diff --git a/src/modules/loops/iter_loop.rs b/src/modules/loops/iter_loop.rs
index 47359852..4fa0a7b2 100644
--- a/src/modules/loops/iter_loop.rs
+++ b/src/modules/loops/iter_loop.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ impl SyntaxModule<ParserMetadata> for IterLoop {
             token(meta, "{")?;
             // Create iterator variable
             meta.with_push_scope(|meta| {
-                meta.add_var(&self.iter_name, self.iter_type.clone());
+                meta.add_var(&self.iter_name, self.iter_type.clone(), false);
                 if let Some(index) = self.iter_index.as_ref() {
-                    meta.add_var(index, Type::Num);
+                    meta.add_var(index, Type::Num, false);
                 }
                 // Save loop context state and set it to true
                 meta.with_context_fn(Context::set_is_loop_ctx, true, |meta| {
diff --git a/src/modules/main.rs b/src/modules/main.rs
index 2f95d7cc..aab1e110 100644
--- a/src/modules/main.rs
+++ b/src/modules/main.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl SyntaxModule<ParserMetadata> for Main {
             meta.with_push_scope(|meta| {
                 // Create variables
                 for arg in self.args.iter() {
-                    meta.add_var(arg, Type::Array(Box::new(Type::Text)));
+                    meta.add_var(arg, Type::Array(Box::new(Type::Text)), true);
                 }
                 // Parse the block
                 syntax(meta, &mut self.block)?;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl TranslateModule for Main {
             let dollar = meta.gen_dollar();
             let args = self.args.clone().map_or_else(
                 String::new,
-                |name| format!("{name}=({quote}{dollar}0{quote} {quote}{dollar}@{quote})")
+                |name| format!("declare -r {name}=({quote}{dollar}0{quote} {quote}{dollar}@{quote})")
             );
             format!("{args}\n{}", self.block.translate(meta))
         }
diff --git a/src/modules/statement/stmt.rs b/src/modules/statement/stmt.rs
index 8459561d..0962c008 100644
--- a/src/modules/statement/stmt.rs
+++ b/src/modules/statement/stmt.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use heraclitus_compiler::prelude::*;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use crate::docs::module::DocumentationModule;
+use crate::modules::variable::constinit::ConstInit;
 use crate::utils::metadata::{ParserMetadata, TranslateMetadata};
 use crate::modules::expression::expr::{Expr, ExprType};
 use crate::translate::module::TranslateModule;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ pub enum StatementType {
     CommandModifier(CommandModifier),
     Comment(Comment),
     CommentDoc(CommentDoc),
+    ConstInit(ConstInit),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ impl Statement {
         // Conditions
         IfChain, IfCondition,
         // Variables
-        VariableInit, VariableSet,
+        VariableInit, VariableSet, ConstInit,
         // Short hand
         ShorthandAdd, ShorthandSub,
         ShorthandMul, ShorthandDiv,
diff --git a/src/modules/variable/constinit.rs b/src/modules/variable/constinit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebdfc525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/variable/constinit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+use heraclitus_compiler::prelude::*;
+use crate::docs::module::DocumentationModule;
+use crate::modules::types::{Typed, Type};
+use crate::modules::expression::expr::Expr;
+use crate::translate::module::TranslateModule;
+use crate::utils::metadata::{ParserMetadata, TranslateMetadata};
+use super::{variable_name_extensions, handle_identifier_name};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ConstInit {
+    name: String,
+    expr: Box<Expr>,
+    global_id: Option<usize>,
+    is_fun_ctx: bool
+}
+
+impl ConstInit {
+    fn handle_add_const(&mut self, meta: &mut ParserMetadata, name: &str, kind: Type, tok: Option<Token>) -> SyntaxResult {
+        handle_identifier_name(meta, name, tok)?;
+        self.global_id = meta.add_var(name, kind, true);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl SyntaxModule<ParserMetadata> for ConstInit {
+    syntax_name!("Constant Initialize");
+
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        ConstInit {
+            name: String::new(),
+            expr: Box::new(Expr::new()),
+            global_id: None,
+            is_fun_ctx: false
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn parse(&mut self, meta: &mut ParserMetadata) -> SyntaxResult {
+        token(meta, "const")?;
+        // Get the variable name
+        let tok = meta.get_current_token();
+        self.name = variable(meta, variable_name_extensions())?;
+        context!({
+            token(meta, "=")?;
+            syntax(meta, &mut *self.expr)?;
+            // Add a variable to the memory
+            self.handle_add_const(meta, &self.name.clone(), self.expr.get_type(), tok)?;
+            self.is_fun_ctx = meta.context.is_fun_ctx;
+            Ok(())
+        }, |position| {
+            error_pos!(meta, position, format!("Expected '=' after variable name '{}'", self.name))
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TranslateModule for ConstInit {
+    fn translate(&self, meta: &mut TranslateMetadata) -> String {
+        let name = self.name.clone();
+        let mut  expr = self.expr.translate(meta);
+        if let Type::Array(_) = self.expr.get_type() {
+            expr = format!("({expr})");
+        }
+        match self.global_id {
+            Some(id) => format!("declare -r __{id}_{name}={expr}"),
+            None => format!("declare -r {name}={expr}")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DocumentationModule for ConstInit {
+    fn document(&self, _meta: &ParserMetadata) -> String {
+        "".to_string()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/variable/init.rs b/src/modules/variable/init.rs
index ad4171c8..94ffc296 100644
--- a/src/modules/variable/init.rs
+++ b/src/modules/variable/init.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub struct VariableInit {
 impl VariableInit {
     fn handle_add_variable(&mut self, meta: &mut ParserMetadata, name: &str, kind: Type, tok: Option<Token>) -> SyntaxResult {
         handle_identifier_name(meta, name, tok)?;
-        self.global_id = meta.add_var(name, kind);
+        self.global_id = meta.add_var(name, kind, false);
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/variable/mod.rs b/src/modules/variable/mod.rs
index f0acace9..a8a20358 100644
--- a/src/modules/variable/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/variable/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use super::expression::expr::Expr;
 pub mod init;
 pub mod set;
 pub mod get;
+pub mod constinit;
 
