diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 87d144dc64..75a4198a5f 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -495,12 +495,8 @@ proc semVarOrLet(c: PContext, n: PNode, symkind: TSymKind): PNode =
           # keep documentation information:
           b.comment = a.comment
         addSon(b, newSymNode(v))
-        # keep type desc for doc generator, but only if the user explicitly
-        # added it
-        if a.sons[length-2].kind != nkEmpty:
-          addSon(b, newNodeIT(nkType, a.info, typ))
-        else:
-          addSon(b, a.sons[length-2])
+        # keep type desc for doc generator
+        addSon(b, a.sons[length-2])
         addSon(b, copyTree(def))
         addToVarSection(c, result, n, b)
       else:
diff --git a/compiler/transf.nim b/compiler/transf.nim
index 0c3ddf27a0..b31be71a35 100644
--- a/compiler/transf.nim
+++ b/compiler/transf.nim
@@ -935,12 +935,11 @@ proc transform(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode =
     else:
       result = transformSons(c, n)
   of nkIdentDefs, nkConstDef:
-    when true:
-      result = transformSons(c, n)
-    else:
-      result = n.PTransNode
-      let L = n.len-1
-      result[L] = transform(c, n.sons[L])
+    result = PTransNode(n)
+    result[0] = transform(c, n[0])
+    # Skip the second son since it only contains an unsemanticized copy of the
+    # variable type used by docgen
+    result[2] = transform(c, n[2])
     # XXX comment handling really sucks:
     if importantComments(c.graph.config):
       PNode(result).comment = n.comment
diff --git a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
index 784fbe9b70..064a700114 100644
--- a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
+++ b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
@@ -1244,6 +1244,14 @@ function main() {
     
   </ul>
 </li>
+<li>
+  <a class="reference reference-toplevel" href="#8" id="58">Vars</a>
+  <ul class="simple simple-toc-section">
+      <li><a class="reference" href="#aVariable"
+    title="aVariable: array[1, int]"><wbr />a<wbr />Variable<span class="attachedType" style="visibility:hidden"></span></a></li>
+
+  </ul>
+</li>
 <li>
   <a class="reference reference-toplevel" href="#12" id="62">Procs</a>
   <ul class="simple simple-toc-section">
@@ -1285,6 +1293,16 @@ function main() {
 <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#6">Imports</a></h1>
 <dl class="item">
 <a class="reference external" href="subdir/subdir_b/utils.html">subdir/subdir_b/utils</a>
+</dl></div>
+<div class="section" id="8">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#8">Vars</a></h1>
+<dl class="item">
+<dt id="aVariable"><a name="aVariable"></a><pre><span class="Identifier">aVariable</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">array</span><span class="Other">[</span><span class="DecNumber">1</span><span class="Other">,</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span><span class="Other">]</span></pre></dt>
+<dd>
+
+
+</dd>
+
 </dl></div>
 <div class="section" id="12">
 <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#12">Procs</a></h1>
diff --git a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/theindex.html b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/theindex.html
index 7e4f8d397d..fc5c0e1c56 100644
--- a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/theindex.html
+++ b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/theindex.html
@@ -1221,7 +1221,11 @@ function main() {
   <div class="container">
     <h1 class="title">Index</h1>
     Modules: <a href="subdir/subdir_b/utils.html">subdir/subdir_b/utils</a>, <a href="testproject.html">testproject</a>.<br/><p /><h2>API symbols</h2>
-<dl><dt><a name="bar" href="#bar"><span>bar:</span></a></dt><dd><ul class="simple">
+<dl><dt><a name="aVariable" href="#aVariable"><span>aVariable:</span></a></dt><dd><ul class="simple">
+<li><a class="reference external"
+          data-doc-search-tag="testproject: aVariable" href="testproject.html#aVariable">testproject: aVariable</a></li>
+          </ul></dd>
+<dt><a name="bar" href="#bar"><span>bar:</span></a></dt><dd><ul class="simple">
 <li><a class="reference external"
           data-doc-search-tag="testproject: bar[T](a, b: T): T" href="testproject.html#bar,T,T">testproject: bar[T](a, b: T): T</a></li>
           <li><a class="reference external"
diff --git a/nimdoc/testproject/testproject.nim b/nimdoc/testproject/testproject.nim
index b4f6a58fbd..3274660143 100644
--- a/nimdoc/testproject/testproject.nim
+++ b/nimdoc/testproject/testproject.nim
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ import std/macros
 
 macro bar*(): untyped =
   result = newStmtList()
+
+var aVariable*: array[1,int]
diff --git a/tests/let/t7936.nim b/tests/let/t7936.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3819dfc023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/let/t7936.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+discard """
+  action: "run"
+"""
+
+import
+  tables, deques, sequtils
+
+const
+  lookupTable = {'(': ')', '{': '}', '[': ']'}.toTable
+
+proc isPaired*(value: string): bool =
+  var stack = initDeque[char]() 
+
+  for item in value:
+    # echo "Looking at " & item
+    if item in lookupTable:
+      stack.addLast(item)
+    if item in toSeq(lookupTable.values):
+      if stack.len == 0:
+        return false
+      if lookupTable[stack.popLast()] != item:
+        return false
+
+  return stack.len == 0
+
+doAssert isPaired("{[()]}") == true
+doAssert isPaired("a)b(c") == false