diff --git a/src/mapleall/maple_be/include/be/lower.h b/src/mapleall/maple_be/include/be/lower.h
index 5585a496e1b8c934697271ba37e59df5621ef6f7..43e457e0274400d51c0ee09a4daec9e208a9ddc8 100644
--- a/src/mapleall/maple_be/include/be/lower.h
+++ b/src/mapleall/maple_be/include/be/lower.h
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ class CGLowerer {
   StmtNode *LowerDassignBitfield(DassignNode &dassign, BlockNode &block);
   StmtNode *LowerIassignBitfield(IassignNode &iassign, BlockNode &block);
 
+  void LowerAsmStmt(AsmNode *asmNode, BlockNode *blk);
+
   bool ShouldOptarray() const {
     ASSERT(mirModule.CurFunction() != nullptr, "nullptr check");
     return MIRLower::ShouldOptArrayMrt(*mirModule.CurFunction());
diff --git a/src/mapleall/maple_be/src/be/lower.cpp b/src/mapleall/maple_be/src/be/lower.cpp
index e65758e88202272ee5a58278298f153770dd5340..16f80e8827448507af7feeb3734c5f37883137a4 100644
--- a/src/mapleall/maple_be/src/be/lower.cpp
+++ b/src/mapleall/maple_be/src/be/lower.cpp
@@ -1000,6 +1000,30 @@ void CGLowerer::LowerIassign(IassignNode &iassign, BlockNode &newBlk) {
   newBlk.AddStatement(newStmt);
 }
 
+static GStrIdx NewAsmTempStrIdx() {
+  static uint32 strIdxCount = 0;  // to create unique temporary symbol names
+  std::string asmTempStr("asm_tempvar");
+  (void)asmTempStr.append(std::to_string(++strIdxCount));
+  return GlobalTables::GetStrTable().GetOrCreateStrIdxFromName(asmTempStr);
+}
+
+void CGLowerer::LowerAsmStmt(AsmNode *asmNode, BlockNode *newBlk) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < asmNode->NumOpnds(); i++) {
+    BaseNode *opnd = LowerExpr(*asmNode, *asmNode->Opnd(i), *newBlk);
+    if (opnd->NumOpnds() == 0) {
+      asmNode->SetOpnd(opnd, i);
+      continue;
+    }
+    // introduce a temporary to store the expression tree operand
+    MIRSymbol *st = mirModule.GetMIRBuilder()->CreateSymbol((TyIdx)opnd->GetPrimType(), NewAsmTempStrIdx(),
+                        kStVar, kScAuto, mirModule.CurFunction(), kScopeLocal);
+    DassignNode *dass = mirModule.GetMIRBuilder()->CreateStmtDassign(*st, 0, opnd);
+    newBlk->AddStatement(dass);
+    asmNode->SetOpnd(mirModule.GetMIRBuilder()->CreateExprDread(*st), i);
+  }
+  newBlk->AddStatement(asmNode);
+}
+
 DassignNode *CGLowerer::SaveReturnValueInLocal(StIdx stIdx, uint16 fieldID) {
   MIRSymbol *var;
   if (stIdx.IsGlobal()) {
@@ -1559,6 +1583,10 @@ BlockNode *CGLowerer::LowerBlock(BlockNode &block) {
         LowerResetStmt(*stmt, *newBlk);
         break;
       }
+      case OP_asm: {
+        LowerAsmStmt(static_cast<AsmNode *>(stmt), newBlk);
+        break;
+      }
       default:
         LowerStmt(*stmt, *newBlk);
         newBlk->AddStatement(stmt);