diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
index f4b1fe188..7be236ea3 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
@@ -2115,11 +2115,20 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             return this->m_rvalue;
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] std::vector<PatternData *> createPatterns(Evaluator *evaluator) const override {
+            this->execute(evaluator);
+
+            return { };
+        }
+
         FunctionResult execute(Evaluator *evaluator) const override {
             auto literal = dynamic_cast<ASTNodeLiteral *>(this->getRValue()->evaluate(evaluator));
             ON_SCOPE_EXIT { delete literal; };
 
-            evaluator->setVariable(this->getLValueName(), literal->getValue());
+            if (this->getLValueName() == "$")
+                evaluator->dataOffset() = Token::literalToUnsigned(literal->getValue());
+            else
+                evaluator->setVariable(this->getLValueName(), literal->getValue());
 
             return {};
         }
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/pattern_language/parser.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/pattern_language/parser.cpp
index 4678e3490..de071a686 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/pattern_language/parser.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/pattern_language/parser.cpp
@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@ namespace hex::pl {
 
         if (MATCHES(sequence(IDENTIFIER, OPERATOR_ASSIGNMENT)))
             statement = parseFunctionVariableAssignment();
+        else if (MATCHES(sequence(OPERATOR_DOLLAR, OPERATOR_ASSIGNMENT)))
+            statement = create(new ASTNodeAssignment("$", parseMathematicalExpression()));
         else if (MATCHES(oneOf(KEYWORD_RETURN, KEYWORD_BREAK, KEYWORD_CONTINUE)))
             statement = parseFunctionControlFlowStatement();
         else if (MATCHES(sequence(KEYWORD_IF, SEPARATOR_ROUNDBRACKETOPEN))) {
@@ -877,6 +879,8 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             member = new ASTNodeControlFlowStatement(ControlFlowStatement::Break, nullptr);
         else if (MATCHES(sequence(KEYWORD_CONTINUE)))
             member = new ASTNodeControlFlowStatement(ControlFlowStatement::Continue, nullptr);
+        else if (MATCHES(sequence(OPERATOR_DOLLAR, OPERATOR_ASSIGNMENT)))
+            member = create(new ASTNodeAssignment("$", parseMathematicalExpression()));
         else
             throwParseError("invalid struct member", 0);