diff --git a/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp b/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp
index 08a5fa900..1dd6dcdd1 100644
--- a/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp
@@ -812,6 +812,12 @@ void IRGeneratorForStatements::endVisit(FunctionCall const& _functionCall)
 		define(_functionCall) << "gas()\n";
 		break;
 	}
+	case FunctionType::Kind::Selfdestruct:
+	{
+		solAssert(arguments.size() == 1, "");
+		define(_functionCall) << "selfdestruct(" << expressionAsType(*arguments.front(), *parameterTypes.front()) << ")\n";
+		break;
+	}
 	default:
 		solUnimplemented("FunctionKind " + toString(static_cast<int>(functionType->kind())) + " not yet implemented");
 	}
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
index 69e645494..a0e59170b 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
@@ -1238,11 +1238,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(selfdestruct)
 		}
 	)";
 	u256 amount(130);
-	compileAndRun(sourceCode, amount);
 	u160 address(23);
-	ABI_CHECK(callContractFunction("a(address)", address), bytes());
-	BOOST_CHECK(!addressHasCode(m_contractAddress));
-	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(balanceAt(address), amount);
+	ALSO_VIA_YUL(
+		compileAndRun(sourceCode, amount);
+		ABI_CHECK(callContractFunction("a(address)", address), bytes());
+		BOOST_CHECK(!addressHasCode(m_contractAddress));
+		BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(balanceAt(address), amount);
+	)
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(keccak256)