diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/BlockCodegen.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/BlockCodegen.kt
index 9342d947e69..4cb18ed8cf2 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/BlockCodegen.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/BlockCodegen.kt
@@ -466,6 +466,41 @@ abstract class BlockCodegen(open val state: TranslationState, open val variableM
         return left
     }
 
+    fun addPrimitiveReferenceOperation(referenceName: KtSimpleNameExpression, firstOp: LLVMSingleValue, secondNativeOp: LLVMSingleValue): LLVMExpression {
+        val firstNativeOp = codeBuilder.receiveNativeValue(firstOp)
+        return when (referenceName.getReferencedName()) {
+            "or" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorOr(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+            "xor" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorXor(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+            "and" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorAnd(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+            "lhr" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorShl(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+            "shr" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorShr(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+            "ushr" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorUshr(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+            "+=" -> {
+                val llvmExpression = firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorPlus(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+                val resultOp = codeBuilder.getNewVariable(llvmExpression.variableType)
+                codeBuilder.addAssignment(resultOp, llvmExpression)
+                codeBuilder.storeVariable(firstOp, resultOp)
+                return LLVMExpression(resultOp.type, "load ${firstOp.getType()} $firstOp, align ${firstOp.type!!.align}")
+            }
+            "-=" -> {
+                val llvmExpression = firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorMinus(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+                val resultOp = codeBuilder.getNewVariable(llvmExpression.variableType)
+                codeBuilder.addAssignment(resultOp, llvmExpression)
+                codeBuilder.storeVariable(firstOp, resultOp)
+                return LLVMExpression(resultOp.type, "load ${firstOp.getType()} $firstOp, align ${firstOp.type!!.align}")
+            }
+            "*=" -> {
+                val llvmExpression = firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorTimes(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+                val resultOp = codeBuilder.getNewVariable(llvmExpression.variableType)
+                codeBuilder.addAssignment(resultOp, llvmExpression)
+                codeBuilder.storeVariable(firstOp, resultOp)
+                return LLVMExpression(resultOp.type, "load ${firstOp.getType()} $firstOp, align ${firstOp.type!!.align}")
+            }
+            else -> throw UnsupportedOperationException("Unknown binary operator")
+        }
+    }
+
+
     private fun addPrimitiveBinaryOperation(operator: IElementType, referenceName: KtSimpleNameExpression?, firstOp: LLVMSingleValue, secondOp: LLVMSingleValue): LLVMVariable {
         val firstNativeOp = codeBuilder.receiveNativeValue(firstOp)
         val secondNativeOp = codeBuilder.receiveNativeValue(secondOp)
@@ -497,7 +532,7 @@ abstract class BlockCodegen(open val state: TranslationState, open val variableM
                 codeBuilder.storeVariable(result, secondNativeOp)
                 return result
             }
-            else -> codeBuilder.addPrimitiveReferenceOperation(referenceName!!, firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
+            else -> addPrimitiveReferenceOperation(referenceName!!, firstOp, secondNativeOp)
         }
         val resultOp = codeBuilder.getNewVariable(llvmExpression.variableType)
         codeBuilder.addAssignment(resultOp, llvmExpression)
@@ -741,7 +776,7 @@ abstract class BlockCodegen(open val state: TranslationState, open val variableM
     private fun genReferenceReturn(retVar: LLVMSingleValue) {
         var result = retVar
         if (result.pointer == 2) {
-             result = codeBuilder.loadAndGetVariable(retVar as LLVMVariable)
+            result = codeBuilder.loadAndGetVariable(retVar as LLVMVariable)
         }
 
         codeBuilder.storeVariable(returnType!!, result)
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
index 9a0a3deb332..3f310df5967 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
@@ -56,18 +56,6 @@ class LLVMBuilder(val arm: Boolean) {
         else -> throw UnsupportedOperationException()
     }
 
-    fun addPrimitiveReferenceOperation(referenceName: KtSimpleNameExpression, firstNativeOp: LLVMSingleValue, secondNativeOp: LLVMSingleValue): LLVMExpression {
-        return when (referenceName.getReferencedName()) {
-            "or" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorOr(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
-            "xor" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorXor(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
-            "and" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorAnd(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
-            "lhr" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorShl(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
-            "shr" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorShr(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
-            "ushr" -> firstNativeOp.type!!.operatorUshr(firstNativeOp, secondNativeOp)
-            else -> throw UnsupportedOperationException("Unknown binary operator")
-        }
-    }
-
     fun clean() {
         localCode = StringBuilder()
         globalCode = StringBuilder()
diff --git a/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/input/assignment_operators_1.txt b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/input/assignment_operators_1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1d861a6018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/input/assignment_operators_1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+assignment_operators_1_plus_Int(11) == 17
+assignment_operators_1_minus_Int(11) == 5
+assignment_operators_1_times_Int(11) == 66
diff --git a/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/kotlin/assignment_operators_1.kt b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/kotlin/assignment_operators_1.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e05899e992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/kotlin/assignment_operators_1.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+fun assignment_operators_1_plus(x: Int): Int {
+    var nzk = x
+    nzk += 6
+    return nzk
+}
+
+fun assignment_operators_1_minus(x: Int): Int {
+    var nzk = x
+    nzk -= 6
+    return nzk
+}
+
+fun assignment_operators_1_times(x: Int): Int {
+    var nzk = x
+    nzk *= 6
+    return nzk
+}
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