diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeyword.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeyword.java
index dc62f8c9ac..ef22dce1ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeyword.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeyword.java
@@ -68,13 +68,23 @@ protected TreeVisitor<?, ExecutionContext> getVisitor() {
             private final JavaTemplate template = JavaTemplate.builder(this::getCursor, "var #{} = #{any()}")
                     .javaParser(JavaParser.fromJavaVersion()).build();
 
+
+            @Override
+            public J visitForEachControl(J.ForEachLoop.Control control, ExecutionContext executionContext) {
+                // für enhanced for-Loops wäre hier der korrekter punkt.
+                // es gelten dieselben Dinge für primitives, null und Generics
+                // ob wir am richtigen Ort sind muss nicht geprüft werden; ebenso single und pure
+                return super.visitForEachControl(control, executionContext);
+            }
+
             @Override
             public J.VariableDeclarations visitVariableDeclarations(J.VariableDeclarations multiVariable, ExecutionContext executionContext) {
                 J.VariableDeclarations vd = (J.VariableDeclarations) super.visitVariableDeclarations(multiVariable, executionContext);
 
                 boolean isOutsideMethod = !determineIfIsInsideMethod(this.getCursor());
                 boolean isMethodParameter = determineIfMethodParameter(vd, this.getCursor());
-                if (isOutsideMethod || isMethodParameter) return vd;
+                boolean isOutsideInitializer = !determineIfOutsideInitializer(this.getCursor(), false);
+                if ((isOutsideMethod && isOutsideInitializer) || isMethodParameter) return vd;
 
                 TypeTree typeExpression = vd.getTypeExpression();
                 boolean isByteVariable = typeExpression instanceof J.Primitive && BYTE_TYPE.equals(typeExpression.getType());
@@ -90,12 +100,28 @@ public J.VariableDeclarations visitVariableDeclarations(J.VariableDeclarations m
                 boolean isNullAssigment = initializer instanceof J.Literal && isNull(((J.Literal) initializer).getValue());
                 boolean alreadyUseVar = typeExpression instanceof J.Identifier && "var".equals(((J.Identifier) typeExpression).getSimpleName());
                 boolean isGeneric = typeExpression instanceof J.ParameterizedType; // todo implement generics!
-                if (alreadyUseVar || isDeclarationOnly || isNullAssigment || isGeneric) return vd;
+                boolean useTernary = initializer instanceof J.Ternary;
+                if (alreadyUseVar || isDeclarationOnly || isNullAssigment || isGeneric || useTernary) return vd;
 
                 J.VariableDeclarations result = transformToVar(vd);
                 return result;
             }
 
+            private boolean determineIfOutsideInitializer(Cursor cursor, boolean childWasBlock) {
+                Object currentStatement = cursor.getValue();
+
+                boolean isClassDeclaration = currentStatement instanceof J.ClassDeclaration;
+                boolean classFollowedByBlock = childWasBlock && isClassDeclaration;
+                if (classFollowedByBlock) return true;
+
+                Cursor parentStatement = cursor.getParent();
+                boolean cannotClimbUpFurther = isNull(parentStatement);
+                if (cannotClimbUpFurther) return false;
+
+                boolean isBlock = currentStatement instanceof J.Block;
+                return determineIfOutsideInitializer(parentStatement, isBlock);
+            }
+
             private boolean determineIfMethodParameter(@NotNull J.VariableDeclarations vd, @NotNull Cursor cursor) {
                 J.MethodDeclaration methodDeclaration = cursor.firstEnclosing(J.MethodDeclaration.class);
                 return nonNull(methodDeclaration) && methodDeclaration.getParameters().contains(vd);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeywordTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeywordTest.java
index a1049e89b1..47461754b0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeywordTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/lang/UseVarKeywordTest.java
@@ -133,31 +133,117 @@ void m() {
 
     @Nested
     class Objects {
-        @Test
-        void inMethodBody() {
-            //language=java
-            rewriteRun(
-              version(
-                java("""
-                  package com.example.app;
-                                    
-                  class A {
-                    void m() {
-                        Object o = new Object();
-                    }
-                  }
-                  """, """
-                  package com.example.app;
-                                    
-                  class A {
-                    void m() {
-                        var o = new Object();
-                    }
-                  }
-                  """),
-                10
-              )
-            );
+
+        @Nested
+        class Applicable {
+            @Test
+            void inMethodBody() {
+                //language=java
+                rewriteRun(
+                  version(
+                    java("""
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        void m() {
+                            Object o = new Object();
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """, """
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        void m() {
+                            var o = new Object();
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """),
+                    10
+                  )
+                );
+            }
+
+            @Test
+            @Disabled("Not yet implemented")
+            void withTernary() {
+                //language=java
+                rewriteRun(
+                  version(
+                    java("""
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        void m() {
+                            String o = true ? "isTrue" : "Test";
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """, """
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        void m() {
+                            var o = true ? "isTrue" : "Test";
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """),
+                    10
+                  )
+                );
+            }
+
+            @Test
+            void inStaticInitializer() {
+                //language=java
+                rewriteRun(
+                  version(
+                    java("""
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        static {
+                            Object o = new Object();
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """, """
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        static {
+                            var o = new Object();
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """),
+                    10
+                  )
+                );
+            }
+
+            @Test
+            void inInstanceInitializer() {
+                //language=java
+                rewriteRun(
+                  version(
+                    java("""
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        {
+                            Object o = new Object();
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """, """
+                      package com.example.app;
+                                        
+                      class A {
+                        {
+                            var o = new Object();
+                        }
+                      }
+                      """),
+                    10
+                  )
+                );
+            }
         }
 
         @Nested