diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index ac5012a3bf9..6f9e9d45977 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -20930,7 +20930,9 @@ namespace ts {
                 return getSymbolOfNode(entityName.parent);
             }
 
-            if (isInJavaScriptFile(entityName) && entityName.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression) {
+            if (isInJavaScriptFile(entityName) &&
+                entityName.parent.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression &&
+                entityName.parent === (entityName.parent.parent as BinaryExpression).left) {
                 // Check if this is a special property assignment
                 const specialPropertyAssignmentSymbol = getSpecialPropertyAssignmentSymbolFromEntityName(entityName);
                 if (specialPropertyAssignmentSymbol) {
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/renameJsSpecialAssignmentRhs1.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/renameJsSpecialAssignmentRhs1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4b9fb80528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/renameJsSpecialAssignmentRhs1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts"/>
+// @allowJs: true
+// @Filename: a.js
+////const foo = {
+////    set: function (x) {
+////        this._x = x;
+////    },
+////    copy: function ([|x|]) {
+////        this._x = /**/[|x|].prop;
+////    }
+////};
+goTo.marker();
+verify.renameLocations(/*findInStrings*/ false, /*findInComments*/ false);
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/renameJsSpecialAssignmentRhs2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/renameJsSpecialAssignmentRhs2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b4b6e851cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/renameJsSpecialAssignmentRhs2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts"/>
+// @allowJs: true
+// @Filename: a.js
+////const foo = {
+////    set: function (x) {
+////        this._x = x;
+////    },
+////    copy: function (/**/[|x|]) {
+////        this._x = [|x|].prop;
+////    }
+////};
+goTo.marker();
+verify.renameLocations(/*findInStrings*/ false, /*findInComments*/ false);