diff --git a/src/dev/w1zzrd/asm/Combine.java b/src/dev/w1zzrd/asm/Combine.java
index 0f5ead9..bfb7eb6 100644
--- a/src/dev/w1zzrd/asm/Combine.java
+++ b/src/dev/w1zzrd/asm/Combine.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package dev.w1zzrd.asm;
 
+import com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.generic.GotoInstruction;
 import dev.w1zzrd.asm.analysis.AsmAnnotation;
 import dev.w1zzrd.asm.exception.MethodNodeResolutionException;
 import dev.w1zzrd.asm.exception.SignatureCheckException;
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import static jdk.internal.org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter.COMPUTE_MAXS;
 
 public class Combine {
+    public static final String VAR_ASSERT_NAME = "$assertionsDisabled";
+    public static final int VAR_ASSERT_FLAGS = Opcodes.ACC_STATIC | Opcodes.ACC_SYNTHETIC | Opcodes.ACC_FINAL;
+
+
     private final ArrayList<DynamicSourceUnit> graftSources = new ArrayList<>();
 
     private final ClassNode target;
@@ -323,6 +328,88 @@ public class Combine {
         return target;
     }
 
+    protected void ensureLoadClassAssertionState() {
+        if (!hasDeclaredAssertionState())
+            target.fields.add(new FieldNode(
+                    VAR_ASSERT_FLAGS,
+                    VAR_ASSERT_NAME,
+                    "Z",
+                    null,
+                    null
+            ));
+
+        // Check if state is loaded
+        if (target.methods.stream().noneMatch(it -> it.name.equals("<clinit>"))) {
+            MethodNode mnode = new MethodNode(Opcodes.ACC_STATIC, "<clinit>", "()V", null, null);
+            injectAssertionLoad(mnode, true);
+            target.methods.add(mnode);
+        } else {
+            MethodNode clinit = target.methods.stream().filter(it -> it.name.equals("<clinit>")).findAny().get();
+
+            for (AbstractInsnNode node = clinit.instructions.getFirst(); node != null; node = node.getNext())
+                if (node instanceof FieldInsnNode &&
+                    node.getOpcode() == Opcodes.PUTSTATIC &&
+                    VAR_ASSERT_NAME.equals(((FieldInsnNode) node).name))
+                    return;
+
+            // Assertion state not loaded in the current clinit. Add it to the start of the clinit
+            injectAssertionLoad(clinit, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * For internal use. Adds instructions to the given method to load assertion flag to a static final field
+     * @param node Method to inject instructions into
+     */
+    private void injectAssertionLoad(MethodNode node, boolean insertReturn) {
+        if (node.instructions == null) {
+            node.instructions = new InsnList();
+            insertReturn = true;
+        }
+
+        AbstractInsnNode current;
+        if (node.instructions.getFirst() == null || !(node.instructions.getFirst() instanceof LabelNode))
+            node.instructions.insert(current = new LabelNode());
+        else
+            current = node.instructions.getFirst();
+
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new LdcInsnNode(Type.getType("L"+target.name+";")));
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new MethodInsnNode(
+                Opcodes.INVOKEVIRTUAL,
+                "java/lang/Class",
+                "desiredAssertionStatus",
+                "()Z",
+                false
+        ));
+
+        final LabelNode jumpNE = new LabelNode();
+        final LabelNode jumpGOTO = new LabelNode();
+
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new JumpInsnNode(Opcodes.IFNE, jumpNE));
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new InsnNode(Opcodes.ICONST_1));
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new JumpInsnNode(Opcodes.GOTO, jumpGOTO));
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = jumpNE);
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new FrameNode(Opcodes.F_SAME, 0, new Object[0], 0, new Object[0]));
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new InsnNode(Opcodes.ICONST_0));
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = jumpGOTO);
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new FrameNode(
+                Opcodes.F_SAME1,
+                0,
+                new Object[0],
+                1,
+                new Object[]{ Opcodes.INTEGER }
+        ));
+
+        node.instructions.insert(current, current = new FieldInsnNode(Opcodes.PUTSTATIC, target.name, VAR_ASSERT_NAME, "Z"));
+
+        if (insertReturn)
+            node.instructions.insert(current, new InsnNode(Opcodes.RETURN));
+    }
+
+    protected boolean hasDeclaredAssertionState() {
+        return target.fields.stream().anyMatch(it -> VAR_ASSERT_NAME.equals(it.name));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prepares a {@link MethodNode} for grafting on to a given method and into the targeted  {@link ClassNode}
      * @param node Node to adapt
@@ -334,8 +421,14 @@ public class Combine {
             if (insn instanceof MethodInsnNode) insn = adaptMethodInsn((MethodInsnNode) insn, source, node);
             else if (insn instanceof LdcInsnNode) adaptLdcInsn((LdcInsnNode) insn, source.getTypeName());
             else if (insn instanceof FrameNode) adaptFrameNode((FrameNode) insn, source);
-            else if (insn instanceof FieldInsnNode) adaptFieldInsn((FieldInsnNode) insn, source);
             else if (insn instanceof InvokeDynamicInsnNode) adaptInvokeDynamicInsn((InvokeDynamicInsnNode) insn, source);
+            else if (insn instanceof FieldInsnNode) {
+                adaptFieldInsn((FieldInsnNode) insn, source);
+
+                // If a method is trying to access the assertion state of the class, ensure the target class declares the state
+                if (VAR_ASSERT_NAME.equals(((FieldInsnNode) insn).name) && insn.getOpcode() == Opcodes.GETSTATIC)
+                    ensureLoadClassAssertionState();
+            }
         }
 
         // Adapt variable types