diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
index 5abfd2b7d2c..04240bf2875 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
@@ -1086,11 +1086,17 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Liveness<'a, 'tcx> {
           }
 
           hir::ExprAssignOp(_, ref l, ref r) => {
-            // see comment on lvalues in
-            // propagate_through_lvalue_components()
-            let succ = self.write_lvalue(&l, succ, ACC_WRITE|ACC_READ);
-            let succ = self.propagate_through_expr(&r, succ);
-            self.propagate_through_lvalue_components(&l, succ)
+            // an overloaded assign op is like a method call
+            if self.ir.tcx.is_method_call(expr.id) {
+                let succ = self.propagate_through_expr(&l, succ);
+                self.propagate_through_expr(&r, succ)
+            } else {
+                // see comment on lvalues in
+                // propagate_through_lvalue_components()
+                let succ = self.write_lvalue(&l, succ, ACC_WRITE|ACC_READ);
+                let succ = self.propagate_through_expr(&r, succ);
+                self.propagate_through_lvalue_components(&l, succ)
+            }
           }
 
           // Uninteresting cases: just propagate in rev exec order
@@ -1410,7 +1416,9 @@ fn check_expr(this: &mut Liveness, expr: &Expr) {
       }
 
       hir::ExprAssignOp(_, ref l, _) => {
-        this.check_lvalue(&l);
+        if !this.ir.tcx.is_method_call(expr.id) {
+            this.check_lvalue(&l);
+        }
 
         intravisit::walk_expr(this, expr);
       }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/liveness-unused.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/liveness-unused.rs
index 0fee48a8c6c..3aab953eb79 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/liveness-unused.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/liveness-unused.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #![deny(unused_assignments)]
 #![allow(dead_code, non_camel_case_types, trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
+use std::ops::AddAssign;
+
 fn f1(x: isize) {
     //~^ ERROR unused variable: `x`
 }
@@ -100,5 +102,49 @@ fn f5c() {
     }
 }
 
+struct View<'a>(&'a mut [i32]);
+
+impl<'a> AddAssign<i32> for View<'a> {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: i32) {
+        for lhs in self.0.iter_mut() {
+            *lhs += rhs;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn f6() {
+    let mut array = [1, 2, 3];
+    let mut v = View(&mut array);
+
+    // ensure an error shows up for x even if lhs of an overloaded add assign
+
+    let x;
+    //~^ ERROR variable `x` is assigned to, but never used
+
+    *({
+        x = 0;  //~ ERROR value assigned to `x` is never read
+        &mut v
+    }) += 1;
+}
+
+
+struct MutRef<'a>(&'a mut i32);
+
+impl<'a> AddAssign<i32> for MutRef<'a> {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: i32) {
+        *self.0 += rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+fn f7() {
+    let mut a = 1;
+    {
+        // `b` does not trigger unused_variables
+        let mut b = MutRef(&mut a);
+        b += 1;
+    }
+    drop(a);
+}
+
 fn main() {
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/augmented-assignments.rs b/src/test/run-pass/augmented-assignments.rs
index 8c9ebcd274a..3ed9e8548dc 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/augmented-assignments.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/augmented-assignments.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![deny(unused_assignments)]
+
 use std::mem;
 use std::ops::{
     AddAssign, BitAndAssign, BitOrAssign, BitXorAssign, DivAssign, Index, MulAssign, RemAssign,
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ impl Slice {
     }
 }
 
+struct View<'a>(&'a mut [i32]);
+
 fn main() {
     let mut x = Int(1);
 
@@ -78,6 +82,12 @@ fn main() {
     assert_eq!(array[0], 1);
     assert_eq!(array[1], 2);
     assert_eq!(array[2], 3);
+
+    // sized indirection
+    // check that this does *not* trigger the unused_assignments lint
+    let mut array = [0, 1, 2];
+    let mut view = View(&mut array);
+    view += 1;
 }
 
 impl AddAssign for Int {
@@ -159,3 +169,11 @@ impl AddAssign<i32> for Slice {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a> AddAssign<i32> for View<'a> {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: i32) {
+        for lhs in self.0.iter_mut() {
+            *lhs += rhs;
+        }
+    }
+}