1
+            dupv  0         ; return a
+            ret
+    )");
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(vm.stack_sz(), 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(vm.to_integer(-1), 3);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
diff --git a/src/vm/vm.cc b/src/vm/vm.cc
index d3408dd..ab8ac99 100644
--- a/src/vm/vm.cc
+++ b/src/vm/vm.cc
@@ -131,6 +131,33 @@ void VM::step()
             stack_.push(stack_.peek());
             break;
 
+        //
+        // variables
+        //
+
+        case Instruction::PushValues8:
+        case Instruction::PushValues16:
+        case Instruction::PushValues32:
+            for (int i = 0; i < op.operator_; ++i)
+                push_nil();
+            break;
+
+        case Instruction::SetValue8:
+        case Instruction::SetValue16:
+        case Instruction::SetValue32: {
+            Value a = stack_.pop();
+            stack_.set(op.operator_, a);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case Instruction::DuplicateValue8:
+        case Instruction::DuplicateValue16:
+        case Instruction::DuplicateValue32: {
+            Value a = stack_.at(op.operator_);
+            stack_.push(a);
+            break;
+        }
+
         //
         // logical/arithmetic
         //
diff --git a/src/vm/vm.hh b/src/vm/vm.hh
index 4477e41..4367df6 100644
--- a/src/vm/vm.hh
+++ b/src/vm/vm.hh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] float       to_float(int index) const;
     [[nodiscard]] std::string to_string(int index) const;
 
-    [[nodiscard]] std::string debug_stack() const           { return stack_.debug(); }
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string debug_stack() const { return stack_.debug(); }
 
 private:
     void run_until_return();