diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
index c31a227c..c7f5ae86 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ struct hlsl_attribute
 #define HLSL_STORAGE_LINEAR              0x00010000
 #define HLSL_MODIFIER_SINGLE             0x00020000
 #define HLSL_MODIFIER_EXPORT             0x00040000
+#define HLSL_STORAGE_ANNOTATION          0x00080000
 
 #define HLSL_TYPE_MODIFIERS_MASK     (HLSL_MODIFIER_PRECISE | HLSL_MODIFIER_VOLATILE | \
                                       HLSL_MODIFIER_CONST | HLSL_MODIFIER_ROW_MAJOR | \
@@ -841,6 +842,8 @@ struct hlsl_scope
     bool loop;
     /* The scope was created for the switch statement. */
     bool _switch;
+    /* The scope contains annotation variables. */
+    bool annotations;
 };
 
 struct hlsl_profile_info
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
index c7af2a10..95be7e08 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
@@ -2625,7 +2625,8 @@ static struct hlsl_block *initialize_vars(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct list *var
             unsigned int size, k;
 
             is_default_values_initializer = (ctx->cur_buffer != ctx->globals_buffer)
-                    || (var->storage_modifiers & HLSL_STORAGE_UNIFORM);
+                    || (var->storage_modifiers & HLSL_STORAGE_UNIFORM)
+                    || ctx->cur_scope->annotations;
 
             if (is_default_values_initializer)
             {
@@ -6058,19 +6059,31 @@ pass:
 
 annotations_list:
       variables_def_typed ';'
+        {
+            struct hlsl_block *block;
+
+            block = initialize_vars(ctx, $1);
+            destroy_block(block);
+        }
     | annotations_list variables_def_typed ';'
+        {
+            struct hlsl_block *block;
+
+            block = initialize_vars(ctx, $2);
+            destroy_block(block);
+        }
 
 annotations_opt:
       %empty
         {
             $$ = NULL;
         }
-    | '<' scope_start '>'
+    | '<' annotations_scope_start '>'
         {
             hlsl_pop_scope(ctx);
             $$ = NULL;
         }
-    | '<' scope_start annotations_list '>'
+    | '<' annotations_scope_start annotations_list '>'
         {
             struct hlsl_scope *scope = ctx->cur_scope;
 
@@ -6598,6 +6611,13 @@ switch_scope_start:
             ctx->cur_scope->_switch = true;
         }
 
+annotations_scope_start:
+      %empty
+        {
+            hlsl_push_scope(ctx);
+            ctx->cur_scope->annotations = true;
+        }
+
 var_identifier:
       VAR_IDENTIFIER
     | NEW_IDENTIFIER
diff --git a/tests/hlsl/annotations.shader_test b/tests/hlsl/annotations.shader_test
index 4545f7ed..55a7e65e 100644
--- a/tests/hlsl/annotations.shader_test
+++ b/tests/hlsl/annotations.shader_test
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ technique10
 // Without initializer
 technique10 < int a; > {}
 
-[effect fail todo]
+[effect fail]
 // Only numeric types and strings are allowed
 technique10 < DepthStencilState ds = { 0 }; > {}
 
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ technique10 < struct s { int a; } var = { 2 }; > {}
 // Static modifier is not allowed
 technique10 < static int a = 5; > {}
 
-[effect fail todo]
+[effect fail]
 // Initializer should not depend on other annotations
 technique10 < int a = 1, b = a; > {}
 
-[effect fail todo]
+[effect fail]
 technique10 < int a = 1; int b = a; > {}