diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
index 8411844626..70c8df8ee0 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/ReactiveScopes/CodegenReactiveFunction.ts
@@ -967,6 +967,20 @@ function codegenForInit(
   init: ReactiveValue
 ): t.Expression | t.VariableDeclaration | null {
   if (init.kind === "SequenceExpression") {
+    for (const instr of init.instructions) {
+      if (instr.value.kind === "DeclareContext") {
+        CompilerError.throwTodo({
+          reason: `Support for loops where the index variable is a context variable`,
+          loc: instr.loc,
+          description:
+            instr.value.lvalue.place.identifier.name != null
+              ? `'${instr.value.lvalue.place.identifier.name.value}' is a context variable`
+              : null,
+          suggestions: null,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     const body = codegenBlock(
       cx,
       init.instructions.map((instruction) => ({
@@ -983,7 +997,7 @@ function codegenForInit(
         {
           reason: "Expected a variable declaration",
           loc: init.loc,
-          description: null,
+          description: `Got ${instr.type}`,
           suggestions: null,
         }
       );
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-in-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-in-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..712f86617f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-in-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+import { useHook } from "shared-runtime";
+
+function Component(props) {
+  const data = useHook();
+  const items = [];
+  // NOTE: `item` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
+  // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
+  for (let key in props.data) {
+    key = key ?? null; // no-op reassignment to force a context variable
+    items.push(
+      <div key={key} onClick={() => data.set(key)}>
+        {key}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  return <div>{items}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ data: { a: "a", b: true, c: "hello" } }],
+};
+
+```
+
+
+## Error
+
+```
+   6 |   // NOTE: `item` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
+   7 |   // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
+>  8 |   for (let key in props.data) {
+     |   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+>  9 |     key = key ?? null; // no-op reassignment to force a context variable
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 10 |     items.push(
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 11 |       <div key={key} onClick={() => data.set(key)}>
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 12 |         {key}
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 13 |       </div>
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 14 |     );
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 15 |   }
+     | ^^^^ [ReactForget] Todo: Support non-trivial ForOf inits (8:15)
+  16 |   return <div>{items}</div>;
+  17 | }
+  18 |
+```
+          
+      
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diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-in-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-in-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34facb7f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-in-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { useHook } from "shared-runtime";
+
+function Component(props) {
+  const data = useHook();
+  const items = [];
+  // NOTE: `item` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
+  // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
+  for (let key in props.data) {
+    key = key ?? null; // no-op reassignment to force a context variable
+    items.push(
+      <div key={key} onClick={() => data.set(key)}>
+        {key}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  return <div>{items}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ data: { a: "a", b: true, c: "hello" } }],
+};
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md
index a2fb2d6d60..f342283f83 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md
@@ -19,17 +19,13 @@ function Component() {
 ## Error
 
 ```
-   4 |   // NOTE: `i` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
-   5 |   // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
->  6 |   for (let i = MIN; i <= MAX; i += INCREMENT) {
-     |   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
->  7 |     items.push(<Stringify key={i} onClick={() => data.set(i)} />);
-     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
->  8 |   }
-     | ^^^^ [ReactForget] Invariant: Expected a variable declaration (6:8)
-   9 |   return items;
-  10 | }
-  11 |
+  4 |   // NOTE: `i` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
+  5 |   // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
+> 6 |   for (let i = MIN; i <= MAX; i += INCREMENT) {
+    |        ^^^^^^^^^^^ [ReactForget] Todo: Support for loops where the index variable is a context variable. 'i' is a context variable (6:6)
+  7 |     items.push(<Stringify key={i} onClick={() => data.set(i)} />);
+  8 |   }
+  9 |   return items;
 ```
           
       
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diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-of-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-of-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ad92cbd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-of-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+import { useHook } from "shared-runtime";
+
+function Component(props) {
+  const data = useHook();
+  const items = [];
+  // NOTE: `item` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
+  // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
+  for (let item of props.data) {
+    item = item ?? {}; // reassignment to force a context variable
+    items.push(
+      <div key={item.id} onClick={() => data.set(item)}>
+        {item.id}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  return <div>{items}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ data: [{ id: "1" }, { id: "2" }] }],
+};
+
+```
+
+
+## Error
+
+```
+   6 |   // NOTE: `item` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
+   7 |   // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
+>  8 |   for (let item of props.data) {
+     |   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+>  9 |     item = item ?? {}; // reassignment to force a context variable
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 10 |     items.push(
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 11 |       <div key={item.id} onClick={() => data.set(item)}>
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 12 |         {item.id}
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 13 |       </div>
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 14 |     );
+     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> 15 |   }
+     | ^^^^ [ReactForget] Todo: Support non-trivial ForOf inits (8:15)
+  16 |   return <div>{items}</div>;
+  17 | }
+  18 |
+```
+          
+      
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diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-of-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-of-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0ba5094a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-for-of-loop-with-context-variable-iterator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { useHook } from "shared-runtime";
+
+function Component(props) {
+  const data = useHook();
+  const items = [];
+  // NOTE: `item` is a context variable because it's reassigned and also referenced
+  // within a closure, the `onClick` handler of each item
+  for (let item of props.data) {
+    item = item ?? {}; // reassignment to force a context variable
+    items.push(
+      <div key={item.id} onClick={() => data.set(item)}>
+        {item.id}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  return <div>{items}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ data: [{ id: "1" }, { id: "2" }] }],
+};