diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
index dc41d743c04f..e5bdc0eb259c 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
   public boolean parseMemberExpression(PsiBuilder builder, 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;
     do {
       boolean first_identifier_is_target = isTargetExpression && ! recast_first_identifier;
       PsiBuilder.Marker expr = builder.mark();
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
           else recast_first_identifier = false; 
           builder.advanceLexer();
           checkMatches(PyTokenTypes.IDENTIFIER, message("PARSE.expected.name"));
-          if (isTargetExpression && builder.getTokenType() != PyTokenTypes.DOT) {
+          if (isTargetExpression && ! recast_qualifier && builder.getTokenType() != PyTokenTypes.DOT) {
             expr.done(PyElementTypes.TARGET_EXPRESSION);
           }
           else {
@@ -257,8 +258,9 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
             else {
               checkMatches(PyTokenTypes.RBRACKET, message("PARSE.expected.rbracket"));
               expr.done(PyElementTypes.SUBSCRIPTION_EXPRESSION);
-              if (first_identifier_is_target) {
+              if (isTargetExpression && ! recast_qualifier) {
                 recast_first_identifier = true; // subscription is always a reference
+                recast_qualifier = true; // recast non-first qualifiers too
                 expr.rollbackTo();
                 break;
               }
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
           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 
       }
     }
     while (recast_first_identifier);
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.py b/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.py
index 9d9d6c15e721..a0b0841b7da1 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.py
+++ b/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-a[1] = 2
+a[1] = 1
+a.b[1] = 2
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.txt b/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.txt
index cb659f951426..5077ded8453a 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.txt
+++ b/python/testData/psi/SubscribedAssignmentLHS.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,31 @@
-PyFile:SubscribedAssignmentLHS.py(0,8)
-  PyAssignmentStatement(0,8)
-    PySubscriptionExpression(0,4)
-      PyReferenceExpression: a(0,1)
-        PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('a')(0,1)
-      PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')(1,2)
-      PyNumericLiteralExpression(2,3)
-        PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('1')(2,3)
-      PsiElement(Py:RBRACKET)(']')(3,4)
-    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')(4,5)
-    PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')(5,6)
-    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')(6,7)
-    PyNumericLiteralExpression(7,8)
-      PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('2')(7,8)
+PyFile:SubscribedAssignmentLHS.py
+  PyAssignmentStatement
+    PySubscriptionExpression
+      PyReferenceExpression: a
+        PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('a')
+      PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')
+      PyNumericLiteralExpression
+        PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('1')
+      PsiElement(Py:RBRACKET)(']')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PyNumericLiteralExpression
+      PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('1')
+  PsiWhiteSpace('\n')
+  PyAssignmentStatement
+    PySubscriptionExpression
+      PyReferenceExpression: b
+        PyReferenceExpression: a
+          PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('a')
+        PsiElement(Py:DOT)('.')
+        PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('b')
+      PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')
+      PyNumericLiteralExpression
+        PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('1')
+      PsiElement(Py:RBRACKET)(']')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PyNumericLiteralExpression
+      PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('2')