diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/ast/statements.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/ast/statements.kt
index de26c51c2..d75909109 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/ast/statements.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/ast/statements.kt
@@ -2029,22 +2029,27 @@ data class XlateStmt(
 @Serializable
 data class ResetStmt(
     val name: String,
+    @Derived val dataDefinition: InStatementDataDefinition? = null,
     override val position: Position? = null
-) : Statement(position) {
+) : Statement(position), StatementThatCanDefineData {
 
     override fun execute(interpreter: InterpreterCore) {
-        val dataDefinition = interpreter.dataDefinitionByName(name)
-        require(dataDefinition != null) {
-            this.error("Data definition $name not found")
-        }
-        require(dataDefinition is DataDefinition) {
-            this.error("Data definition $name is not an instance of DataDefinition")
-        }
-        require(dataDefinition.defaultValue != null) {
-            this.error("Data definition $name has no default value")
+        when (val dataDefinition = interpreter.dataDefinitionByName(name)) {
+            null -> this.error("Data definition $name not found")
+            is DataDefinition -> {
+                require(dataDefinition.defaultValue != null) {
+                    this.error("Data definition $name has no default value")
+                }
+                interpreter.assign(dataDefinition, dataDefinition.defaultValue!!)
+            }
+            is InStatementDataDefinition -> {
+                interpreter.assign(dataDefinition, dataDefinition.type.blank())
+            }
+            else -> this.error("Data definition $name is not a valid instance of DataDefinition")
         }
-        interpreter.assign(dataDefinition, dataDefinition.defaultValue!!)
     }
+
+    override fun dataDefinition(): List<InStatementDataDefinition> = dataDefinition?.let { listOf(it) } ?: emptyList()
 }
 
 @Serializable
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt
index 845348615..d959f321d 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt
@@ -1956,6 +1956,7 @@ internal fun CsCLOSEContext.toAst(conf: ToAstConfiguration = ToAstConfiguration(
 
 internal fun CsRESETContext.toAst(conf: ToAstConfiguration = ToAstConfiguration()): Statement {
     val position = toPosition(conf.considerPosition)
+
     require(this.cspec_fixed_standard_parts().factor().text.isEmptyTrim()) {
         "RESET operation does not support factor1"
     }
@@ -1966,8 +1967,12 @@ internal fun CsRESETContext.toAst(conf: ToAstConfiguration = ToAstConfiguration(
     require(!result.isEmptyTrim()) {
         "RESET operation requires result"
     }
+
+    val dataDefinition = this.cspec_fixed_standard_parts().toDataDefinition(result, position, conf)
+
     return ResetStmt(
         name = result,
+        dataDefinition = dataDefinition,
         position = position
     )
 }
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT40ArrayAndDSTest.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT40ArrayAndDSTest.kt
index 53c400fe2..5a740c0e4 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT40ArrayAndDSTest.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT40ArrayAndDSTest.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
 package com.smeup.rpgparser.smeup
 
-open class MULANGT40ArrayAndDSTest : MULANGTTest()
\ No newline at end of file
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+open class MULANGT40ArrayAndDSTest : MULANGTTest() {
+    /**
+     * Reset with inline declaration
+     * @see #242
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun executeT40_A10_P10() {
+        val expected = listOf("Contenuto Pre-RESET: AAA - Contenuto Post-RESET:")
+        assertEquals(expected, "smeup/T40_A10_P10".outputOf(configuration = smeupConfig))
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/T40_A10_P10.rpgle b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/T40_A10_P10.rpgle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc9ee5879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/T40_A10_P10.rpgle
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+     D £DBG_Str        S            150          VARYING
+     C                   EVAL      A10_D1='AAA'
+     C                   EVAL      £DBG_Str='Contenuto Pre-RESET: '+A10_D1
+     C                   RESET                   A10_D1           10
+     C                   EVAL      £DBG_Str=%TRIMR(£DBG_Str)
+     C                                     +' - Contenuto Post-RESET: '+A10_D1
+     C     £DBG_Str      DSPLY