diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetArrayAccessExpression.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetArrayAccessExpression.java
index d4e06b8fce1..9fc85498edc 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetArrayAccessExpression.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetArrayAccessExpression.java
@@ -61,25 +61,24 @@ public class JetArrayAccessExpression extends JetReferenceExpression {
         return visitor.visitArrayAccessExpression(this, data);
     }
 
-    @NotNull
+    @Nullable @IfNotParsed
     public JetExpression getArrayExpression() {
-        JetExpression baseExpression = findChildByClass(JetExpression.class);
-        assert baseExpression != null;
-        return baseExpression;
+        return findChildByClass(JetExpression.class);
     }
 
     @NotNull
     public List<JetExpression> getIndexExpressions() {
-        PsiElement container = getIndicesNode();
-        if (container == null) return Collections.emptyList();
-        return PsiTreeUtil.getChildrenOfTypeAsList(container, JetExpression.class);
+        return PsiTreeUtil.getChildrenOfTypeAsList(getIndicesNode(), JetExpression.class);
     }
 
     @NotNull
     public JetContainerNode getIndicesNode() {
-        return (JetContainerNode) findChildByType(JetNodeTypes.INDICES);
+        JetContainerNode indicesNode = (JetContainerNode) findChildByType(JetNodeTypes.INDICES);
+        assert indicesNode != null : "Can't be null because of parser";
+        return indicesNode;
     }
-    
+
+    @NotNull
     public List<TextRange> getBracketRanges() {
         PsiElement lBracket = getIndicesNode().findChildByType(JetTokens.LBRACKET);
         PsiElement rBracket = getIndicesNode().findChildByType(JetTokens.RBRACKET);
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
index b7b731eda2b..989cf46bd22 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
@@ -719,14 +719,17 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
         return !context.dataFlowInfo.getNullability(dataFlowValue).canBeNull();
     }
 
-    public static void checkLValue(BindingTrace trace, JetExpression expression) {
+    public static void checkLValue(@NotNull BindingTrace trace, @NotNull JetExpression expression) {
         checkLValue(trace, expression, false);
     }
 
-    private static void checkLValue(BindingTrace trace, JetExpression expressionWithParenthesis, boolean canBeThis) {
+    private static void checkLValue(@NotNull BindingTrace trace, @NotNull JetExpression expressionWithParenthesis, boolean canBeThis) {
         JetExpression expression = JetPsiUtil.deparenthesizeWithNoTypeResolution(expressionWithParenthesis);
         if (expression instanceof JetArrayAccessExpression) {
-            checkLValue(trace, ((JetArrayAccessExpression) expression).getArrayExpression(), true);
+            JetExpression arrayExpression = ((JetArrayAccessExpression) expression).getArrayExpression();
+            if (arrayExpression != null) {
+                checkLValue(trace, arrayExpression, true);
+            }
             return;
         }
         if (canBeThis && expression instanceof JetThisExpression) return;
@@ -1112,13 +1115,16 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
                                                     @NotNull ExpressionTypingContext oldContext,
                                                     @NotNull BindingTrace traceForResolveResult,
                                                     boolean isGet) {
-        JetTypeInfo arrayTypeInfo = facade.getTypeInfo(arrayAccessExpression.getArrayExpression(), oldContext);
+        JetExpression arrayExpression = arrayAccessExpression.getArrayExpression();
+        if (arrayExpression == null) return JetTypeInfo.create(null, oldContext.dataFlowInfo);
+
+        JetTypeInfo arrayTypeInfo = facade.getTypeInfo(arrayExpression, oldContext);
         JetType arrayType = arrayTypeInfo.getType();
         if (arrayType == null) return arrayTypeInfo;
 
         DataFlowInfo dataFlowInfo = arrayTypeInfo.getDataFlowInfo();
         ExpressionTypingContext context = oldContext.replaceDataFlowInfo(dataFlowInfo);
-        ExpressionReceiver receiver = new ExpressionReceiver(arrayAccessExpression.getArrayExpression(), arrayType);
+        ExpressionReceiver receiver = new ExpressionReceiver(arrayExpression, arrayType);
         if (!isGet) assert rightHandSide != null;
 
         OverloadResolutionResults<FunctionDescriptor> functionResults = context.resolveCallWithGivenName(
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/incompleteCode/diagnosticWithSyntaxError/arrayExpression.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/incompleteCode/diagnosticWithSyntaxError/arrayExpression.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f3c36721fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/incompleteCode/diagnosticWithSyntaxError/arrayExpression.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package bar
+
+fun main(args : Array<String>) {
+    <!DEBUG_INFO_MISSING_UNRESOLVED!><!NO_CLASS_OBJECT!>String<!>[<!SYNTAX!><!>]<!> <!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE!>names<!> <!DEBUG_INFO_MISSING_UNRESOLVED!><!SYNTAX!>=<!> ["ads"]<!>
+}
+
+
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index 8b17fe7f893..81964d4c6e8 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -1982,6 +1982,11 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithEage
                     JetTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), "org.jetbrains.jet.generators.tests.GenerateTests", new File("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/incompleteCode/diagnosticWithSyntaxError"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), true);
                 }
                 
+                @TestMetadata("arrayExpression.kt")
+                public void testArrayExpression() throws Exception {
+                    doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/incompleteCode/diagnosticWithSyntaxError/arrayExpression.kt");
+                }
+                
                 @TestMetadata("checkBackingFieldException.kt")
                 public void testCheckBackingFieldException() throws Exception {
                     doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/incompleteCode/diagnosticWithSyntaxError/checkBackingFieldException.kt");
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ArrayAccessTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ArrayAccessTranslator.java
index 66d8b7e3e88..131420167cb 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ArrayAccessTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ArrayAccessTranslator.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetArrayAccessExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.general.AbstractTranslator;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.general.Translation;
@@ -88,7 +89,9 @@ public class ArrayAccessTranslator extends AbstractTranslator implements AccessT
 
     @NotNull
     protected JsExpression translateArrayExpression() {
-        return Translation.translateAsExpression(expression.getArrayExpression(), context());
+        JetExpression arrayExpression = expression.getArrayExpression();
+        assert arrayExpression != null : "Code with parsing errors shouldn't be translated";
+        return Translation.translateAsExpression(arrayExpression, context());
     }
 
     @NotNull