diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
index 94eac1ca165..16d5c3cfaec 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
@@ -5797,6 +5797,12 @@ public class BoxJsTestGenerated extends AbstractBoxJsTest {
             KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("js/js.translator/testData/box/operatorOverloading"), Pattern.compile("^([^_](.+))\\.kt$"), true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("augmentedAssignmentLhs.kt")
+        public void testAugmentedAssignmentLhs() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/operatorOverloading/augmentedAssignmentLhs.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("binaryDivOverload.kt")
         public void testBinaryDivOverload() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/operatorOverloading/binaryDivOverload.kt");
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/AccessTranslationUtils.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/AccessTranslationUtils.java
index cb090745940..12167986526 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/AccessTranslationUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/AccessTranslationUtils.java
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.reference;
 
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.general.Translation;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.TranslationUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*;
 
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -47,8 +46,10 @@ public final class AccessTranslationUtils {
         if (referenceExpression instanceof KtSimpleNameExpression) {
             return ReferenceTranslator.getAccessTranslator((KtSimpleNameExpression) referenceExpression, context);
         }
-        assert referenceExpression instanceof KtArrayAccessExpression;
-        return getArrayAccessTranslator((KtArrayAccessExpression) referenceExpression, context, forceOrderOfEvaluation);
+        if (referenceExpression instanceof KtArrayAccessExpression) {
+            return getArrayAccessTranslator((KtArrayAccessExpression) referenceExpression, context, forceOrderOfEvaluation);
+        }
+        return new DefaultAccessTranslator(referenceExpression, context);
     }
 
     @NotNull
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/DefaultAccessTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/DefaultAccessTranslator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40cca8f2db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/DefaultAccessTranslator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.reference;
+
+import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.general.Translation;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression;
+
+public class DefaultAccessTranslator implements AccessTranslator {
+    private final KtExpression expression;
+    private final TranslationContext context;
+
+    public DefaultAccessTranslator(@NotNull KtExpression expression, @NotNull TranslationContext context) {
+        this.expression = expression;
+        this.context = context;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public JsExpression translateAsGet() {
+        return Translation.translateAsExpression(expression, context);
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public JsExpression translateAsSet(@NotNull JsExpression setTo) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This method is not meant to be supported in in DefaultAccessTranslator");
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public AccessTranslator getCached() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This method is not meant to be supported in in DefaultAccessTranslator");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/box/operatorOverloading/augmentedAssignmentLhs.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/box/operatorOverloading/augmentedAssignmentLhs.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61aa0e0a241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/box/operatorOverloading/augmentedAssignmentLhs.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package foo
+
+object Host {
+    var result: String = ""
+        get
+        private set
+
+    operator fun plusAssign(s: String) {
+        result += s
+    }
+}
+
+fun bar() = Host
+
+fun box(): String {
+    bar() += "O"
+    bar() += "K"
+    return Host.result
+}
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