diff --git a/core/src/err/mod.rs b/core/src/err/mod.rs
index f8d8b186..6f876faa 100644
--- a/core/src/err/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/err/mod.rs
@@ -596,6 +596,14 @@ pub enum Error {
 		check: String,
 	},
 
+	/// The specified value did not conform to the LET type check
+	#[error("Found {value} for param ${name}, but expected a {check}")]
+	SetCheck {
+		value: String,
+		name: String,
+		check: String,
+	},
+
 	/// The specified field did not conform to the field ASSERT clause
 	#[error(
 		"Found changed value for field `{field}`, with record `{thing}`, but field is readonly"
@@ -1200,8 +1208,21 @@ impl Serialize for Error {
 		serializer.serialize_str(self.to_string().as_str())
 	}
 }
-
 impl Error {
+	pub fn set_check_from_coerce(self, name: String) -> Error {
+		match self {
+			Error::CoerceTo {
+				from,
+				into,
+			} => Error::SetCheck {
+				name,
+				value: from.to_string(),
+				check: into,
+			},
+			e => e,
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn function_check_from_coerce(self, name: impl Into<String>) -> Error {
 		match self {
 			Error::CoerceTo {
@@ -1212,12 +1233,7 @@ impl Error {
 				value: from.to_string(),
 				check: into,
 			},
-			fc @ Error::FunctionCheck {
-				..
-			} => fc,
-			_ => Error::Internal(
-				"function_check_from_coerce called on Error that wasn't CoerceTo".to_string(),
-			),
+			e => e,
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/src/sql/query.rs b/core/src/sql/query.rs
index a7d48e97..9a60d5aa 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/query.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/query.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use revision::revisioned;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
-use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use std::str;
 
 pub(crate) const TOKEN: &str = "$surrealdb::private::sql::Query";
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ impl Deref for Query {
 	}
 }
 
+impl DerefMut for Query {
+	fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+		&mut self.0 .0
+	}
+}
+
 impl IntoIterator for Query {
 	type Item = Statement;
 	type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<Self::Item>;
diff --git a/core/src/sql/statements/set.rs b/core/src/sql/statements/set.rs
index 5f100c68..9992a665 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/statements/set.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/statements/set.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-use crate::cnf::PROTECTED_PARAM_NAMES;
 use crate::ctx::Context;
 use crate::dbs::Options;
 use crate::doc::CursorDoc;
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::sql::Value;
+use crate::{cnf::PROTECTED_PARAM_NAMES, sql::Kind};
 use derive::Store;
 use reblessive::tree::Stk;
 use revision::revisioned;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt;
 
-#[revisioned(revision = 1)]
+#[revisioned(revision = 2)]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize, Store, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "arbitrary", derive(arbitrary::Arbitrary))]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct SetStatement {
 	pub name: String,
 	pub what: Value,
+	#[revision(start = 2)]
+	pub kind: Option<Kind>,
 }
 
 impl SetStatement {
@@ -35,7 +37,15 @@ impl SetStatement {
 		// Check if the variable is a protected variable
 		match PROTECTED_PARAM_NAMES.contains(&self.name.as_str()) {
 			// The variable isn't protected and can be stored
-			false => self.what.compute(stk, ctx, opt, doc).await,
+			false => {
+				let result = self.what.compute(stk, ctx, opt, doc).await?;
+				match self.kind {
+					Some(ref kind) => result
+						.coerce_to(kind)
+						.map_err(|e| e.set_check_from_coerce(self.name.to_string())),
+					None => Ok(result),
+				}
+			}
 			// The user tried to set a protected variable
 			true => Err(Error::InvalidParam {
 				// Move the parameter name, as we no longer need it
diff --git a/core/src/syn/parser/stmt/mod.rs b/core/src/syn/parser/stmt/mod.rs
index dd2e51cc..dd78157f 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/parser/stmt/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/parser/stmt/mod.rs
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
 					return Statement::Set(crate::sql::statements::SetStatement {
 						name: x.0 .0,
 						what: r,
+						kind: None,
 					});
 				}
 				Statement::Value(Value::Expression(x))
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
 					return Entry::Set(crate::sql::statements::SetStatement {
 						name: x.0 .0,
 						what: r,
+						kind: None,
 					});
 				}
 				Entry::Value(Value::Expression(x))
@@ -652,11 +654,17 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
 	/// Expects `LET` to already be consumed.
 	pub(crate) async fn parse_let_stmt(&mut self, ctx: &mut Stk) -> ParseResult<SetStatement> {
 		let name = self.next_token_value::<Param>()?.0 .0;
+		let kind = if self.eat(t!(":")) {
+			Some(self.parse_inner_kind(ctx).await?)
+		} else {
+			None
+		};
 		expected!(self, t!("="));
 		let what = self.parse_value(ctx).await?;
 		Ok(SetStatement {
 			name,
 			what,
+			kind,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/src/syn/parser/test/stmt.rs b/core/src/syn/parser/test/stmt.rs
index b86348b1..76685dbc 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/parser/test/stmt.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/parser/test/stmt.rs
@@ -1888,7 +1888,8 @@ fn parse_let() {
 		res,
 		Statement::Set(SetStatement {
 			name: "param".to_owned(),
-			what: Value::Number(Number::Int(1))
+			what: Value::Number(Number::Int(1)),
+			kind: None,
 		})
 	);
 
