diff --git a/lib/src/scip_visitor.dart b/lib/src/scip_visitor.dart
index eb65dff2..97df531e 100644
--- a/lib/src/scip_visitor.dart
+++ b/lib/src/scip_visitor.dart
@@ -82,7 +82,22 @@ class ScipVisitor extends GeneralizingAstVisitor {
   }
 
   void _visitSimpleIdentifier(SimpleIdentifier node) {
-    final element = node.staticElement;
+    var element = node.staticElement;
+
+    // [element] for assignment fields is null. If the parent node
+    // is a `CompoundAssignmentExpression`, we know this node is referring
+    // to an assignment line. In that case, use the read/write element attached
+    // to this node instead of the [node]'s element
+    if (node.parent is CompoundAssignmentExpression) {
+      final assignmentNode = node.parent as CompoundAssignmentExpression;
+      element = assignmentNode.readElement ?? assignmentNode.writeElement;
+    }
+
+    // When the identifier is a field, the analyzer creates synthetic getters/
+    // setters for it. We need to get the backing field.
+    if (element?.isSynthetic == true && element is PropertyAccessorElement) {
+      element = element.variable;
+    }
 
     // element is null if there's nothing really to do for this node. Example: `void`
     // TODO: One weird issue found: named parameters of external symbols were element.source
diff --git a/snapshots/input/basic-project/lib/other.dart b/snapshots/input/basic-project/lib/other.dart
index f25236b1..d7acee00 100644
--- a/snapshots/input/basic-project/lib/other.dart
+++ b/snapshots/input/basic-project/lib/other.dart
@@ -2,3 +2,13 @@ class Foo {
   int _far;
   Foo(this._far);
 }
+
+class Bar {
+  String _someValue;
+  Bar(this._someValue);
+
+  void someMethod() {
+    _someValue = 'asdf';
+    print(_someValue);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/more.dart b/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/more.dart
index 7d67319b..94af943f 100755
--- a/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/more.dart
+++ b/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/more.dart
@@ -65,22 +65,26 @@
 //           ^^^^^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/AnimalType#
 //                      ^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/AnimalType#cat.
           soundMaker = () => print('Meow!');
+//        ^^^^^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/Animal#soundMaker.
 //                           ^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart:core 2.18.0 dart:core/print.dart/print().
           break;
         case AnimalType.dog:
 //           ^^^^^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/AnimalType#
 //                      ^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/AnimalType#dog.
           soundMaker = () => print('Woof!');
+//        ^^^^^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/Animal#soundMaker.
 //                           ^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart:core 2.18.0 dart:core/print.dart/print().
           break;
         case AnimalType.bird:
 //           ^^^^^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/AnimalType#
 //                      ^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/AnimalType#bird.
           soundMaker = () => print('Chirp!');
+//        ^^^^^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/Animal#soundMaker.
 //                           ^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart:core 2.18.0 dart:core/print.dart/print().
           break;
         default:
           soundMaker = () => print('Unknown animal type');
+//        ^^^^^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/more.dart/Animal#soundMaker.
 //                           ^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart:core 2.18.0 dart:core/print.dart/print().
       }
     }
diff --git a/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/other.dart b/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/other.dart
index bc000eb3..08522d3a 100755
--- a/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/other.dart
+++ b/snapshots/output/basic-project/lib/other.dart
@@ -15,3 +15,28 @@
 //           documentation ```dart
   }
   
+  class Bar {
+//      ^^^ definition scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/other.dart/Bar#
+//      documentation ```dart
+    String _someValue;
+//  ^^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart:core 2.18.0 dart:core/string.dart/String#
+//         ^^^^^^^^^^ definition local 2
+//         documentation ```dart
+    Bar(this._someValue);
+//  ^^^ definition scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/other.dart/Bar#<constructor>().
+//  documentation ```dart
+//  ^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/other.dart/Bar#
+//      ^^^^ reference local 2
+//           ^^^^^^^^^^ definition local 3
+//           documentation ```dart
+  
+    void someMethod() {
+//       ^^^^^^^^^^ definition scip-dart pub dart_test 1.0.0 lib/other.dart/Bar#someMethod().
+//       documentation ```dart
+      _someValue = 'asdf';
+//    ^^^^^^^^^^ reference local 2
+      print(_someValue);
+//    ^^^^^ reference scip-dart pub dart:core 2.18.0 dart:core/print.dart/print().
+//          ^^^^^^^^^^ reference local 2
+    }
+  }