diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
index 6990b6adadde..5306672eafca 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
@@ -288,12 +288,12 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
 
   public boolean parseMemberExpression(boolean isTargetExpression) {
     // in sequence a.b.... .c all members but last are always references, and the last may be target.
-    boolean recast_first_identifier = false;
-    boolean recast_qualifier = false;
+    boolean recastFirstIdentifier = false;
+    boolean recastQualifier = false;
     do {
-      boolean first_identifier_is_target = isTargetExpression && ! recast_first_identifier;
+      boolean firstIdentifierIsTarget = isTargetExpression && ! recastFirstIdentifier;
       PsiBuilder.Marker expr = myBuilder.mark();
-      if (!parsePrimaryExpression(first_identifier_is_target)) {
+      if (!parsePrimaryExpression(firstIdentifierIsTarget)) {
         expr.drop();
         return false;
       }
@@ -301,15 +301,14 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
       while (true) {
         final IElementType tokenType = myBuilder.getTokenType();
         if (tokenType == PyTokenTypes.DOT) {
-          if (first_identifier_is_target) {
-            recast_first_identifier = true;
+          if (firstIdentifierIsTarget) {
+            recastFirstIdentifier = true;
             expr.rollbackTo();
             break;
           }
-          else recast_first_identifier = false; 
           myBuilder.advanceLexer();
           checkMatches(PyTokenTypes.IDENTIFIER, message("PARSE.expected.name"));
-          if (isTargetExpression && ! recast_qualifier && !atAnyOfTokens(PyTokenTypes.DOT, PyTokenTypes.LPAR, PyTokenTypes.LBRACKET)) {
+          if (isTargetExpression && ! recastQualifier && !atAnyOfTokens(PyTokenTypes.DOT, PyTokenTypes.LPAR, PyTokenTypes.LBRACKET)) {
             expr.done(PyElementTypes.TARGET_EXPRESSION);
           }
           else {
@@ -354,25 +353,25 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
               sliceItemStart.drop();
               checkMatches(PyTokenTypes.RBRACKET, message("PARSE.expected.rbracket"));
               expr.done(PyElementTypes.SUBSCRIPTION_EXPRESSION);
-              if (isTargetExpression && ! recast_qualifier) {
-                recast_first_identifier = true; // subscription is always a reference
-                recast_qualifier = true; // recast non-first qualifiers too
-                expr.rollbackTo();
-                break;
-              }
             }
           }
+          if (isTargetExpression && ! recastQualifier) {
+            recastFirstIdentifier = true; // subscription is always a reference
+            recastQualifier = true; // recast non-first qualifiers too
+            expr.rollbackTo();
+            break;
+          }
           expr = expr.precede();
         }
         else {
           expr.drop();
           break;
         }
-        recast_first_identifier = false; // it is true only after a break; normal flow always unsets it.
-        // recast_qualifier is untouched, it remembers whether qualifiers were already recast 
+        recastFirstIdentifier = false; // it is true only after a break; normal flow always unsets it.
+        // recastQualifier is untouched, it remembers whether qualifiers were already recast
       }
     }
-    while (recast_first_identifier);
+    while (recastFirstIdentifier);
 
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/ExtendedSlices.txt b/python/testData/psi/ExtendedSlices.txt
index 5c6cfe870022..258ec818e1f6 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/ExtendedSlices.txt
+++ b/python/testData/psi/ExtendedSlices.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ PyFile:ExtendedSlices.py
   PsiWhiteSpace('\n')
   PyAssignmentStatement
     PySliceExpression
-      PyTargetExpression: d
+      PyReferenceExpression: d
         PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('d')
       PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')
       PySliceItem
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/RangeAsLHS.py b/python/testData/psi/RangeAsLHS.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16c0728c65dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/psi/RangeAsLHS.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo = []
+foo[:] = []
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/RangeAsLHS.txt b/python/testData/psi/RangeAsLHS.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..996885266bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/psi/RangeAsLHS.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+PyFile:RangeAsLHS.py
+  PyAssignmentStatement
+    PyTargetExpression: foo
+      PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('foo')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PyListLiteralExpression
+      PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')
+      PsiElement(Py:RBRACKET)(']')
+  PsiWhiteSpace('\n')
+  PyAssignmentStatement
+    PySliceExpression
+      PyReferenceExpression: foo
+        PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('foo')
+      PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')
+      PySliceItem
+        PyEmptyExpression
+          <empty list>
+        PsiElement(Py:COLON)(':')
+        PyEmptyExpression
+          <empty list>
+      PsiElement(Py:RBRACKET)(']')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PyListLiteralExpression
+      PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')
+      PsiElement(Py:RBRACKET)(']')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
index 0ebe1453e7c3..10bf410b7bff 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ public class PythonParsingTest extends ParsingTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testRangeAsLHS() {  // PY-6468
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void doTest() {
     doTest(LanguageLevel.PYTHON25);
   }