diff --git a/src/backends/cpu.jl b/src/backends/cpu.jl
index cf449cfd..0977eecb 100644
--- a/src/backends/cpu.jl
+++ b/src/backends/cpu.jl
@@ -132,28 +132,13 @@ struct ScratchArray{N, D}
 end
 
 @inline function Cassette.overdub(ctx::CPUCtx, ::typeof(Scratchpad), ::Type{T}, ::Val{Dims}) where {T, Dims}
-    return ScratchArray{length(Dims)}(MArray{__size((Dims..., __groupsize(ctx.metadata))), T}(undef))
+    return ScratchArray{length(Dims)}(MArray{__size((Dims..., __groupsize(ctx.metadata)...)), T}(undef))
 end
 
-Base.@propagate_inbounds function Cassette.overdub(ctx::CPUCtx, ::typeof(Base.getindex), A::ScratchArray{N}, I...) where N
-    nI = ntuple(Val(N+1)) do i
-        if i == N+1
-            __groupindex(ctx.metadata)
-        else
-            I[i]
-        end
-    end
-
-    return A.data[nI...]
+Base.@propagate_inbounds function Cassette.overdub(ctx::CPUCtx, ::typeof(Base.getindex), A::ScratchArray, I...)
+    return A.data[I...]
 end
 
-Base.@propagate_inbounds function Cassette.overdub(ctx::CPUCtx, ::typeof(Base.setindex!), A::ScratchArray{N}, val, I...) where N
-    nI = ntuple(Val(N+1)) do i
-        if i == N+1
-            __groupindex(ctx.metadata)
-        else
-            I[i]
-        end
-    end
-    A.data[nI...] = val
+Base.@propagate_inbounds function Cassette.overdub(ctx::CPUCtx, ::typeof(Base.setindex!), A::ScratchArray, val, I...)
+    A.data[I...] = val
 end
diff --git a/src/compiler.jl b/src/compiler.jl
index 5852892b..89120857 100644
--- a/src/compiler.jl
+++ b/src/compiler.jl
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ end
 
 @inline __iterspace(cm::CompilerMetadata)  = cm.iterspace
 @inline __groupindex(cm::CompilerMetadata) = cm.groupindex
+@inline __groupsize(cm::CompilerMetadata) = size(workitems(__iterspace(cm)))
 @inline __dynamic_checkbounds(::CompilerMetadata{NDRange, CB}) where {NDRange, CB} = CB
 @inline __ndrange(cm::CompilerMetadata{NDRange}) where {NDRange<:StaticSize}  = CartesianIndices(get(NDRange))
 @inline __ndrange(cm::CompilerMetadata{NDRange}) where {NDRange<:DynamicSize} = cm.ndrange
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ include("compiler/pass.jl")
 
 function generate_overdubs(Ctx)
    @eval begin
-        @inline Cassette.overdub(ctx::$Ctx, ::typeof(groupsize)) = size(workitems(__iterspace(ctx.metadata)))
+        @inline Cassette.overdub(ctx::$Ctx, ::typeof(groupsize)) = __groupsize(ctx.metadata)
         @inline Cassette.overdub(ctx::$Ctx, ::typeof(__workitems_iterspace)) = workitems(__iterspace(ctx.metadata))
 
         ###
diff --git a/src/macros.jl b/src/macros.jl
index 604a4333..7ecf05a8 100644
--- a/src/macros.jl
+++ b/src/macros.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import MacroTools: splitdef, combinedef, isexpr
+import MacroTools: splitdef, combinedef, isexpr, postwalk
 
 # XXX: Proper errors
 function __kernel(expr)
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct WorkgroupLoop
     indicies :: Vector{Any}
     stmts :: Vector{Any}
     allocations :: Vector{Any}
+    private :: Vector{Any}
 end
 
 
@@ -116,12 +117,13 @@ function split(stmts)
     current     = Any[]
     indicies    = Any[]
     allocations = Any[]
+    private     = Any[]
 
     loops = WorkgroupLoop[]
     for stmt in stmts.args
         if isexpr(stmt, :macrocall)
             if stmt.args[1] === Symbol("@synchronize")
-                loop = WorkgroupLoop(deepcopy(indicies), current, allocations)
+                loop = WorkgroupLoop(deepcopy(indicies), current, allocations, deepcopy(private))
                 push!(loops, loop)
                 allocations = Any[]
                 current     = Any[]
@@ -137,10 +139,13 @@ function split(stmts)
                     push!(indicies, stmt)
                     continue
                 elseif callee === Symbol("@localmem") ||
-                       callee === Symbol("@private")  ||
                        callee === Symbol("@uniform")
                     push!(allocations, stmt)
                     continue
+                elseif callee === Symbol("@private")
+                    push!(allocations, stmt)
+                    push!(private, stmt.args[1])
+                    continue
                 end
             end
         end
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ function split(stmts)
 
     # everything since the last `@synchronize`
     if !isempty(current)
-        push!(loops, WorkgroupLoop(deepcopy(indicies), current, allocations))
+        push!(loops, WorkgroupLoop(deepcopy(indicies), current, allocations, deepcopy(private)))
     end
     return loops
 end
@@ -163,12 +168,21 @@ function emit(loop)
         rhs = stmt.args[2]
         push!(rhs.args, idx)
     end
+    body = Expr(:block, loop.stmts...)
+    body = postwalk(body) do expr
+        if @capture(expr, A_[i__])
+            if A in loop.private
+                return :($A[$(i...), $(idx).I...])
+            end
+        end
+        return expr
+    end
     quote
         $(loop.allocations...)
         for $idx in $__workitems_iterspace()
             $__validindex($idx) || continue
             $(loop.indicies...)
-            $(loop.stmts...)
+            $(body)
         end
     end
 end
diff --git a/test/private.jl b/test/private.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71056879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/private.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using KernelAbstractions
+using Test
+using CUDAapi
+if has_cuda_gpu()
+    using CuArrays
+    CuArrays.allowscalar(false)
+end
+
+@kernel function private(A)
+    N = prod(groupsize())
+    I = @index(Global, Linear)
+    i = @index(Local, Linear)
+    priv = @private Int (1,)
+    priv[1] = N - i + 1
+    @synchronize
+    A[I] = priv[1]
+end
+
+function harness(backend, ArrayT)
+    A = ArrayT{Int}(undef, 64)
+    wait(private(backend, 16)(A, ndrange=size(A)))
+    @test all(A[1:16] .== 16:-1:1)
+    @test all(A[17:32] .== 16:-1:1)
+    @test all(A[33:48] .== 16:-1:1)
+    @test all(A[49:64] .== 16:-1:1)
+end
+
+@testset "kernels" begin
+    harness(CPU(), Array)
+    if has_cuda_gpu()
+        harness(CUDA(), CuArray)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index c7cadcfd..fac14c87 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ end
     include("localmem.jl")
 end
 
+@testset "Private" begin
+    include("private.jl")
+end
+
 @testset "Unroll" begin
     include("unroll.jl")
 end