diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/assignments.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/assignments.ts
index aec1ee96c..efd7180cb 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/assignments.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/binary-expression/assignments.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ function transformDestructuredAssignmentExpression(
     context: TransformationContext,
     expression: ts.DestructuringAssignment
 ) {
-    const rootIdentifier = context.createTempNameForNode(expression.right);
-
     let [rightPrecedingStatements, right] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () =>
         context.transformExpression(expression.right)
     );
@@ -117,12 +115,15 @@ function transformDestructuredAssignmentExpression(
         right = wrapInTable(right);
     }
 
-    const statements = [
-        lua.createVariableDeclarationStatement(rootIdentifier, right),
-        ...transformDestructuringAssignment(context, expression, rootIdentifier, rightPrecedingStatements.length > 0),
-    ];
+    const rightExpr = moveToPrecedingTemp(context, right, expression.right);
+    const statements = transformDestructuringAssignment(
+        context,
+        expression,
+        rightExpr,
+        rightPrecedingStatements.length > 0
+    );
 
-    return { statements, result: rootIdentifier };
+    return { statements, result: rightExpr };
 }
 
 export function transformAssignmentExpression(
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ export function transformAssignmentExpression(
     }
 
     if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(expression.left) || ts.isElementAccessExpression(expression.left)) {
-        const tempVar = context.createTempNameForNode(expression.right);
         const [precedingStatements, right] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () =>
             context.transformExpression(expression.right)
         );
@@ -163,12 +163,10 @@ export function transformAssignmentExpression(
             precedingStatements.length > 0
         );
 
-        context.addPrecedingStatements([
-            ...precedingStatements,
-            lua.createVariableDeclarationStatement(tempVar, right, expression.right),
-            lua.createAssignmentStatement(left, lua.cloneIdentifier(tempVar), expression.left),
-        ]);
-        return lua.cloneIdentifier(tempVar);
+        context.addPrecedingStatements(precedingStatements);
+        const rightExpr = moveToPrecedingTemp(context, right, expression.right);
+        context.addPrecedingStatements(lua.createAssignmentStatement(left, rightExpr, expression.left));
+        return rightExpr;
     } else {
         // Simple assignment
         // ${left} = ${right}; return ${left}
@@ -232,24 +230,8 @@ export function transformAssignmentStatement(
             return [lua.createAssignmentStatement(left, right, expression)];
         }
 
-        let [rightPrecedingStatements, right] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () =>
-            context.transformExpression(expression.right)
-        );
-        context.addPrecedingStatements(rightPrecedingStatements);
-        if (isMultiReturnCall(context, expression.right)) {
-            right = wrapInTable(right);
-        }
-
-        const rootIdentifier = context.createTempNameForNode(expression.left);
-        return [
-            lua.createVariableDeclarationStatement(rootIdentifier, right),
-            ...transformDestructuringAssignment(
-                context,
-                expression,
-                rootIdentifier,
-                rightPrecedingStatements.length > 0
-            ),
-        ];
+        const { statements } = transformDestructuredAssignmentExpression(context, expression);
+        return statements;
     } else {
         const [precedingStatements, right] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () =>
             context.transformExpression(expression.right)
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/expression-list.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/expression-list.ts
index 67019dcf1..475108922 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/expression-list.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/expression-list.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ export function shouldMoveToTemp(context: TransformationContext, expression: lua
     return (
         !lua.isLiteral(expression) &&
         !(lua.isIdentifier(expression) && expression.symbolId === tempSymbolId) && // Treat generated temps as consts
-        !(tsOriginal && (isConstIdentifier(context, tsOriginal) || isOptionalContinuation(tsOriginal)))
+        !(
+            tsOriginal &&
+            (isConstIdentifier(context, tsOriginal) ||
+                isOptionalContinuation(tsOriginal) ||
+                tsOriginal.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword)
+        )
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/variable-declaration.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/variable-declaration.ts
index 9fd0f1f42..9cae749ce 100644
--- a/src/transformation/visitors/variable-declaration.ts
+++ b/src/transformation/visitors/variable-declaration.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { createCallableTable, isFunctionTypeWithProperties } from "./function";
 import { transformIdentifier } from "./identifier";
 import { isMultiReturnCall } from "./language-extensions/multi";
 import { transformPropertyName } from "./literal";
+import { moveToPrecedingTemp } from "./expression-list";
 
 export function transformArrayBindingElement(
     context: TransformationContext,
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export function transformArrayBindingElement(
 export function transformBindingPattern(
     context: TransformationContext,
     pattern: ts.BindingPattern,
-    table: lua.Identifier,
+    table: lua.Expression,
     propertyAccessStack: ts.PropertyName[] = []
 ): lua.Statement[] {
     const result: lua.Statement[] = [];
@@ -165,21 +166,20 @@ export function transformBindingVariableDeclaration(
         ts.isBindingElement(e) && (!ts.isIdentifier(e.name) || e.dotDotDotToken);
 
