diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/NoReturnValueFactory.kt b/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/NoReturnValueFactory.kt
index 0bdced203042..a69ebdbf7037 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/NoReturnValueFactory.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/NoReturnValueFactory.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ internal object NoReturnValueFactory {
             val newExpression = buildNewExpression(factory, element, parent)
 
             val elementToReplace = when (parent) {
-                is KtParenthesizedExpression -> parent
+                is KtParenthesizedExpression, is KtBinaryExpression -> parent
                 else -> element
             }.let(updater::getWritable)
 
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ internal object NoReturnValueFactory {
                 is KtParenthesizedExpression if parent.parent !is KtContainerNode -> {
                     factory.createDeclaration("val _ = ${parent.text}")
                 }
+                is KtBinaryExpression -> {
+                    factory.createDeclaration("val _ = ${parent.text}")
+                }
                 is KtParenthesizedExpression, is KtWhenEntry, is KtContainerNode -> {
                     factory.createExpression("{$baseExpressionText}")
                 }
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/HighLevelQuickFixTestGenerated.java b/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/HighLevelQuickFixTestGenerated.java
index 7e69376d1ee0..323fbaee2e6a 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/HighLevelQuickFixTestGenerated.java
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/code-insight/fixes-k2/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/codeinsight/fixes/HighLevelQuickFixTestGenerated.java
@@ -8019,6 +8019,11 @@ public abstract class HighLevelQuickFixTestGenerated extends AbstractHighLevelQu
             KotlinTestUtils.runTest(this::doTest, this, testDataFilePath);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("binaryExpressions.kt")
+        public void testBinaryExpressions() throws Exception {
+            runTest("../../../idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("if.kt")
         public void testIf() throws Exception {
             runTest("../../../idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/if.kt");
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/K1QuickFixTestGenerated.java b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/K1QuickFixTestGenerated.java
index 65cfb723ffe4..4de5c125165d 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/K1QuickFixTestGenerated.java
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/K1QuickFixTestGenerated.java
@@ -9772,6 +9772,11 @@ public abstract class K1QuickFixTestGenerated extends AbstractK1QuickFixTest {
             KotlinTestUtils.runTest(this::doTest, this, testDataFilePath);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("binaryExpressions.kt")
+        public void testBinaryExpressions() throws Exception {
+            runTest("testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("if.kt")
         public void testIf() throws Exception {
             runTest("testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/if.kt");
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3a519ceb03e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// "Explicitly ignore return value" "true"
+// LANGUAGE_VERSION: 2.2
+// COMPILER_ARGUMENTS: -Xreturn-value-checker=full
+fun someFunction() {
+    <caret>someFunctionValue() ?: error("failure")
+}
+fun someFunctionValue(): Int? = 1
+
+// IGNORE_K1
+// FUS_K2_QUICKFIX_NAME: org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.k2.codeinsight.fixes.NoReturnValueFactory$UnderscoreValueFix
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diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt.after b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a1ddaef59c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/quickfix/explicitlyIgnoreReturnValue/binaryExpressions.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// "Explicitly ignore return value" "true"
+// LANGUAGE_VERSION: 2.2
+// COMPILER_ARGUMENTS: -Xreturn-value-checker=full
+fun someFunction() {
+    <caret>val _ = someFunctionValue() ?: error("failure")
+}
+fun someFunctionValue(): Int? = 1
+
+// IGNORE_K1
+// FUS_K2_QUICKFIX_NAME: org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.k2.codeinsight.fixes.NoReturnValueFactory$UnderscoreValueFix
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