diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
index c0d703892b..4b27488bf4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
@@ -793,9 +793,19 @@ export default class Component {
 				}
 
 				let deep = false;
-				let names: string[] | undefined; 
-
-				if (node.type === 'AssignmentExpression') {
+				let names: string[] = []; 
+
+				if (node.type === 'AssignmentExpression' &&
+					node.left.type === 'ArrayPattern') {
+					walk(node.left, {
+						enter(node: Node, parent: Node) {
+							if (node.type === 'Identifier' &&
+								parent.type !== 'MemberExpression') {
+									names.push(node.name);
+							}
+						}
+					});
+				} else if (node.type === 'AssignmentExpression') {
 					deep = node.left.type === 'MemberExpression';
 					names = deep
 						? [get_object(node.left).name]
@@ -803,10 +813,9 @@ export default class Component {
 				} else if (node.type === 'UpdateExpression') {
 					deep = node.argument.type === 'MemberExpression';
 					const { name } = get_object(node.argument);
-					names = [name];
+					names.push(name);
 				}
-
-				if (names) {
+				if (names.length > 0) {
 					names.forEach(name => {
 						let current_scope = scope;
 						let declaration;
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-5/errors.json b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-5/errors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21de70863c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-5/errors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+	{
+		"code": "assignment-to-const",
+		"message": "You are assigning to a const",
+		"start": {
+			"line": 3,
+			"column": 1,
+			"character": 31
+		},
+		"end": {
+			"line": 3,
+			"column": 33,
+			"character": 63
+		},
+		"pos": 31
+	}
+]
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diff --git a/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-5/input.svelte b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-5/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76907b94be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-5/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script>
+	const arr = [1, 2];
+	[arr, arr[1]] = [arr[1], arr[0]];
+</script>
+
+{arr}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-6/errors.json b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-6/errors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0637a088a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-6/errors.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-6/input.svelte b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-6/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8da59b261e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-6/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script>
+	const arr = [1, 2];
+	[arr[0], arr[1]] = [arr[1], arr[0]];
+</script>
+
+{arr}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-7/errors.json b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-7/errors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34c88bebf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-7/errors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+	{
+		"code": "assignment-to-const",
+		"message": "You are assigning to a const",
+		"start": {
+			"line": 3,
+			"column": 1,
+			"character": 43
+		},
+		"end": {
+			"line": 3,
+			"column": 42,
+			"character": 84
+		},
+		"pos": 43
+	}
+]
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diff --git a/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-7/input.svelte b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-7/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed7b37ae26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/assignment-to-const-7/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script>
+	const arr = [{1: {arr: 2}}, 2];
+	[{1: { arr }}, arr[1]] = [arr[1], arr[0]];
+</script>
+
+{arr}
\ No newline at end of file