diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/__tests__/simplify-test.js b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/__tests__/simplify-test.js
index f35cf89ec..b57ba8ddc 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/__tests__/simplify-test.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/__tests__/simplify-test.js
@@ -2352,4 +2352,136 @@ describe("simplify-plugin", () => {
     const expected = source;
     expect(transform(source)).toBe(expected);
   });
+
+  it("should simplify assignments", () => {
+
+    const source = unpad(`
+      x = x + 1,
+      x = x - 1,
+      x = x * 1,
+      x = x % 1,
+      x = x << 1,
+      x = x >> 1,
+      x = x >>> 1,
+      x = x & 1,
+      x = x | 1,
+      x = x ^ 1,
+      x = x / 1,
+      x = x ** 1;
+    `);
+    const expected = unpad(`
+      ++x,
+      --x,
+      x *= 1,
+      x %= 1,
+      x <<= 1,
+      x >>= 1,
+      x >>>= 1,
+      x &= 1,
+      x |= 1,
+      x ^= 1,
+      x /= 1,
+      x **= 1;
+    `).replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+
+    expect(transform(source)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+
+  it("should simplify assignments 2", () => {
+
+    const source = unpad(`
+      foo = foo + bar,
+      foo = foo * function(){},
+      foo += 123,
+      foo = 1 + foo,
+      x = x = x + 1,
+      foo = foo + bar + baz
+    `);
+    const expected = unpad(`
+      foo += bar,
+      foo *= function () {},
+      foo += 123,
+      foo = 1 + foo,
+      x = ++x,
+      foo = foo + bar + baz;
+    `).replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+
+    expect(transform(source)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+
+  it("should simplify assignments w. member expressions", () => {
+
+    const source = unpad(`
+      foo.bar = foo.bar + 1,
+      foo.bar = foo.bar + 2,
+      foo["x"] = foo[x] + 2,
+      foo[x] = foo[x] + 2,
+      foo[x] = foo["x"] + 2,
+      foo["x"] = foo["x"] + 2,
+      foo[1] = foo["1"] + 2,
+      foo["bar"] = foo["bar"] + 2,
+      foo[bar()] = foo[bar()] + 2,
+      foo[""] = foo[""] + 2,
+      foo[2] = foo[2] + 2,
+      foo[{}] = foo[{}] + 1,
+      foo[function(){}] = foo[function(){}] + 1,
+      foo[false] = foo[false] + 1,
+      foo.bar.baz = foo.bar.baz + 321,
+      this.hello = this.hello + 1,
+      foo[null] = foo[null] + 1,
+      foo[undefined] = foo[undefined] + 1,
+      foo.bar = foo.bar || {};
+    `);
+    // TODO: foo[void 0] = foo[void 0] + 1;
+    const expected = unpad(`
+      ++foo.bar,
+      foo.bar += 2,
+      foo["x"] = foo[x] + 2,
+      foo[x] += 2,
+      foo[x] = foo["x"] + 2,
+      foo["x"] += 2,
+      foo[1] += 2,
+      foo["bar"] += 2,
+      foo[bar()] = foo[bar()] + 2,
+      foo[""] += 2,
+      foo[2] += 2,
+      foo[{}] = foo[{}] + 1,
+      foo[function () {}] = foo[function () {}] + 1,
+      ++foo[false],
+      foo.bar.baz += 321,
+      ++this.hello,
+      ++foo[null],
+      ++foo[undefined],
+      foo.bar = foo.bar || {};
+    `).replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+
+    expect(transform(source)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+
+  it("should simplify assignments w. super", () => {
+
+    const source = unpad(`
+      class Foo {
+        foo() {
+          super.foo = super.foo + 1;
+        }
+      };
+    `);
+    const expected = unpad(`
+      class Foo {
+        foo() {
+          ++super.foo;
+        }
+      };
+    `);
+
+    expect(transform(source)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+
+  it("should not simplify assignments w. template literals", () => {
+
+    const source = unpad("foo[`x`] = foo[`x`] + 1;");
+
+    expect(transform(source)).toBe(source);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/src/index.js
index 52165cef6..c2f4c52c4 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-simplify/src/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,62 @@ module.exports = ({ types: t }) => {
   const or = (a, b) => t.logicalExpression("||", a, b);
   const and = (a, b) => t.logicalExpression("&&", a, b);
 
+  const operators = new Set([
+    "+", "-", "*", "%",
+    "<<", ">>", ">>>",
+    "&", "|", "^", "/",
+    "**"
+  ]);
+
+  const updateOperators = new Set([
+    "+", "-"
+  ]);
+
+  function areArraysEqual(arr1, arr2) {
+    return arr1.every((value, index) => {
+      return String(value) === String(arr2[index]);
+    });
+  }
+
+  function getName(node) {
+    if (node.type === "ThisExpression") {
+      return "this";
+    }
+    if (node.type === "Super") {
+      return "super";
+    }
+    if (node.type === "NullLiteral") {
+      return "null";
+    }
+    // augment identifiers so that they don't match
+    // string/number literals
+    // but still match against each other
+    return node.name
+      ? node.name + "_"
+      : node.value /* Literal */;
+  }
+
+  function getPropNames(path) {
+    if (!path.isMemberExpression()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let obj = path.get("object");
+
+    const prop = path.get("property");
+    const propNames = [getName(prop.node)];
+
+    while (obj.type === "MemberExpression") {
+      const node = obj.get("property").node;
+      if (node) {
+        propNames.push(getName(node));
+      }
+      obj = obj.get("object");
+    }
+    propNames.push(getName(obj.node));
+
+    return propNames;
+  }
   const OP_AND = (input) => input === "&&";
   const OP_OR = (input) => input === "||";
 
@@ -194,6 +250,57 @@ module.exports = ({ types: t }) => {
         }
       },
 
+      AssignmentExpression(path) {
+
+        const rightExpr = path.get("right");
+        const leftExpr = path.get("left");
+
+        const canBeUpdateExpression = (
+          rightExpr.get("right").isNumericLiteral() &&
+          rightExpr.get("right").node.value === 1 &&
+          updateOperators.has(rightExpr.node.operator));
+
+        if (leftExpr.isMemberExpression()) {
+
+          const leftPropNames = getPropNames(leftExpr);
+          const rightPropNames = getPropNames(rightExpr.get("left"));
+
+          if (!leftPropNames ||
+              leftPropNames.indexOf(undefined) > -1 ||
+              !rightPropNames ||
+              rightPropNames.indexOf(undefined) > -1 ||
+              !operators.has(rightExpr.node.operator) ||
+              !areArraysEqual(leftPropNames, rightPropNames)) {
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+        else {
+          if (!rightExpr.isBinaryExpression() ||
+              !operators.has(rightExpr.node.operator) ||
+              leftExpr.node.name !== rightExpr.node.left.name) {
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+
+        let newExpression;
+
+        // special case x=x+1 --> ++x
+        if (canBeUpdateExpression) {
+          newExpression = t.updateExpression(
+            rightExpr.node.operator + rightExpr.node.operator,
+            t.clone(leftExpr.node),
+            true /* prefix */);
+        }
+        else {
+          newExpression = t.assignmentExpression(
+            rightExpr.node.operator + "=",
+            t.clone(leftExpr.node),
+            t.clone(rightExpr.node.right));
+        }
+
+        path.replaceWith(newExpression);
+      },
+
       ConditionalExpression: {
         enter: [
           // !foo ? 'foo' : 'bar' -> foo ? 'bar' : 'foo'