diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
index 29822a972..d16fae2b8 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
@@ -519,13 +519,18 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                 err("const modifier can only be used on numeric types (byte, word, float)")
         }
 
+        // @zp can only occur on integers
+        if(decl.datatype !in IntegerDatatypes) {
+            if(decl.zeropage==ZeropageWish.PREFER_ZEROPAGE)
+                errors.warn("this datatype can't be placed in zeropage", decl.position)
+            if(decl.zeropage==ZeropageWish.REQUIRE_ZEROPAGE)
+                errors.err("this datatype can't be placed in zeropage", decl.position)
+        }
+
         // FLOATS enabled?
         if(!compilerOptions.floats && decl.datatype.oneOf(DataType.FLOAT, DataType.ARRAY_F) && decl.type!= VarDeclType.MEMORY)
             err("floating point used, but that is not enabled via options")
 
-        if(decl.datatype == DataType.FLOAT && (decl.zeropage==ZeropageWish.REQUIRE_ZEROPAGE || decl.zeropage==ZeropageWish.PREFER_ZEROPAGE))
-            errors.warn("floating point values won't be placed in Zeropage due to size constraints", decl.position)
-
         // ARRAY without size specifier MUST have an iterable initializer value
         if(decl.isArray && decl.arraysize==null) {
             if(decl.type== VarDeclType.MEMORY)
diff --git a/compiler/test/codegeneration/AsmGenSymbolsTests.kt b/compiler/test/codegeneration/TestAsmGenSymbols.kt
similarity index 99%
rename from compiler/test/codegeneration/AsmGenSymbolsTests.kt
rename to compiler/test/codegeneration/TestAsmGenSymbols.kt
index e817a4214..570d08dad 100644
--- a/compiler/test/codegeneration/AsmGenSymbolsTests.kt
+++ b/compiler/test/codegeneration/TestAsmGenSymbols.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import prog8tests.helpers.DummyStringEncoder
 import prog8tests.helpers.ErrorReporterForTests
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
-class AsmGenSymbolsTests: StringSpec({
+class TestAsmGenSymbols: StringSpec({
     fun createTestProgram(): Program {
         /*
     main  {
diff --git a/compiler/test/codegeneration/TestVariables.kt b/compiler/test/codegeneration/TestVariables.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80c319e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test/codegeneration/TestVariables.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package prog8tests.codegeneration
+
+import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
+import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
+import io.kotest.matchers.string.shouldContain
+import prog8.compiler.target.C64Target
+import prog8tests.helpers.ErrorReporterForTests
+import prog8tests.helpers.assertSuccess
+import prog8tests.helpers.compileText
+
+
+class TestVariables: FunSpec({
+
+    test("shared variables without refs not removed for inlined asm") {
+        val text = """
+            main {
+                sub start() {
+                    ubyte[] @shared array = [1,2,3,4]
+                    str @shared name = "test"
+                    ubyte @shared bytevar = 0
+            
+                    %asm {{
+                        lda  array
+                        lda  name
+                        lda  bytevar
+                    }}
+                }
+            }
+        """
+        compileText(C64Target, true, text, writeAssembly = true).assertSuccess()
+    }
+})
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 72167e591..ed35a51c7 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ TODO
 
 For next compiler release (7.6)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+why does the following use a intermediate return value and not just A?
+  sub pushing_start() -> ubyte {
+    return joy_info & 16
+  }
 ...
 
 
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index b550d36d1..803be376f 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -1,49 +1,16 @@
-%import textio
-%import floats
-%zeropage basicsafe
+%option enable_floats
 
 main {
     sub start() {
-        ubyte xx = 0
+        ubyte[] @shared @zp array = [1,2,3,4]
+        str @shared @zp name = "test"
+        ubyte @shared @zp bytevar = 0
+        float @shared @zp fl
 
-        singleparamb(123)
-        singleparamb(123)
-        singleparamw(-9999)
-        singleparamw(-9999)
-        doubleparamb(xx+111,-99)
-        doubleparamb(xx+111,-99)
-        doubleparamw(xx+8888,-9999)
-        doubleparamw(xx+8888,-9999)
-        singleparamf(1.23456)
-        singleparamf(1.23456)
-    }
-
-    sub singleparamb(ubyte bb) {
-        txt.print_ub(bb)
-        txt.nl()
-    }
-
-    sub doubleparamb(ubyte bb, byte bs) {
-        txt.print_ub(bb)
-        txt.spc()
-        txt.print_b(bs)
-        txt.nl()
-    }
-
-    sub singleparamw(word ww) {
-        txt.print_w(ww)
-        txt.nl()
-    }
-
-    sub doubleparamw(uword uw, word ww) {
-        txt.print_uw(uw)
-        txt.spc()
-        txt.print_w(ww)
-        txt.nl()
-    }
-
-    sub singleparamf(float ff) {
-        floats.print_f(ff)
-        txt.nl()
+        %asm {{
+            lda  array
+            lda  name
+            lda  bytevar
+        }}
     }
 }
diff --git a/parser/antlr/Prog8ANTLR.g4 b/parser/antlr/Prog8ANTLR.g4
index af773671e..dd15d4261 100644
--- a/parser/antlr/Prog8ANTLR.g4
+++ b/parser/antlr/Prog8ANTLR.g4
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ directive :
 
 directivearg : stringliteral | identifier | integerliteral ;
 
-vardecl: datatype SHARED? ZEROPAGE? (arrayindex | ARRAYSIG) ? varname=identifier ;
+vardecl: datatype (arrayindex | ARRAYSIG)? SHARED? ZEROPAGE? varname=identifier ;
 
 varinitializer : vardecl '=' expression ;