diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.h b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.h
index 73d691d7..93ac14b0 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.h
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ public:
 	 */
 	ReturnValue_t commit(dur_millis_t lockTimeout = MutexIF::BLOCKING) override;
 
+
+	LocalPoolVar<T> &operator=(T newValue);
 protected:
 	/**
 	 * @brief	Like #read, but without a lock protection of the global pool.
@@ -170,4 +172,5 @@ using lp_int64_t = LocalPoolVar<int64_t>;
 using lp_float_t = LocalPoolVar<float>;
 using lp_double_t = LocalPoolVar<double>;
 
+
 #endif
diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.tpp b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.tpp
index a16e1119..6e6f27aa 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.tpp
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolVariable.tpp
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ inline ReturnValue_t LocalPoolVar<T>::commitWithoutLock() {
 	return RETURN_OK;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+inline LocalPoolVar<T> & LocalPoolVar<T>::operator =(T newValue) {
+    value = newValue;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+
 template<typename T>
 inline pool_rwm_t LocalPoolVar<T>::getReadWriteMode() const {
 	return readWriteMode;