diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
index 79598dd0e9..81e0116054 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import v.util
 import v.ast
 import v.vmod
 import v.checker
+import v.transformer
 import v.parser
 import v.markused
 import v.depgraph
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ pub:
 mut:
 	pref          &pref.Preferences
 	checker       &checker.Checker
+	transformer   &transformer.Transformer
 	out_name_c    string
 	out_name_js   string
 	max_nr_errors int = 100
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ pub fn new_builder(pref &pref.Preferences) Builder {
 		pref: pref
 		table: table
 		checker: checker.new_checker(table, pref)
+		transformer: transformer.new_transformer(pref)
 		compiled_dir: compiled_dir
 		max_nr_errors: if pref.error_limit > 0 { pref.error_limit } else { 100 }
 		cached_msvc: msvc
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) middle_stages() ? {
 	b.checker.check_files(b.parsed_files)
 	util.timing_measure('CHECK')
 	b.print_warnings_and_errors()
+	util.timing_start('TRANSFORM')
+	b.transformer.transform_files(b.parsed_files)
+	util.timing_measure('TRANSFORM')
 	//
 	b.table.complete_interface_check()
 	if b.pref.skip_unused {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.c.must_have b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.c.must_have
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..300bd6a9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.c.must_have
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int zzz = 579
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.out b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72b67e0ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+579
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff95896a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/addition.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn main() {
+  zzz := 123 + 456
+  println(zzz)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/transformer/transformer.v b/vlib/v/transformer/transformer.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61a2d915ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/transformer/transformer.v
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+module transformer
+
+import v.pref
+import v.ast
+
+pub struct Transformer {
+	pref &pref.Preferences
+}
+
+pub fn new_transformer(pref &pref.Preferences) &Transformer {
+	return &Transformer{
+		pref: pref
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn (t Transformer) transform_files(ast_files []&ast.File) {
+	for i in 0 .. ast_files.len {
+		file := unsafe { ast_files[i] }
+		t.transform(file)
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn (t Transformer) transform(ast_file &ast.File) {
+	for mut stmt in ast_file.stmts {
+		t.stmt(mut stmt)
+	}
+}
+
+fn (t Transformer) stmt(mut node ast.Stmt) {
+	match mut node {
+		ast.EmptyStmt {}
+		ast.NodeError {}
+		ast.AsmStmt {}
+		ast.AssertStmt {}
+		ast.AssignStmt {
+			for mut right in node.right {
+				right = t.expr(right)
+			}
+		}
+		ast.Block {
+			for mut stmt in node.stmts {
+				t.stmt(mut stmt)
+			}
+		}
+		ast.BranchStmt {}
+		ast.CompFor {}
+		ast.ConstDecl {
+			for mut field in node.fields {
+				expr := t.expr(field.expr)
+				field = ast.ConstField{
+					...(*field)
+					expr: expr
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		ast.DeferStmt {}
+		ast.EnumDecl {}
+		ast.ExprStmt {
+			expr := t.expr(node.expr)
+			node = &ast.ExprStmt{
+				...node
+				expr: expr
+			}
+		}
+		ast.FnDecl {
+			for mut stmt in node.stmts {
+				t.stmt(mut stmt)
+			}
+		}
+		ast.ForCStmt {}
+		ast.ForInStmt {}
+		ast.ForStmt {}
+		ast.GlobalDecl {}
+		ast.GotoLabel {}
+		ast.GotoStmt {}
+		ast.HashStmt {}
+		ast.Import {}
+		ast.InterfaceDecl {}
+		ast.Module {}
+		ast.Return {
+			for mut expr in node.exprs {
+				expr = t.expr(expr)
+			}
+		}
+		ast.SqlStmt {}
+		ast.StructDecl {}
+		ast.TypeDecl {}
+	}
+}
+
+fn (t Transformer) expr(node ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
+	match node {
+		ast.InfixExpr { return t.infix_expr(node) }
+		else { return node }
+	}
+}
+
+fn (t Transformer) infix_expr(original ast.InfixExpr) ast.Expr {
+	mut node := original
+	node.left = t.expr(node.left)
+	node.right = t.expr(node.right)
+	mut pos := node.left.position()
+	pos.extend(node.pos)
+	pos.extend(node.right.position())
+	left_node := node.left
+	right_node := node.right
+	match left_node {
+		ast.BoolLiteral {
+			match right_node {
+				ast.BoolLiteral {
+					match node.op {
+						.and {
+							return ast.BoolLiteral{
+								val: left_node.val && right_node.val
+							}
+						}
+						.logical_or {
+							return ast.BoolLiteral{
+								val: left_node.val || right_node.val
+							}
+						}
+						else {
+							return node
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					return node
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		ast.StringLiteral {
+			match right_node {
+				ast.StringLiteral {
+					match node.op {
+						.plus {
+							return ast.StringLiteral{
+								val: left_node.val + right_node.val
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						else {
+							return node
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					return node
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		ast.IntegerLiteral {
+			match right_node {
+				ast.IntegerLiteral {
+					left_val := left_node.val.int()
+					right_val := right_node.val.int()
+					match node.op {
+						.plus {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val + right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						.mul {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val * right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						.minus {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val - right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						.div {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val / right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						.mod {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val % right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						.xor {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val ^ right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						.pipe {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val | right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						.amp {
+							return ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								val: (left_val & right_val).str()
+								pos: pos
+							}
+						}
+						else {
+							return node
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					return node
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			return node
+		}
+	}
+}