diff --git a/lib/coffeescript/nodes.js b/lib/coffeescript/nodes.js
index fbec324d..8c4673fe 100644
--- a/lib/coffeescript/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/coffeescript/nodes.js
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@
         idx = del(o, 'index');
         idxName = del(o, 'name');
         namedIndex = idxName && idxName !== idx;
-        varPart = `${idx} = ${this.fromC}`;
+        varPart = known && !namedIndex ? `var ${idx} = ${this.fromC}` : `${idx} = ${this.fromC}`;
         if (this.toC !== this.toVar) {
           varPart += `, ${this.toC}`;
         }
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 0d09caef..aa64c622 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -1353,7 +1353,11 @@ exports.Range = class Range extends Base
     idx      = del o, 'index'
     idxName  = del o, 'name'
     namedIndex = idxName and idxName isnt idx
-    varPart  = "#{idx} = #{@fromC}"
+    varPart  =
+      if known and not namedIndex
+        "var #{idx} = #{@fromC}"
+      else
+        "#{idx} = #{@fromC}"
     varPart += ", #{@toC}" if @toC isnt @toVar
     varPart += ", #{@step}" if @step isnt @stepVar
     [lt, gt] = ["#{idx} <#{@equals}", "#{idx} >#{@equals}"]
diff --git a/test/ranges.coffee b/test/ranges.coffee
index 7c0597a8..121286aa 100644
--- a/test/ranges.coffee
+++ b/test/ranges.coffee
@@ -195,3 +195,10 @@ test "#2047: from, to and step as variables", ->
   step = 0
   r = (x for x in [b..a] by step)
   arrayEq r, []
+
+test "#4884: Range not declaring var for the 'i'", ->
+  'use strict'
+  [0..21].forEach (idx) ->
+    idx + 1
+
+  eq global.i, undefined