@@ -1897,7 +1898,8 @@ fn parse_let() {
 		res,
 		Statement::Set(SetStatement {
 			name: "param".to_owned(),
-			what: Value::Number(Number::Int(1))
+			what: Value::Number(Number::Int(1)),
+			kind: None,
 		})
 	);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/syn/parser/test/streaming.rs b/core/src/syn/parser/test/streaming.rs
index aa855749..0df465e0 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/parser/test/streaming.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/parser/test/streaming.rs
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ fn statements() -> Vec<Statement> {
 		Statement::Set(SetStatement {
 			name: "param".to_owned(),
 			what: Value::Number(Number::Int(1)),
+			kind: None,
 		}),
 		Statement::Show(ShowStatement {
 			table: Some(Table("foo".to_owned())),
diff --git a/lib/src/api/method/mod.rs b/lib/src/api/method/mod.rs
index 65754737..3e8ce1ea 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/method/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/method/mod.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub struct Live;
 
 /// Responses returned with statistics
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct WithStats<T>(T);
+pub struct WithStats<T>(pub T);
 
 impl<C> Surreal<C>
 where
diff --git a/lib/tests/set.rs b/lib/tests/set.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3196ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/set.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+mod helpers;
+mod parse;
+use helpers::Test;
+use surrealdb::err::Error;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn typed_set() -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let sql = "
+        LET $foo: int = 42;
+        RETURN $foo;
+        LET $bar: int = 'hello';
+        RETURN $bar;
+	";
+	let error = "Found 'hello' for param $bar, but expected a int";
+	Test::new(sql)
+		.await?
+		.expect_val("None")?
+		.expect_val("42")?
+		.expect_error(error)?
+		.expect_val("None")?;
+
+	Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/sql.rs b/src/cli/sql.rs
index 9c1bd544..1b062777 100644
--- a/src/cli/sql.rs
+++ b/src/cli/sql.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use serde_json::ser::PrettyFormatter;
 use surrealdb::engine::any::{connect, IntoEndpoint};
 use surrealdb::method::{Stats, WithStats};
 use surrealdb::opt::{capabilities::Capabilities, Config};
-use surrealdb::sql::{self, Statement, Value};
+use surrealdb::sql::{self, Param, Statement, Value};
 use surrealdb::{Notification, Response};
 
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
@@ -185,10 +185,11 @@ pub async fn init(
 		}
 		// Complete the request
 		match sql::parse(&line) {
-			Ok(query) => {
+			Ok(mut query) => {
 				let mut namespace = None;
 				let mut database = None;
 				let mut vars = Vec::new();
+				let init_length = query.len();
 				// Capture `use` and `set/let` statements from the query
 				for statement in query.iter() {
 					match statement {
@@ -200,12 +201,15 @@ pub async fn init(
 								database = Some(db.clone());
 							}
 						}
-						Statement::Set(stmt) => {
-							vars.push((stmt.name.clone(), stmt.what.clone()));
-						}
+						Statement::Set(stmt) => vars.push(stmt.name.clone()),
 						_ => {}
 					}
 				}
+
+				for var in &vars {
+					query.push(Statement::Value(Value::Param(Param::from(var.as_str()))))
+				}
+
 				// Extract the namespace and database from the current prompt
 				let (prompt_ns, prompt_db) = split_prompt(&prompt);
 				// The namespace should be set before the database can be set
@@ -216,17 +220,23 @@ pub async fn init(
 					continue;
 				}
 				// Run the query provided
-				let result = client.query(query).with_stats().await;
+				let mut result = client.query(query).with_stats().await;
+
+				if let Ok(WithStats(res)) = &mut result {
+					for (i, n) in vars.into_iter().enumerate() {
+						if let Result::<Value, _>::Ok(v) = res.take(init_length + i) {
+							let _ = client.set(n, v).await;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
 				let result = process(pretty, json, result);
 				let result_is_error = result.is_err();
 				print(result);
 				if result_is_error {
 					continue;
 				}
-				// Persist the variables extracted from the query
-				for (key, value) in vars {
-					let _ = client.set(key, value).await;
-				}
+
 				// Process the last `use` statements, if any
 				if namespace.is_some() || database.is_some() {
 					// Use the namespace provided in the query if any, otherwise use the one in the prompt
diff --git a/tests/cli_integration.rs b/tests/cli_integration.rs
index e559926e..9d68ec63 100644
--- a/tests/cli_integration.rs
+++ b/tests/cli_integration.rs
@@ -1450,6 +1450,21 @@ mod cli_integration {
 			server.finish().unwrap();
 		}
 	}
+
+	#[test(tokio::test)]
+	async fn double_create() {
+		info!("* check only one output created");
+		{
+			let args = "sql --conn memory --ns test --db test --pretty --hide-welcome".to_string();
+			let output = common::run(&args)
+				.input("let $a = create foo;\n")
+				.input("select * from foo;\n")
+				.output()
+				.unwrap();
+			let output = remove_debug_info(output);
+			assert_eq!(output.matches("foo:").count(), 1);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 fn remove_debug_info(output: String) -> String {