     if (ts.isObjectBindingPattern(bindingPattern) || bindingPattern.elements.some(isComplexBindingElement)) {
-        let table: lua.Identifier;
-        if (initializer !== undefined && ts.isIdentifier(initializer)) {
-            table = transformIdentifier(context, initializer);
-        } else {
+        let table: lua.Expression;
+        if (initializer) {
             // Contain the expression in a temporary variable
-            if (initializer) {
-                table = context.createTempNameForNode(initializer);
-                let expression = context.transformExpression(initializer);
-                if (isMultiReturnCall(context, initializer)) {
-                    expression = wrapInTable(expression);
-                }
-                statements.push(lua.createVariableDeclarationStatement(table, expression));
-            } else {
-                table = lua.createAnonymousIdentifier();
+            let expression = context.transformExpression(initializer);
+            if (isMultiReturnCall(context, initializer)) {
+                expression = wrapInTable(expression);
             }
+            const [moveStatements, movedExpr] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () =>
+                moveToPrecedingTemp(context, expression, initializer)
+            );
+            statements.push(...moveStatements);
+            table = movedExpr;
+        } else {
+            table = lua.createAnonymousIdentifier();
         }
         statements.push(...transformBindingPattern(context, bindingPattern, table));
         return statements;
diff --git a/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap b/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap
index 32f48994b..05bb647b8 100644
--- a/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/translation/__snapshots__/transformation.spec.ts.snap
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ value1 = obj.value1
 value2 = obj.value2
 obj2 = {value3 = 1, value4 = 2}
 value3 = obj2.value3
-value4 = obj2.value4
+local ____obj2_0 = obj2
+value4 = ____obj2_0.value4
 function fun1(self)
 end
 fun2 = function()
diff --git a/test/unit/destructuring.spec.ts b/test/unit/destructuring.spec.ts
index d8fe47973..e44f8f0c3 100644
--- a/test/unit/destructuring.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/destructuring.spec.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,28 @@ test.each(testCases)("in variable declaration (%p)", ({ binding, value }) => {
     `.expectToMatchJsResult();
 });
 
+test.each(testCases)("in variable declaration from const variable (%p)", ({ binding, value }) => {
+    util.testFunction`
+        let ${allBindings};
+        {
+            const v: any = ${value};
+            const ${binding} = v;
+            return { ${allBindings} };
+        }
+   `.expectToMatchJsResult();
+});
+
+test.each(testCases)("in variable declaration from this (%p)", ({ binding, value }) => {
+    util.testFunction`
+        let ${allBindings};
+        function test(this: any) {
+            const ${binding} = this;
+            return { ${allBindings} };
+        }
+        return test.call(${value});
+    `.expectToMatchJsResult();
+});
+
 test.each(testCases)("in exported variable declaration (%p)", ({ binding, value }) => {
     util.testModule`
         export const ${binding} = ${value};
@@ -101,6 +123,28 @@ test.each(assignmentTestCases)("in assignment expression (%p)", ({ binding, valu
     `.expectToMatchJsResult();
 });
 
+test.each(assignmentTestCases)("in assignment expression from const variable (%p)", ({ binding, value }) => {
+    util.testFunction`
+        let ${allBindings};
+        const obj = { prop: false };
+        const v: any = ${value};
+        const expressionResult = (${binding} = v);
+        return { ${allBindings}, expressionResult };
+    `.expectToMatchJsResult();
+});
+
+test.each(assignmentTestCases)("in assignment expression from this (%p)", ({ binding, value }) => {
+    util.testFunction`
+        let ${allBindings};
+        const obj = { prop: false };
+        function test(this: any) {
+            const expressionResult = (${binding} = this);
+            return { ${allBindings}, obj, expressionResult };
+        }
+        return test.call(${value});
+    `.expectToMatchJsResult();
+});
+
 test.each(["[]", "{}"])("empty binding pattern", bindingPattern => {
     util.testFunction`
         let i = 1;
diff --git a/test/unit/language-extensions/__snapshots__/multi.spec.ts.snap b/test/unit/language-extensions/__snapshots__/multi.spec.ts.snap
index 6bd3922eb..98678b857 100644
--- a/test/unit/language-extensions/__snapshots__/multi.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/unit/language-extensions/__snapshots__/multi.spec.ts.snap
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ end"
 
 exports[`invalid $multi call (const [a = 0] = $multi()): diagnostics 1`] = `"main.ts(2,25): error TSTL: The $multi function must be called in a return statement."`;
 
-exports[`invalid $multi call (const {} = $multi();): code 1`] = `"local _____24multi_result_0 = {{____(_G)}}"`;
+exports[`invalid $multi call (const {} = $multi();): code 1`] = `"local ____temp_0 = {{____(_G)}}"`;
 
 exports[`invalid $multi call (const {} = $multi();): diagnostics 1`] = `"main.ts(2,20): error TSTL: The $multi function must be called in a return statement."`;
 
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ local function multi(self, ...)
     return ...
 end
 local a
-local _____24multi_result_0 = {____(nil, 1)}
-a = _____24multi_result_0[1]
+local ____temp_0 = {____(nil, 1)}
+a = ____temp_0[1]
 ____exports.a = a
-if _____24multi_result_0 then
+if ____temp_0 then
     a = a + 1
     ____exports.a = a
 end