diff --git a/openrewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts b/openrewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts
index 438e2165..52ab1f41 100644
--- a/openrewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts
+++ b/openrewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts
@@ -1256,22 +1256,7 @@ export class JavaScriptParserVisitor {
     }
 
     visitVariableStatement(node: ts.VariableStatement) {
-        if (node.declarationList.declarations.length > 1) {
-            return this.visitVariableDeclarationList(node.declarationList);
-        }
-        return new J.VariableDeclarations(
-            randomId(),
-            this.prefix(node),
-            Markers.EMPTY,
-            [],
-            this.mapModifiers(node),
-            node.declarationList.declarations[0].type ? this.visit(node.declarationList.declarations[0].type) : null,
-            null,
-            [],
-            this.rightPaddedList([...node.declarationList.declarations], n => {
-                return Space.EMPTY;
-            })
-        );
+        return this.visitVariableDeclarationList(node.declarationList);
     }
 
     visitExpressionStatement(node: ts.ExpressionStatement): JS.ExpressionStatement {
@@ -1397,9 +1382,10 @@ export class JavaScriptParserVisitor {
     visitVariableDeclaration(node: ts.VariableDeclaration) {
         return new J.VariableDeclarations.NamedVariable(
             randomId(),
-            Space.EMPTY,
+            this.prefix(node),
             Markers.EMPTY,
-            this.visit(node.name),
+            // NOTE: the name prefix will be used as a suffix by the printer
+            this.visit(node.name).withPrefix(node.type ? this.suffix(node.name) : Space.EMPTY),
             [],
             node.initializer ? this.leftPadded(this.prefix(node.getChildAt(node.getChildCount(this.sourceFile) - 2)), this.visit(node.initializer)) : null,
             this.mapVariableType(node)
diff --git a/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/object.test.ts b/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/object.test.ts
index e552d392..9ee40a93 100644
--- a/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/object.test.ts
+++ b/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/object.test.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('object literal mapping', () => {
           typeScript(
             'const c = { [ 1 + 1 ] : 1 }',
             cu => {
-                const literal = (<J.NewClass>(<J.VariableDeclarations>cu.statements[0]).variables[0].initializer);
+                const literal = (<J.NewClass>(<J.VariableDeclarations>(<JS.ScopedVariableDeclarations>cu.statements[0]).variables[0]).variables[0].initializer);
                 expect(literal.body).toBeDefined();
                 const computedName = (<J.NewArray>(<JS.PropertyAssignment>literal.body?.statements[0]).name);
                 expect(computedName).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/variableDeclarations.test.ts b/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/variableDeclarations.test.ts
index 812b2556..6f9fec5e 100644
--- a/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/variableDeclarations.test.ts
+++ b/openrewrite/test/javascript/parser/variableDeclarations.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as J from "../../../dist/src/java";
+import * as JS from "../../../dist/src/javascript";
 import {connect, disconnect, rewriteRun, typeScript} from '../testHarness';
 
 describe('variable declaration mapping', () => {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ describe('variable declaration mapping', () => {
                 expect(cu).toBeDefined();
                 expect(cu.statements).toHaveLength(2);
                 cu.statements.forEach(statement => {
-                    expect(statement).toBeInstanceOf(J.VariableDeclarations);
+                    expect(statement).toBeInstanceOf(JS.ScopedVariableDeclarations);
                 });
                 cu.padding.statements.forEach(statement => {
                     expect(statement.after.comments).toHaveLength(0);
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ describe('variable declaration mapping', () => {
                 expect(cu).toBeDefined();
                 expect(cu.statements).toHaveLength(2);
                 cu.statements.forEach(statement => {
-                    expect(statement).toBeInstanceOf(J.VariableDeclarations);
+                    expect(statement).toBeInstanceOf(JS.ScopedVariableDeclarations);
                 });
                 cu.padding.statements.forEach(statement => {
                     expect(statement.after.comments).toHaveLength(0);
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ describe('variable declaration mapping', () => {
             })
         );
     });
+    test('typed', () => {
+        rewriteRun(
+          //language=typescript
+          typeScript('let a : number =2')
+        );
+    });
     test('multi', () => {
         rewriteRun(
           //language=typescript
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/javascript/internal/JavaScriptPrinter.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/javascript/internal/JavaScriptPrinter.java
index 1d6d4cde..f11ffde4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/javascript/internal/JavaScriptPrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/javascript/internal/JavaScriptPrinter.java
@@ -745,7 +745,8 @@ public J visitVariableDeclarations(J.VariableDeclarations multiVariable, PrintOu
                 if (multiVariable.getVarargs() != null) {
                     p.append("...");
                 }
-                visit(variable.getElement().getName(), p);
+                p.append(variable.getElement().getName().getSimpleName());
+                visitSpace(variable.getElement().getName().getPrefix(), Space.Location.LANGUAGE_EXTENSION, p);
                 PostFixOperator postFixOperator = multiVariable.getMarkers().findFirst(PostFixOperator.class).orElse(null);
                 if (postFixOperator != null) {
                     visitSpace(postFixOperator.getPrefix(), Space.Location.LANGUAGE_EXTENSION, p);