diff --git a/warp/codegen.py b/warp/codegen.py
index 7db6ecc5a..7e0daefb8 100644
--- a/warp/codegen.py
+++ b/warp/codegen.py
@@ -1659,6 +1659,9 @@ def emit_Name(adj, node):
         # lookup symbol, if it has already been assigned to a variable then return the existing mapping
         if node.id in adj.symbols:
             return adj.symbols[node.id]
+        # Check if the node has a warp_func attribute
+        if hasattr(node, "warp_func"):
+            return node.warp_func
 
         obj = adj.resolve_external_reference(node.id)
 
@@ -2323,6 +2326,18 @@ def emit_Assign(adj, node):
                 raise WarpCodegenError(
                     "Tuple constructs are not supported in kernels. Use vectors like `wp.vec3()` for small collections instead."
                 )
+            elif isinstance(lhs, ast.Name):
+                # symbol name
+                name = lhs.id
+
+                # evaluate rhs
+                rhs = adj.eval(node.value)
+
+                # Check if rhs is a function object
+                if isinstance(rhs, warp.context.Function):
+                    # Assign the function directly to the symbol table
+                    adj.symbols[name] = rhs
+                    return
 
         # handle the case where we are assigning multiple output variables
         if isinstance(lhs, ast.Tuple):
diff --git a/warp/tests/test_codegen.py b/warp/tests/test_codegen.py
index 6beb4d542..9f9b16080 100644
--- a/warp/tests/test_codegen.py
+++ b/warp/tests/test_codegen.py
@@ -577,6 +577,26 @@ def test_while_condition_eval():
         it.valid = False
 
 
+def test_function_assignment(test, device):
+    @wp.func
+    def multiply_by_two(a: float):
+        return a * 2.0
+
+    @wp.kernel
+    def kernel_function_assignment(input: wp.array(dtype=wp.float32), output: wp.array(dtype=wp.float32)):
+        tid = wp.tid()
+        func = multiply_by_two  # Assign function to variable
+        output[tid] = func(input[tid])  # Call function through variable
+
+    input_data = wp.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0], dtype=wp.float32, device=device)
+    output_data = wp.empty_like(input_data)
+    wp.launch(
+        kernel_function_assignment, dim=input_data.size, inputs=[input_data], outputs=[output_data], device=device
+    )
+    expected_output = np.array([2.0, 4.0, 6.0], dtype=np.float32)
+    assert_np_equal(output_data.numpy(), expected_output)
+
+
 class TestCodeGen(unittest.TestCase):
     pass
 
@@ -719,7 +739,7 @@ class TestCodeGen(unittest.TestCase):
     name="test_error_mutating_constant_in_dynamic_loop",
     devices=devices,
 )
-
+add_function_test(TestCodeGen, func=test_function_assignment, name="test_function_assignment", devices=devices)
 add_kernel_test(TestCodeGen, name="test_call_syntax", kernel=test_call_syntax, dim=1, devices=devices)
 add_kernel_test(TestCodeGen, name="test_shadow_builtin", kernel=test_shadow_builtin, dim=1, devices=devices)
 add_kernel_test(TestCodeGen, name="test_while_condition_eval", kernel=test_while_condition_eval, dim=1, devices=devices)