diff --git a/src/lpython/python_evaluator.cpp b/src/lpython/python_evaluator.cpp
index 9db6d0ec7b..9e1452b4e9 100644
--- a/src/lpython/python_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/lpython/python_evaluator.cpp
@@ -119,13 +119,48 @@ Result<PythonCompiler::EvalResult> PythonCompiler::evaluate(
     }
 
     bool call_run_fn = false;
+    std::string return_type;
     if (m->get_return_type(run_fn) != "none") {
         call_run_fn = true;
+        return_type = m->get_return_type(run_fn);
     }
 
     e->add_module(std::move(m));
     if (call_run_fn) {
-        e->voidfn(run_fn);
+        if (return_type == "integer4") {
+            int32_t r = e->int32fn(run_fn);
+            result.type = EvalResult::integer4;
+            result.i32 = r;
+        } else if (return_type == "integer8") {
+            int64_t r = e->int64fn(run_fn);
+            result.type = EvalResult::integer8;
+            result.i64 = r;
+        } else if (return_type == "real4") {
+            float r = e->floatfn(run_fn);
+            result.type = EvalResult::real4;
+            result.f32 = r;
+        } else if (return_type == "real8") {
+            double r = e->doublefn(run_fn);
+            result.type = EvalResult::real8;
+            result.f64 = r;
+        } else if (return_type == "complex4") {
+            std::complex<float> r = e->complex4fn(run_fn);
+            result.type = EvalResult::complex4;
+            result.c32.re = r.real();
+            result.c32.im = r.imag();
+        } else if (return_type == "complex8") {
+            std::complex<double> r = e->complex8fn(run_fn);
+            result.type = EvalResult::complex8;
+            result.c64.re = r.real();
+            result.c64.im = r.imag();
+        } else if (return_type == "void") {
+            e->voidfn(run_fn);
+            result.type = EvalResult::statement;
+        } else if (return_type == "none") {
+            result.type = EvalResult::none;
+        } else {
+            throw LCompilersException("FortranEvaluator::evaluate(): Return type not supported");
+        }
     }
 
     if (call_run_fn) {
diff --git a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
index 221ac09ce4..d1c324d237 100644
--- a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
+++ b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
@@ -6693,10 +6693,10 @@ class BodyVisitor : public CommonVisitor<BodyVisitor> {
         }
         this->visit_expr(*x.m_value);
 
-        // If tmp is a statement and not an expression
-        // never cast into expression using ASRUtils::EXPR
-        // Just ignore and exit the function naturally.
-        if( tmp && !ASR::is_a<ASR::stmt_t>(*tmp) ) {
+        if (eval_count == 0 && tmp && !ASR::is_a<ASR::stmt_t>(*tmp)) {
+            // If tmp is a statement and not an expression
+            // never cast into expression using ASRUtils::EXPR
+            // Just ignore and exit the function naturally.
             LCOMPILERS_ASSERT(ASR::is_a<ASR::expr_t>(*tmp));
             tmp = nullptr;
         }
diff --git a/src/lpython/tests/test_llvm.cpp b/src/lpython/tests/test_llvm.cpp
index fce86f1788..08e37634d6 100644
--- a/src/lpython/tests/test_llvm.cpp
+++ b/src/lpython/tests/test_llvm.cpp
@@ -619,5 +619,168 @@ TEST_CASE("PythonCompiler 1") {
     LCompilers::Result<PythonCompiler::EvalResult>
     r = e.evaluate2("1");
     CHECK(r.ok);
-    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::none); // TODO: change to integer4 and check the value once printing top level expressions is implemented
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 1);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("PythonCompiler i32 expressions") {
+    CompilerOptions cu;
+    cu.po.disable_main = true;
+    cu.emit_debug_line_column = false;
+    cu.generate_object_code = false;
+    cu.interactive = true;
+    cu.po.runtime_library_dir = LCompilers::LPython::get_runtime_library_dir();
+    PythonCompiler e(cu);
+    LCompilers::Result<PythonCompiler::EvalResult>
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("1");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 1);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("1 + 2");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 3);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("1 - 2");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == -1);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("1 * 2");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 2);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("3 ** 3");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 27);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("4 // 2");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 2);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("4 / 2");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::real8);
+    CHECK(r.result.f64 == 2);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("PythonCompiler i32 declaration") {
+    CompilerOptions cu;
+    cu.po.disable_main = true;
+    cu.emit_debug_line_column = false;
+    cu.generate_object_code = false;
+    cu.interactive = true;
+    cu.po.runtime_library_dir = LCompilers::LPython::get_runtime_library_dir();
+    PythonCompiler e(cu);
+    LCompilers::Result<PythonCompiler::EvalResult>
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i: i32");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::none);
+    r = e.evaluate2("i = 5");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::statement);
+    r = e.evaluate2("i");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 5);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("j: i32 = 9");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::none);
+    r = e.evaluate2("j");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 9);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i + j");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer4);
+    CHECK(r.result.i32 == 14);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("PythonCompiler i64 expressions") {
+    CompilerOptions cu;
+    cu.po.disable_main = true;
+    cu.emit_debug_line_column = false;
+    cu.generate_object_code = false;
+    cu.interactive = true;
+    cu.po.runtime_library_dir = LCompilers::LPython::get_runtime_library_dir();
+    PythonCompiler e(cu);
+    LCompilers::Result<PythonCompiler::EvalResult>
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i64(1)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 1);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i64(1) + i64(2)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 3);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i64(1) - i64(2)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == -1);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i64(1) * i64(2)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 2);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i64(3) ** i64(3)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 27);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i64(4) // i64(2)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 2);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i64(4) / i64(2)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::real8);
+    CHECK(r.result.f64 == 2);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("PythonCompiler i64 declaration") {
+    CompilerOptions cu;
+    cu.po.disable_main = true;
+    cu.emit_debug_line_column = false;
+    cu.generate_object_code = false;
+    cu.interactive = true;
+    cu.po.runtime_library_dir = LCompilers::LPython::get_runtime_library_dir();
+    PythonCompiler e(cu);
+    LCompilers::Result<PythonCompiler::EvalResult>
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i: i64");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::none);
+    r = e.evaluate2("i = i64(5)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::statement);
+    r = e.evaluate2("i");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 5);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("j: i64 = i64(9)");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::none);
+    r = e.evaluate2("j");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 9);
+
+    r = e.evaluate2("i + j");
+    CHECK(r.ok);
+    CHECK(r.result.type == PythonCompiler::EvalResult::integer8);
+    CHECK(r.result.i64 == 14);
 }