diff --git a/src/services/codefixes/addMissingConstInForLoop.ts b/src/services/codefixes/addMissingConst.ts
similarity index 55%
rename from src/services/codefixes/addMissingConstInForLoop.ts
rename to src/services/codefixes/addMissingConst.ts
index 9110fb31a10..857d7fb4282 100644
--- a/src/services/codefixes/addMissingConstInForLoop.ts
+++ b/src/services/codefixes/addMissingConst.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* @internal */
 namespace ts.codefix {
-    const fixId = "addMissingConstInForLoop";
+    const fixId = "addMissingConst";
     const errorCodes = [
         Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0.code,
         Diagnostics.No_value_exists_in_scope_for_the_shorthand_property_0_Either_declare_one_or_provide_an_initializer.code
@@ -22,12 +22,30 @@ namespace ts.codefix {
     });
 
     function makeChange(changeTracker: textChanges.ChangeTracker, sourceFile: SourceFile, pos: number, fixedNodes?: NodeSet<Node>) {
-        const forInitializer = findAncestor(getTokenAtPosition(sourceFile, pos), node =>
+        const token = getTokenAtPosition(sourceFile, pos);
+
+        const forInitializer = findAncestor(token, node =>
             isForInOrOfStatement(node.parent) ? node.parent.initializer === node
                 : isPossiblyPartOfDestructuring(node) ? false : "quit");
-        if (!forInitializer) return;
-        if (!fixedNodes || fixedNodes.tryAdd(forInitializer)) {
-            changeTracker.insertNodeBefore(sourceFile, forInitializer, createToken(SyntaxKind.ConstKeyword));
+        if (forInitializer) return applyChange(changeTracker, forInitializer, sourceFile, fixedNodes);
+
+        const parent = token.parent;
+        const standaloneInitializer = isExpressionStatement(parent.parent);
+        if (standaloneInitializer) return applyChange(changeTracker, parent, sourceFile, fixedNodes);
+
+        const arrayLiteralInitializer = isArrayLiteralExpression(token.parent);
+        if (arrayLiteralInitializer) {
+            const availableIdentifiers: string[] = []; // TODO: where to get/gather this information from?
+            const noIdentifiersDeclared = parent.forEachChild(node => availableIdentifiers.indexOf(node.getFullText()) < 0);
+            if (!noIdentifiersDeclared) return;
+
+            return applyChange(changeTracker, parent, sourceFile, fixedNodes);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function applyChange(changeTracker: textChanges.ChangeTracker, initializer: Node, sourceFile: SourceFile, fixedNodes?: NodeSet<Node>) {
+        if (!fixedNodes || fixedNodes.tryAdd(initializer)) {
+            changeTracker.insertNodeBefore(sourceFile, initializer, createToken(SyntaxKind.ConstKeyword));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/services/tsconfig.json b/src/services/tsconfig.json
index b48f27cf1c6..5e6de0f15ca 100644
--- a/src/services/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/services/tsconfig.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         "codeFixProvider.ts",
         "refactorProvider.ts",
         "codefixes/addConvertToUnknownForNonOverlappingTypes.ts",
-        "codefixes/addMissingConstInForLoop.ts",
+        "codefixes/addMissingConst.ts",
         "codefixes/addMissingInvocationForDecorator.ts",
         "codefixes/addNameToNamelessParameter.ts",
         "codefixes/annotateWithTypeFromJSDoc.ts",
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForInLoop2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForInLoop2.ts
index d101f384044..03fb12f5d7e 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForInLoop2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForInLoop2.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ////for (y in []) {}
 
 verify.codeFixAll({
-    fixId: "addMissingConstInForLoop",
+    fixId: "addMissingConst",
     fixAllDescription: "Add 'const' to all unresolved variables",
     newFileContent: 
 `for (const x in []) {}
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithArrayDestructuring2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithArrayDestructuring2.ts
index 734b53ed4fb..c0f8b733aec 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithArrayDestructuring2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithArrayDestructuring2.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ////for ([x] of [[1,2]]) {}
 
 verify.codeFixAll({
-    fixId: "addMissingConstInForLoop",
+    fixId: "addMissingConst",
     fixAllDescription: "Add 'const' to all unresolved variables",
     newFileContent: 
 `for (const [x, y] of [[1,2]]) {}
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithObjectDestructuring2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithObjectDestructuring2.ts
index 82cd2db6dc2..aa8ec294972 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithObjectDestructuring2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForLoopWithObjectDestructuring2.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ////for ({ x } of [{ x: 0 }]) { }
 
 verify.codeFixAll({
-    fixId: "addMissingConstInForLoop",
+    fixId: "addMissingConst",
     fixAllDescription: "Add 'const' to all unresolved variables",
     newFileContent: 
 `for (const { x, y } of [{ x: 0, y: 1 }]) { }
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForOfLoop2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForOfLoop2.ts
index 3dbab65de32..24f8b48dfc9 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForOfLoop2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstInForOfLoop2.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ////for (y of []) {}
 
 verify.codeFixAll({
-    fixId: "addMissingConstInForLoop",
+    fixId: "addMissingConst",
     fixAllDescription: "Add 'const' to all unresolved variables",
     newFileContent: 
 `for (const x of []) {}
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring1.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e40466c3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////[x] = [0];
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Add 'const' to unresolved variable",
+    newFileContent: "const [x] = [0];"
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57a89076cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////[x, y] = [0, 1];
+
+verify.codeFixAll({
+    fixId: "addMissingConst",
+    fixAllDescription: "Add 'const' to all unresolved variables",
+    newFileContent: "const [x, y] = [0, 1];"
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring3.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring3.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4099e1fe473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToArrayDestructuring3.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////let x: any;
+////[x, y] = [0, 1];
+
+verify.not.codeFixAvailable();
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToStandaloneIdentifier1.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToStandaloneIdentifier1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a603dced30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToStandaloneIdentifier1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////x = 0;
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Add 'const' to unresolved variable",
+    newFileContent: "const x = 0;"
+});
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToStandaloneIdentifier2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToStandaloneIdentifier2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa08f4e9196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixAddMissingConstToStandaloneIdentifier2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+////x = 0, y = 0;
+
+verify.not.codeFixAvailable();