diff --git a/crates/fayalite/src/expr.rs b/crates/fayalite/src/expr.rs
index 607ff1e..5ba6dbf 100644
--- a/crates/fayalite/src/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/fayalite/src/expr.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ expr_enum! {
         BundleLiteral(ops::BundleLiteral),
         ArrayLiteral(ops::ArrayLiteral<CanonicalType, DynSize>),
         EnumLiteral(ops::EnumLiteral),
+        Uninit(ops::Uninit),
         NotU(ops::NotU),
         NotS(ops::NotS),
         NotB(ops::NotB),
@@ -697,3 +698,13 @@ pub fn check_match_expr<T: Type>(
     _check_fn: impl FnOnce(T::MatchVariant, Infallible),
 ) {
 }
+
+pub trait MakeUninitExpr: Type {
+    fn uninit(self) -> Expr<Self>;
+}
+
+impl<T: Type> MakeUninitExpr for T {
+    fn uninit(self) -> Expr<Self> {
+        ops::Uninit::new(self).to_expr()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/fayalite/src/expr/ops.rs b/crates/fayalite/src/expr/ops.rs
index e5d3d9b..144a56f 100644
--- a/crates/fayalite/src/expr/ops.rs
+++ b/crates/fayalite/src/expr/ops.rs
@@ -2529,3 +2529,41 @@ impl<T: Type> ToExpr for CastBitsTo<T> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug)]
+pub struct Uninit<T: Type = CanonicalType> {
+    ty: T,
+}
+
+impl<T: Type> Uninit<T> {
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn new(ty: T) -> Self {
+        Self { ty }
+    }
+    pub fn ty(self) -> T {
+        self.ty
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Type> ToLiteralBits for Uninit<T> {
+    fn to_literal_bits(&self) -> Result<Interned<BitSlice>, NotALiteralExpr> {
+        Err(NotALiteralExpr)
+    }
+}
+
+impl_get_target_none!([T: Type] Uninit<T>);
+
+impl<T: Type> ToExpr for Uninit<T> {
+    type Type = T;
+
+    fn to_expr(&self) -> Expr<Self::Type> {
+        Expr {
+            __enum: ExprEnum::Uninit(Uninit {
+                ty: self.ty.canonical(),
+            })
+            .intern(),
+            __ty: self.ty,
+            __flow: Flow::Source,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/fayalite/src/firrtl.rs b/crates/fayalite/src/firrtl.rs
index 5a562c0..dbbdd7d 100644
--- a/crates/fayalite/src/firrtl.rs
+++ b/crates/fayalite/src/firrtl.rs
@@ -912,6 +912,20 @@ impl<'a> Exporter<'a> {
         }
         ident.to_string()
     }
+    fn uninit_expr(
+        &mut self,
+        expr: ops::Uninit,
+        definitions: &RcDefinitions,
+        const_ty: bool,
+    ) -> String {
+        let ident = self.module.ns.make_new("_uninit_expr");
+        let ty = expr.ty();
+        let ty_ident = self.type_state.ty(ty);
+        let const_ = if const_ty { "const " } else { "" };
+        definitions.add_definition_line(format_args!("wire {ident}: {const_}{ty_ident}"));
+        definitions.add_definition_line(format_args!("invalidate {ident}"));
+        ident.to_string()
+    }
     fn enum_literal_expr(
         &mut self,
         expr: ops::EnumLiteral<Enum>,
@@ -1367,6 +1381,7 @@ impl<'a> Exporter<'a> {
             ExprEnum::EnumLiteral(enum_literal) => {
                 self.enum_literal_expr(enum_literal, definitions, const_ty)
             }
+            ExprEnum::Uninit(uninit) => self.uninit_expr(uninit, definitions, const_ty),
             ExprEnum::NotU(expr) => self.expr_unary("not", expr.arg(), definitions, const_ty),
             ExprEnum::NotS(expr) => self.expr_unary("not", expr.arg(), definitions, const_ty),
             ExprEnum::NotB(expr) => self.expr_unary("not", expr.arg(), definitions, const_ty),
diff --git a/crates/fayalite/src/module/transform/simplify_enums.rs b/crates/fayalite/src/module/transform/simplify_enums.rs
