diff --git a/lexers/embedded/csharp.xml b/lexers/embedded/csharp.xml
index e194d48aa..8c2ff450f 100644
--- a/lexers/embedded/csharp.xml
+++ b/lexers/embedded/csharp.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/csharp/csharp_var.actual b/lexers/testdata/csharp/csharp_var.actual
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..689097567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexers/testdata/csharp/csharp_var.actual
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var _abc = 123;
diff --git a/lexers/testdata/csharp/csharp_var.expected b/lexers/testdata/csharp/csharp_var.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42c361da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexers/testdata/csharp/csharp_var.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[
+ {"type":"KeywordType","value":"var"},
+ {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+ {"type":"Name","value":"_abc"},
+ {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+ {"type":"Punctuation","value":"="},
+ {"type":"Text","value":" "},
+ {"type":"LiteralNumber","value":"123"},
+ {"type":"Punctuation","value":";"},
+ {"type":"Text","value":"\n"}
+]