diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 7f58bb57a..d1276caae 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ The contributors that suggested a given feature are shown in []. Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix little endian cell ranges, bug1631. [Julien Margetts]
 
+****  Fix queues as statements, bug1641. [Peter Monsson, Stefan Wallentowitz]
+
 
 * Verilator 4.024 2019-12-08
 
diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index c8981902d..b1503e581 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -2051,6 +2051,9 @@ private:
             newp->dtypeFrom(adtypep->subDTypep());
             newp->protect(false);
             newp->didWidth(true);
+            if (!nodep->firstAbovep()) {
+                newp->makeStatement();
+            }
         } else if (nodep->name() == "push_back"
                    || nodep->name() == "push_front") {
             methodOkArguments(nodep, 1, 1);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_queue.v b/test_regress/t/t_queue.v
index 1eea7f91e..4ef274e7e 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_queue.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_queue.v
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
          //v = q[0]; `checks(v, "ins0");
          //v = q[3]; `checks(v, "ins3");
 
-         v = q.pop_front(); `checks(v, "f2");
+         q.pop_front();
          v = q.pop_front(); `checks(v, "f1");
          v = q.pop_back(); `checks(v, "b2");
          v = q.pop_back(); `checks(v, "b1");
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
          v = q.pop_front(); `checks(v, "");  // Was empty, optional warning
          v = q.pop_back(); `checks(v, "");  // Was empty, optional warning
 
-         // COnversion of insert/delete with zero to operator
+         // Conversion of insert/delete with zero to operator
          q.push_front("front");
          q.insert(0, "newfront");
          i = q.size(); `checkh(i, 2);