diff --git a/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinAbstractUElement.kt b/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinAbstractUElement.kt
index 62933827ec6..b221b8b913c 100644
--- a/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinAbstractUElement.kt
+++ b/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinAbstractUElement.kt
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ fun doConvertParent(element: UElement, parent: PsiElement?): UElement? {
         return result.body
     }
 
+    if (result is KotlinUDestructuringDeclarationExpression &&
+        element.psi == (parent as KtDestructuringDeclaration).initializer) {
+        return result.tempVarAssignment
+    }
+
     return result
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinUastLanguagePlugin.kt b/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinUastLanguagePlugin.kt
index a7c5d92e4ed..bd4a20daab9 100644
--- a/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinUastLanguagePlugin.kt
+++ b/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/KotlinUastLanguagePlugin.kt
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ internal object KotlinConverter {
                 }
             }
             is KtDestructuringDeclaration -> expr<UDeclarationsExpression> {
-                val declarationsExpression = KotlinUDeclarationsExpression(givenParent)
+                val declarationsExpression = KotlinUDestructuringDeclarationExpression(givenParent, expression)
                 declarationsExpression.apply {
                     val tempAssignment = KotlinULocalVariable(UastKotlinPsiVariable.create(expression, declarationsExpression), declarationsExpression)
                     val destructuringAssignments = expression.entries.mapIndexed { i, entry ->
diff --git a/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/expressions/KotlinUDeclarationsExpression.kt b/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/expressions/KotlinUDeclarationsExpression.kt
index 6696d9c68e8..eb934ef0d54 100644
--- a/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/expressions/KotlinUDeclarationsExpression.kt
+++ b/plugins/uast-kotlin/src/org/jetbrains/uast/kotlin/expressions/KotlinUDeclarationsExpression.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.uast.kotlin.KotlinAbstractUExpression
 import org.jetbrains.uast.kotlin.doConvertParent
 
-class KotlinUDeclarationsExpression(
+open class KotlinUDeclarationsExpression(
         override val psi: PsiElement?,
         givenParent: UElement?,
         val psiAnchor: PsiElement? = null
@@ -32,4 +32,12 @@ class KotlinUDeclarationsExpression(
 
     override lateinit var declarations: List<UDeclaration>
         internal set
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+class KotlinUDestructuringDeclarationExpression(
+    givenParent: UElement?,
+    psiAnchor: PsiElement
+) : KotlinUDeclarationsExpression(null, givenParent, psiAnchor) {
+
+    val tempVarAssignment get() = declarations.first()
+}