diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt
index fc0ec25d033..3523e3f23bc 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/ConversionsRunner.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.conversions.AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.conversions.FieldToPropertyConversion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.conversions.JavaMethodToKotlinFunctionConversion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.conversions.TypeMappingConversion
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ object ConversionsRunner {
         trees.forEach {
             FieldToPropertyConversion().runConversion(it, context)
             TypeMappingConversion(context).runConversion(it, context)
+            AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion(context).runConversion(it, context)
             JavaMethodToKotlinFunctionConversion().runConversion(it, context)
         }
     }
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4949f9e77a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 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 com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.ConversionContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.JKJavaAssignmentExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.JKTreeElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.impl.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDotQualifiedExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPsiFactory
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.analysisContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getChildOfType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.ImportPath
+
+class AssignmentAsExpressionToAlsoConversion(val context: ConversionContext) : RecursiveApplicableConversionBase() {
+
+    override fun applyToElement(element: JKTreeElement): JKTreeElement {
+        if (element !is JKJavaAssignmentExpression) return recurse(element)
+
+        // TODO: Check if inside variable initializer
+        //if (element.parent)
+
+        val alsoElement = resolveFqName(ClassId.fromString("kotlin/also"), element) ?: return recurse(element)
+        val alsoSymbol = context.symbolProvider.provideSymbol(alsoElement) as? JKMethodSymbol ?: return recurse(element)
+        element.invalidate()
+
+        return JKQualifiedExpressionImpl(
+            element.rExpression,
+            JKKtQualifierImpl.DOT,
+            JKKtCallExpressionImpl(alsoSymbol, JKExpressionListImpl())
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun resolveFqName(classId: ClassId, contextElement: JKTreeElement): PsiElement? {
+        val element = context.backAnnotator(contextElement) ?: return null
+        val importDirective = KtPsiFactory(element).createImportDirective(ImportPath(classId.asSingleFqName(), false))
+        importDirective.containingKtFile.analysisContext = element.containingFile
+        return importDirective.getChildOfType<KtDotQualifiedExpression>()
+            ?.selectorExpression
+            ?.let {
+                it.references.mapNotNull { it.resolve() }.first()
+            }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/RecursiveApplicableConversionBase.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/RecursiveApplicableConversionBase.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e7ed413bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/RecursiveApplicableConversionBase.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 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.ConversionContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.JKTreeElement
+
+abstract class RecursiveApplicableConversionBase : MatchBasedConversion() {
+    override fun onElementChanged(new: JKTreeElement, old: JKTreeElement) {
+        somethingChanged = true
+    }
+
+    override fun runConversion(treeRoot: JKTreeElement, context: ConversionContext): Boolean {
+        val root = applyToElement(treeRoot)
+        assert(root === treeRoot)
+        return somethingChanged
+    }
+
+    protected var somethingChanged = false
+
+    abstract fun applyToElement(element: JKTreeElement): JKTreeElement
+
+    inline fun recurse(element: JKTreeElement): JKTreeElement {
+        return applyRecursive(element, ::applyToElement)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/tree/j.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/tree/j.kt
index 0edb84676e0..bdf86c2bd45 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/tree/j.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/tree/j.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ interface JKJavaMethod : JKMethod, JKBranchElement {
 
 interface JKJavaForLoop : JKLoop
 
-interface JKJavaAssignmentExpression : JKExpression {
+interface JKJavaAssignmentExpression : JKExpression, JKBranchElement {
     var lExpression: JKExpression
     var rExpression: JKExpression
 }