diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
index 09ae3125..3a1ca2ae 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
@@ -410,6 +410,19 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
         err_msg: &str,
         params: [Option<IntValue<'ctx>>; 3],
         loc: Location,
+    ) {
+        let err_msg = self.gen_string(generator, err_msg);
+        self.make_assert_impl(generator, cond, err_name, err_msg, params, loc)
+    }
+
+    pub fn make_assert_impl<G: CodeGenerator>(
+        &mut self,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        cond: IntValue<'ctx>,
+        err_name: &str,
+        err_msg: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>,
+        params: [Option<IntValue<'ctx>>; 3],
+        loc: Location,
     ) {
         let i1 = self.ctx.bool_type();
         let i1_true = i1.const_all_ones();
@@ -436,7 +449,6 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
         let exn_block = self.ctx.append_basic_block(current_fun, "fail");
         self.builder.build_conditional_branch(cond, then_block, exn_block);
         self.builder.position_at_end(exn_block);
-        let err_msg = self.gen_string(generator, err_msg);
         self.raise_exn(generator, err_name, err_msg, params, loc);
         self.builder.position_at_end(then_block);
     }
diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
index fa869d30..18ffc823 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
@@ -975,7 +975,25 @@ pub fn gen_stmt<'ctx, 'a, G: CodeGenerator>(
                 gen_raise(generator, ctx, None, stmt.location);
             }
         }
-        _ => unimplemented!(),
+        StmtKind::Assert { test, msg, .. } => {
+            let test =
+                generator.gen_expr(ctx, test)?.unwrap().to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator)?;
+            let err_msg = match msg {
+                Some(msg) => {
+                    generator.gen_expr(ctx, msg)?.unwrap().to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator)?
+                }
+                None => ctx.gen_string(generator, ""),
+            };
+            ctx.make_assert_impl(
+                generator,
+                test.into_int_value(),
+                "0:AssertionError",
+                err_msg,
+                [None, None, None],
+                stmt.location,
+            )
+        }
+        _ => unimplemented!()
     };
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs b/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
index 1e99ae29..510a0f09 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
@@ -426,6 +426,13 @@ impl<'a> fold::Fold<()> for Inferencer<'a> {
                 let res_ty = self.infer_bin_ops(stmt.location, target, op, value)?;
                 self.unify(res_ty, target.custom.unwrap(), &stmt.location)?;
             }
+            ast::StmtKind::Assert { test, msg, .. } => {
+                self.unify(test.custom.unwrap(), self.primitives.bool, &test.location)?;
+                match msg {
+                    Some(m) => self.unify(m.custom.unwrap(), self.primitives.str, &m.location)?,
+                    None => ()
+                }
+            }
             _ => return report_error("Unsupported statement type", stmt.location),
         };
         Ok(stmt)