 pub fn variable_name_extensions() -> Vec<char> {
     vec!['_']
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn variable_name_keywords() -> Vec<&'static str> {
         // Literals
         "true", "false", "null",
         // Variable keywords
-        "let", "as", "is",
+        "let", "as", "is", "const",
         // Control flow keywords
         "if", "then", "else",
         // Loop keywords
diff --git a/src/modules/variable/set.rs b/src/modules/variable/set.rs
index 94fe4031..223da82d 100644
--- a/src/modules/variable/set.rs
+++ b/src/modules/variable/set.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ impl SyntaxModule<ParserMetadata> for VariableSet {
         let variable = handle_variable_reference(meta, tok.clone(), &self.name)?;
         self.global_id = variable.global_id;
         self.is_ref = variable.is_ref;
+        // Check for constant reassignment
+        if variable.is_const {
+            return error!(meta, tok, format!("Cannot reassign constant"))
+        }
         // Typecheck the variable
         let left_type = variable.kind.clone();
         let right_type = self.expr.get_type();
diff --git a/src/tests/validity/constant.ab b/src/tests/validity/constant.ab
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e43dfb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/validity/constant.ab
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Output
+// 1
+// 42
+// 1
+// 42
+
+main {
+    const x = 42
+    unsafe $ x=123 $
+    echo status // will output 1 if reassignment didnt succeed
+    echo x
+    unsafe $ unset x $
+    echo status // will output 1 if unsetting did not succeed
+    echo x
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/context.rs b/src/utils/context.rs
index 0988ab14..071472d1 100644
--- a/src/utils/context.rs
+++ b/src/utils/context.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub struct VariableDecl {
     pub kind: Type,
     pub global_id: Option<usize>,
     pub is_ref: bool,
+    pub is_const: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/utils/metadata/parser.rs b/src/utils/metadata/parser.rs
index 9a41f4a0..9ef07487 100644
--- a/src/utils/metadata/parser.rs
+++ b/src/utils/metadata/parser.rs
@@ -68,19 +68,20 @@ impl ParserMetadata {
     }
 
     /// Adds a variable to the current scope
-    pub fn add_var(&mut self, name: &str, kind: Type) -> Option<usize> {
+    pub fn add_var(&mut self, name: &str, kind: Type, is_const: bool) -> Option<usize> {
         let global_id = self.is_global_scope().then(|| self.gen_var_id());
         let scope = self.context.scopes.last_mut().unwrap();
         scope.add_var(VariableDecl {
             name: name.to_string(),
             kind,
             global_id,
-            is_ref: false
+            is_ref: false,
+            is_const,
         });
         global_id
     }
 
-    /// Adds a parameter as variable to the current scope
+    /// Adds a function parameter as variable to the current scope
     pub fn add_param(&mut self, name: &str, kind: Type, is_ref: bool) -> Option<usize> {
         let global_id = self.is_global_scope().then(|| self.gen_var_id());
         let scope = self.context.scopes.last_mut().unwrap();
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ impl ParserMetadata {
             name: name.to_string(),
             kind,
             global_id,
-            is_ref
+            is_ref,
+            is_const: false,
         });
         global_id
     }