diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
index 87a34bef24..e5a6be1c50 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
@@ -1679,6 +1679,8 @@ VariablesView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 				break;
 			}
 
+			// TODO: we need to also persist/restore the casted state
+			// in VariableViewState
 			node->NodeChild()->SetNode(valueNode);
 			break;
 		}