diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatement.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatement.java
index 75fdbb04621..d38956881da 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatement.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatement.java
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ public class DeclarationStatement extends Statement {
 
   private List<String> toStringList(List<Element> elements) {
     List<String> result = new LinkedList<String>();
-    for (String n : AstUtil.nodesToKotlin(elements))
-      result.add(
-        "var" + SPACE + n
-      );
+    for (Element e : elements) {
+      if (e instanceof LocalVariable) {
+        LocalVariable v = (LocalVariable) e;
+
+        final String varKeyword = v.hasModifier(Modifier.FINAL) ? "val" : "var";
+        result.add(
+          varKeyword + SPACE + e.toKotlin()
+        );
+      }
+    }
     return result;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/LocalVariable.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/LocalVariable.java
index 8c66ab2ec01..84b0516b92d 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/LocalVariable.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/LocalVariable.java
@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
+
 /**
  * @author ignatov
  */
 public class LocalVariable extends Expression {
   private final Identifier myIdentifier;
+  private HashSet<String> myModifiersSet;
   private final Type myType;
   private final Expression myInitializer;
 
-  public LocalVariable(Identifier identifier, Type type, Expression initializer) {
+  public LocalVariable(Identifier identifier, HashSet<String> modifiersSet, Type type, Expression initializer) {
     myIdentifier = identifier;
+    myModifiersSet = modifiersSet;
     myType = type;
     myInitializer = initializer;
   }
 
+  public boolean hasModifier(String modifier) {
+    return myModifiersSet.contains(modifier);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public String toKotlin() {
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Modifier.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Modifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e71b5707139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Modifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast;
+
+/**
+ * @author ignatov
+ */
+public abstract class Modifier {
+  public static String PUBLIC = "public";
+  public static String PROTECTED = "protected";
+  public static String PRIVATE = "private";
+  public static String INTERNAL = "internal";
+  public static String STATIC = "static";
+  public static String ABSTRACT = "abstract";
+  public static String FINAL = "final";
+}
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java
index 16918a38527..2f42cbb278f 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.Converter;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast.*;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast.Modifier;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.Converter.*;
 
@@ -22,8 +25,18 @@ public class ElementVisitor extends JavaElementVisitor implements Visitor {
   @Override
   public void visitLocalVariable(PsiLocalVariable variable) {
     super.visitLocalVariable(variable);
+    final PsiModifierList modifierList = variable.getModifierList();
+
+    HashSet<String> modifiersSet = new HashSet<String>();
+
+    if (modifierList != null) {
+      if (modifierList.hasModifierProperty("final"))
+        modifiersSet.add(Modifier.FINAL);
+    }
+
     myResult = new LocalVariable(
       new IdentifierImpl(variable.getName()), // TODO
+      modifiersSet,
       typeToType(variable.getType()),
       expressionToExpression(variable.getInitializer())
     );
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java
index b1b857ab91f..71dad3c7bc2 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.visitors;
 
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.Converter;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast.*;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ public class StatementVisitor extends ElementVisitor implements Visitor {
   public void visitBlockStatement(PsiBlockStatement statement) {
     super.visitBlockStatement(statement);
     myResult = new Block(
-      Converter.statementsToStatementList(statement.getCodeBlock().getStatements()),
+      statementsToStatementList(statement.getCodeBlock().getStatements()),
       true
     );
   }
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ public class StatementVisitor extends ElementVisitor implements Visitor {
   public void visitDeclarationStatement(PsiDeclarationStatement statement) {
     super.visitDeclarationStatement(statement);
     myResult = new DeclarationStatement(
-      Converter.elementsToElementList(statement.getDeclaredElements())
+      elementsToElementList(statement.getDeclaredElements())
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatementTest.java b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatementTest.java
index f544399cf27..7ab8993a242 100644
--- a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatementTest.java
+++ b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/DeclarationStatementTest.java
@@ -30,4 +30,26 @@ public class DeclarationStatementTest extends JetTestCaseBase {
     );
   }
 
+  public void testSingleFinalStringDeclaration() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+      statementToSingleLineKotlin("final String s;"),
+      "val s : String?"
+    );
+  }
+
+  public void testSingleFinalIntDeclaration() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+      statementToSingleLineKotlin("final int s;"),
+      "val s : Int"
+    );
+  }
+
+  public void testMultiplyFinalIntDeclaration() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+      statementToKotlin("final int k, l, m;"),
+      "val k : Int\n" +
+        "val l : Int\n" +
+        "val m : Int"
+    );
+  }
 }