diff --git a/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage b/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage
index 3906d58..81ce2a8 100644
--- a/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage
+++ b/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage
@@ -4878,6 +4878,10 @@
             <key>include</key>
             <string>#local-tuple-var-deconstruction</string>
           </dict>
+          <dict>
+            <key>include</key>
+            <string>#local-tuple-declaration-deconstruction</string>
+          </dict>
         </array>
       </dict>
       <key>local-variable-declaration</key>
@@ -5176,6 +5180,26 @@
           </dict>
         </array>
       </dict>
+      <key>local-tuple-declaration-deconstruction</key>
+      <dict>
+        <key>match</key>
+        <string>(?x) # e.g. (int x, var y) = GetPoint();
+(?&lt;tuple&gt;\((?:[^\(\)]|\g&lt;tuple&gt;)+\))\s*
+(?!=&gt;|==)(?==)</string>
+        <key>captures</key>
+        <dict>
+          <key>1</key>
+          <dict>
+            <key>patterns</key>
+            <array>
+              <dict>
+                <key>include</key>
+                <string>#tuple-declaration-deconstruction-element-list</string>
+              </dict>
+            </array>
+          </dict>
+        </dict>
+      </dict>
       <key>tuple-deconstruction-assignment</key>
       <dict>
         <key>match</key>
diff --git a/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage.cson b/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage.cson
index 0fb74a7..650104c 100644
--- a/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage.cson
+++ b/grammars/csharp.tmLanguage.cson
@@ -2984,6 +2984,9 @@ repository:
       {
         include: "#local-tuple-var-deconstruction"
       }
+      {
+        include: "#local-tuple-declaration-deconstruction"
+      }
     ]
   "local-variable-declaration":
     begin: '''
@@ -3196,6 +3199,19 @@ repository:
         include: "#variable-initializer"
       }
     ]
+  "local-tuple-declaration-deconstruction":
+    match: '''
+      (?x) # e.g. (int x, var y) = GetPoint();
+      (?<tuple>\\((?:[^\\(\\)]|\\g<tuple>)+\\))\\s*
+      (?!=>|==)(?==)
+    '''
+    captures:
+      "1":
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            include: "#tuple-declaration-deconstruction-element-list"
+          }
+        ]
   "tuple-deconstruction-assignment":
     match: '''
       (?x)
diff --git a/src/csharp.tmLanguage.yml b/src/csharp.tmLanguage.yml
index 4576f37..6dd0cf9 100644
--- a/src/csharp.tmLanguage.yml
+++ b/src/csharp.tmLanguage.yml
@@ -1770,6 +1770,7 @@ repository:
     - include: '#local-variable-declaration'
     - include: '#local-function-declaration'
     - include: '#local-tuple-var-deconstruction'
+    - include: '#local-tuple-declaration-deconstruction'
 
   local-variable-declaration:
     begin: |-
@@ -1930,6 +1931,16 @@ repository:
     - include: '#comment'
     - include: '#variable-initializer'
 
+  local-tuple-declaration-deconstruction:
+    match: |-
+      (?x) # e.g. (int x, var y) = GetPoint();
+      (?<tuple>\((?:[^\(\)]|\g<tuple>)+\))\s*
+      (?!=>|==)(?==)
+    captures:
+      '1':
+        patterns:
+        - include: '#tuple-declaration-deconstruction-element-list'
+
   tuple-deconstruction-assignment:
     match: |-
       (?x)
diff --git a/test/tuple.tests.ts b/test/tuple.tests.ts
index f18c8df..7f37a42 100644
--- a/test/tuple.tests.ts
+++ b/test/tuple.tests.ts
@@ -423,5 +423,115 @@ describe("Tuples", () => {
                 Token.Punctuation.CloseBrace
             ]);
         });
+
+        it("Deconstruct with mixed type and var (int _, var _)", async () => {
+            const input = Input.InMethod(`(int _, var _) = (1, 2);`);
+            const tokens = await tokenize(input);
+
+            tokens.should.deep.equal([
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.PrimitiveType.Int,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Operator.Assignment,
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Literal.Numeric.Decimal("1"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Literal.Numeric.Decimal("2"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Semicolon
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it("Deconstruct with all vars and discards (var _, var _, var _)", async () => {
+            const input = Input.InMethod(`(var _, var _, var _) = ('a', 'b', 'c');`);
+            const tokens = await tokenize(input);
+
+            tokens.should.deep.equal([
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Operator.Assignment,
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.Begin,
+                Token.Literal.Char("a"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.Begin,
+                Token.Literal.Char("b"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.Begin,
+                Token.Literal.Char("c"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Semicolon
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it("Deconstruct with mixed type and var at top level (int _, var _)", async () => {
+            const input = Input.FromText(`(int _, var _) = (1, 2);`);
+            const tokens = await tokenize(input);
+
+            tokens.should.deep.equal([
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.PrimitiveType.Int,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Operator.Assignment,
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Literal.Numeric.Decimal("1"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Literal.Numeric.Decimal("2"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Semicolon
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it("Deconstruct with all vars and discards at top level (var _, var _, var _)", async () => {
+            const input = Input.FromText(`(var _, var _, var _) = ('a', 'b', 'c');`);
+            const tokens = await tokenize(input);
+
+            tokens.should.deep.equal([
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Keyword.Definition.Var,
+                Token.Identifier.TupleElementName("_"),
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Operator.Assignment,
+                Token.Punctuation.OpenParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.Begin,
+                Token.Literal.Char("a"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.Begin,
+                Token.Literal.Char("b"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.Comma,
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.Begin,
+                Token.Literal.Char("c"),
+                Token.Punctuation.Char.End,
+                Token.Punctuation.CloseParen,
+                Token.Punctuation.Semicolon
+            ]);
+        });
     });
 });