diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/core/rawCodeSnippet/tgpuRawCodeSnippet.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/core/rawCodeSnippet/tgpuRawCodeSnippet.ts
index 30a105e90c..7995f86f67 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/src/core/rawCodeSnippet/tgpuRawCodeSnippet.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/src/core/rawCodeSnippet/tgpuRawCodeSnippet.ts
@@ -112,13 +112,25 @@ class TgpuRawCodeSnippetImpl<TDataType extends BaseData> implements TgpuRawCodeS
             this.#expression,
           );
 
-          return snip(replacedExpression, this.dataType, this.origin, this.possibleSideEffects);
+          return snip(
+            replacedExpression,
+            this.dataType,
+            this.origin,
+            this.possibleSideEffects,
+            /* mayDeclareVariables */ true,
+          );
         },
       }),
       {
         codegenMode: {
           getBaseSnippet(trackingProxy) {
-            return snip(trackingProxy, this.dataType, this.origin, this.possibleSideEffects);
+            return snip(
+              trackingProxy,
+              this.dataType,
+              this.origin,
+              this.possibleSideEffects,
+              /* mayDeclareVariables */ true,
+            );
           },
         },
         normalMode: {
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/data/snippet.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/data/snippet.ts
index 35db60b5f0..a8366e1650 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/src/data/snippet.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/src/data/snippet.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ export interface Snippet {
    * that mutates memory, or synchronizes threads, has side effects.
    */
   readonly possibleSideEffects: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Whether opaque source code may introduce names in the surrounding scope.
+   * Statement blocks containing such snippets must not be inlined.
+   */
+  readonly mayDeclareVariables?: true;
 }
 
 export interface ResolvedSnippet extends Snippet {
@@ -123,11 +128,15 @@ class SnippetImpl implements Snippet {
     dataType: BaseData | UnknownData,
     origin: Origin,
     possibleSideEffects: boolean,
+    mayDeclareVariables: boolean,
   ) {
     this.value = value;
     this.dataType = dataType;
     this.origin = origin;
     this.possibleSideEffects = possibleSideEffects;
+    if (mayDeclareVariables) {
+      Object.defineProperty(this, 'mayDeclareVariables', { value: true });
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -144,18 +153,21 @@ export function snip(
   dataType: BaseData,
   origin: Origin,
   possibleSideEffects?: boolean,
+  mayDeclareVariables?: boolean,
 ): ResolvedSnippet;
 export function snip(
   value: unknown,
   dataType: BaseData | UnknownData,
   origin: Origin,
   possibleSideEffects?: boolean,
+  mayDeclareVariables?: boolean,
 ): Snippet;
 export function snip(
   value: unknown,
   dataType: BaseData | UnknownData,
   origin: Origin,
   possibleSideEffects: boolean = true,
+  mayDeclareVariables: boolean = false,
 ): Snippet | ResolvedSnippet {
   if (DEV && isSnippet(value)) {
     // An early error, but not worth checking every time in production
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ export function snip(
     undecorate(dataType as BaseData),
     origin,
     possibleSideEffects,
+    mayDeclareVariables,
   );
 }
 
@@ -177,13 +190,25 @@ export function withDataType(
 ): ResolvedSnippet;
 export function withDataType(dataType: BaseData | UnknownData, snippet: Snippet): Snippet;
 export function withDataType(dataType: BaseData | UnknownData, snippet: Snippet): Snippet {
-  return new SnippetImpl(snippet.value, dataType, snippet.origin, snippet.possibleSideEffects);
+  return new SnippetImpl(
+    snippet.value,
+    dataType,
+    snippet.origin,
+    snippet.possibleSideEffects,
+    snippet.mayDeclareVariables ?? false,
+  );
 }
 
 export function withValue(value: string, snippet: Snippet): ResolvedSnippet;
 export function withValue(value: unknown, snippet: Snippet): Snippet;
 export function withValue(value: unknown, snippet: Snippet): Snippet {
-  return new SnippetImpl(value, snippet.dataType, snippet.origin, snippet.possibleSideEffects);
+  return new SnippetImpl(
+    value,
+    snippet.dataType,
+    snippet.origin,
+    snippet.possibleSideEffects,
+    snippet.mayDeclareVariables ?? false,
+  );
 }
 
 export function withSideEffects(
@@ -192,7 +217,13 @@ export function withSideEffects(
 ): ResolvedSnippet;
 export function withSideEffects(possibleSideEffects: boolean, snippet: Snippet): Snippet;
 export function withSideEffects(possibleSideEffects: boolean, snippet: Snippet): Snippet {
-  return new SnippetImpl(snippet.value, snippet.dataType, snippet.origin, possibleSideEffects);
+  return new SnippetImpl(
+    snippet.value,
+    snippet.dataType,
+    snippet.origin,
+    possibleSideEffects,
+    snippet.mayDeclareVariables ?? false,
+  );
 }
 
 export function noSideEffects(snippet: ResolvedSnippet): ResolvedSnippet;
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts b/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts
index 33d64ec786..d9bce7ff5c 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/src/tgsl/wgslGenerator.ts
@@ -1833,7 +1833,10 @@ ${this.ctx.pre}else ${alternate}`,
     const expr = this._expression(statement);
     const resolved =
       expr.value !== undefined && expr.value !== null ? this.ctx.resolveSnippet(expr).value : '';
-    return { code: resolved ? `${this.ctx.pre}${resolved};` : '', definesInNearestScope: false };
+    return {
+      code: resolved ? `${this.ctx.pre}${resolved};` : '',
+      definesInNearestScope: expr.mayDeclareVariables ?? false,
+    };
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/typegpu/tests/unroll.test.ts b/packages/typegpu/tests/unroll.test.ts
index 7a9898f1d5..3da360e239 100644
--- a/packages/typegpu/tests/unroll.test.ts
+++ b/packages/typegpu/tests/unroll.test.ts
@@ -927,4 +927,32 @@ describe('tgpu.unroll', () => {
       }"
     `);
   });
+  it('keeps scopes around unrolled raw code snippets', () => {
+    const snippet = tgpu['~unstable'].rawCodeSnippet('const value = 1', d.Void);
+
+    const main = () => {
+      'use gpu';
+      for (const _ of tgpu.unroll([1, 2, 3])) {
+        snippet.$;
+      }
+    };
+
+    expect(tgpu.resolve([main])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "fn main() {
+        // unrolled iteration #0
+        {
+          const value = 1;
+        }
+        // unrolled iteration #1
+        {
+          const value = 1;
+        }
+        // unrolled iteration #2
+        {
+          const value = 1;
+        }
+        // ---
+      }"
+    `);
+  });
 });