index 91bbba5..d6a9c02 100644
--- a/crates/fayalite/src/module/transform/simplify_enums.rs
+++ b/crates/fayalite/src/module/transform/simplify_enums.rs
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ impl Folder for State {
             | ExprEnum::BoolLiteral(_)
             | ExprEnum::BundleLiteral(_)
             | ExprEnum::ArrayLiteral(_)
+            | ExprEnum::Uninit(_)
             | ExprEnum::NotU(_)
             | ExprEnum::NotS(_)
             | ExprEnum::NotB(_)
diff --git a/crates/fayalite/src/prelude.rs b/crates/fayalite/src/prelude.rs
index 6a74e67..b376093 100644
--- a/crates/fayalite/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/crates/fayalite/src/prelude.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub use crate::{
     cli::Cli,
     clock::{Clock, ClockDomain, ToClock},
     enum_::{HdlNone, HdlOption, HdlSome},
-    expr::{CastBitsTo, CastTo, CastToBits, Expr, ReduceBits, ToExpr},
+    expr::{CastBitsTo, CastTo, CastToBits, Expr, MakeUninitExpr, ReduceBits, ToExpr},
     hdl, hdl_module,
     int::{Bool, DynSize, IntCmp, KnownSize, SInt, SIntType, Size, UInt, UIntType},
     memory::{Mem, MemBuilder, ReadUnderWrite},
diff --git a/crates/fayalite/tests/module.rs b/crates/fayalite/tests/module.rs
index 23cd61f..c135f51 100644
--- a/crates/fayalite/tests/module.rs
+++ b/crates/fayalite/tests/module.rs
@@ -3139,3 +3139,46 @@ circuit check_annotations: %[[
 "#,
     };
 }
+
+#[hdl_module(outline_generated)]
+pub fn check_uninit<T: Type>(ty: T) {
+    #[hdl]
+    let o: T = m.output(ty);
+    connect(o, ty.uninit());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_uninit() {
+    let _n = SourceLocation::normalize_files_for_tests();
+    let m = check_uninit((UInt[3], SInt[5], Clock));
+    dbg!(m);
+    #[rustfmt::skip] // work around https://github.com/rust-lang/rustfmt/issues/6161
+    assert_export_firrtl! {
+        m =>
+        "/test/check_uninit.fir": r"FIRRTL version 3.2.0
+circuit check_uninit:
+    type Ty0 = {`0`: UInt<3>, `1`: SInt<5>, `2`: Clock}
+    module check_uninit: @[module-XXXXXXXXXX.rs 1:1]
+        output o: Ty0 @[module-XXXXXXXXXX.rs 2:1]
+        wire _uninit_expr: Ty0
+        invalidate _uninit_expr
+        connect o, _uninit_expr @[module-XXXXXXXXXX.rs 3:1]
+",
+    };
+    let m = check_uninit(Array[HdlOption[()]][3]);
+    dbg!(m);
+    #[rustfmt::skip] // work around https://github.com/rust-lang/rustfmt/issues/6161
+    assert_export_firrtl! {
+        m =>
+        "/test/check_uninit_1.fir": r"FIRRTL version 3.2.0
+circuit check_uninit_1:
+    type Ty0 = {}
+    type Ty1 = {|HdlNone, HdlSome: Ty0|}
+    module check_uninit_1: @[module-XXXXXXXXXX.rs 1:1]
+        output o: Ty1[3] @[module-XXXXXXXXXX.rs 2:1]
+        wire _uninit_expr: Ty1[3]
+        invalidate _uninit_expr
+        connect o, _uninit_expr @[module-XXXXXXXXXX.rs 3:1]
+",
+    };
+}
diff --git a/crates/fayalite/visit_types.json b/crates/fayalite/visit_types.json
index ad9ed25..cbaae05 100644
--- a/crates/fayalite/visit_types.json
+++ b/crates/fayalite/visit_types.json
@@ -283,6 +283,16 @@
             "fold_where": "T: Fold<State>",
             "visit_where": "T: Visit<State>"
         },
+        "ops::Uninit": {
+            "data": {
+                "$kind": "Struct",
+                "$constructor": "ops::Uninit::new",
+                "ty()": "Visible"
+            },
+            "generics": "<T: Type>",
+            "fold_where": "T: Fold<State>",
+            "visit_where": "T: Visit<State>"
+        },
         "ops::NotU": {
             "data": {
                 "$kind": "Struct",