diff --git a/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/AsmGen.kt b/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/AsmGen.kt
index 7a50550b9..bd3858608 100644
--- a/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/AsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/AsmGen.kt
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ class AsmGen(private val program: Program,
             RegisterOrPair.XY,
             in Cx16VirtualRegisters -> assignmentAsmGen.assignRegisterpairWord(target, reg)
             RegisterOrPair.FAC1 -> assignmentAsmGen.assignFAC1float(target)
-            RegisterOrPair.FAC2 -> TODO("no support yet to assign FAC2 directly to something")
+            RegisterOrPair.FAC2 -> assignmentAsmGen.assignFAC2float(target)
             else -> throw AssemblyError("invalid register")
         }
     }
diff --git a/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt b/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
index c023af335..ae2e92cfd 100644
--- a/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGeneration/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
@@ -1101,6 +1101,11 @@ internal class AssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen
         }
     }
 
+    internal fun assignFAC2float(target: AsmAssignTarget) {
+        asmgen.out("  jsr  floats.MOVFA")       // fac2 -> fac1
+        assignFAC1float(target)
+    }
+
     internal fun assignFAC1float(target: AsmAssignTarget) {
         when(target.kind) {
             TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE -> {