diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt
index 7453ab396b8..aa1ffb180b1 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ object ConversionsRunner {
             +AssignmentStatementOperatorConversion()
             +AssignmentStatementSimplifyValConversion()
             +AssignmentStatementSimplifyAlsoConversion()
+            +AssignmentStatementSplitAlsoConversion()
             +PolyadicExpressionConversion(context)
             +OperatorExpressionConversion(context)
             +ThrowStatementConversion()
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentStatementSplitAlsoConversion.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentStatementSplitAlsoConversion.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9901bea2d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentStatementSplitAlsoConversion.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.conversions
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.copyTreeAndDetach
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.impl.*
+
+class AssignmentStatementSplitAlsoConversion : RecursiveApplicableConversionBase() {
+    override fun applyToElement(element: JKTreeElement): JKTreeElement {
+        return recurse(
+            when (element) {
+                is JKBlock -> element.splitAssignmentExpressions()
+                is JKStatement ->
+                    element.splitAsAssignmentExpressions()?.let { JKBlockStatementImpl(JKBlockImpl(it)) }
+                else -> null
+            } ?: element)
+    }
+
+    private fun JKBlock.splitAssignmentExpressions(): JKBlock? {
+        val newStatements = statements.map { it.splitAsAssignmentExpressions() ?: listOf(it) }
+        return if (newStatements.any { it.size > 1 }) {
+            JKBlockImpl(
+                newStatements.flatMap { statements ->
+                    if (statements.size == 1) statements.map { it.detached(this) }
+                    else statements
+                }
+            )
+        } else null
+    }
+
+    private fun JKStatement.splitAsAssignmentExpressions(): List<JKStatement>? {
+        val expression = when (this) {
+            is JKKtAssignmentStatement -> expression
+            is JKDeclarationStatementImpl -> (declaredStatements.singleOrNull() as? JKLocalVariableImpl)?.initializer
+            else -> null
+        } ?: return null
+
+        val qualifiedExpression = expression as? JKQualifiedExpression ?: return null
+        val alsoCall = qualifiedExpression.selector as? JKKtAlsoCallExpression ?: return null
+        val innerAssignmentStatement = alsoCall.statement as? JKKtAssignmentStatement ?: return null
+
+        val secondAssignment = when (this) {
+            is JKKtAssignmentStatement ->
+                JKKtAssignmentStatementImpl(
+                    ::field.detached(),
+                    innerAssignmentStatement.field.copyTreeAndDetach(),
+                    operator
+                )
+            is JKDeclarationStatement -> {
+                val variable = declaredStatements.single() as JKLocalVariableImpl
+                JKDeclarationStatementImpl(
+                    listOf(
+                        JKLocalVariableImpl(
+                            variable::type.detached(),
+                            variable::name.detached(),
+                            innerAssignmentStatement.field.copyTreeAndDetach(),
+                            variable.mutability
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+            }
+            else -> error("expression should be either JKKtAssignmentStatement or JKDeclarationStatementImpl")
+        }
+
+        return listOf(
+            JKKtAssignmentStatementImpl(
+                innerAssignmentStatement::field.detached(),
+                qualifiedExpression::receiver.detached(),
+                innerAssignmentStatement.operator
+            ),
+            secondAssignment
+        )
+    }
+}
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