diff --git a/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbols.java b/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbols.java
index 3f1414ebe9a..169d49d5814 100644
--- a/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbols.java
+++ b/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbols.java
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ public void visit(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
         } else if (parent.isFunction()) {
           value = parent;
         }
-        if (value == null) {
+        if (value == null && !NodeUtil.isLhsByDestructuring(n)) {
+          // If n is assigned in a destructuring pattern, don't bother finding its value and just
+          // assume it may reference this.
           return;
         }
         // We already added this symbol. Done after checks above because those
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ public void visit(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
         // If anything but a function is assignment we assume that possibly
         // a function referencing this is being assignment. Otherwise we
         // check whether the function that is being assigned references this.
-        if (!value.isFunction() || NodeUtil.referencesThis(value)) {
+        if (value == null || !value.isFunction() || NodeUtil.referencesThis(value)) {
           maybeReferencesThis.add(name);
         }
       }
@@ -295,32 +297,99 @@ public void visit(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Visits each NAME token and checks whether it refers to a global variable.
-   * If yes, rewrites the name to be a property access on the "globalSymbolNamespace".
-   * If the NAME is an extern variable, it becomes a property access on window.
+   * Visits each NAME token and checks whether it refers to a global variable. If yes, rewrites the
+   * name to be a property access on the "globalSymbolNamespace". If the NAME is an extern variable,
+   * it becomes a property access on window.
    *
    * <pre>var a = 1, b = 2, c = 3;</pre>
+   *
    * becomes
+   *
    * <pre>var NS.a = 1, NS.b = 2, NS.c = 4</pre>
+   *
    * (The var token is removed in a later traversal.)
    *
    * <pre>a + b</pre>
+   *
    * becomes
+   *
    * <pre>NS.a + NS.b</pre>
    *
    * <pre>a()</pre>
+   *
    * becomes
+   *
    * <pre>(0,NS.a)()</pre>
+   *
    * Notice the special syntax here to preserve the *this* semantics in the function call.
+   *
+   * <pre>var {a: b} = {}</pre>
+   *
+   * becomes
+   *
+   * <pre>var {a: NS.b} = {}</pre>
+   *
+   * (This is invalid syntax, but the VAR token is removed later).
    */
   private class RewriteScopeCallback extends AbstractPostOrderCallback {
     List<ModuleGlobal> preDeclarations = new ArrayList<>();
 
     @Override
     public void visit(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
-      if (!n.isName()) {
+      if (n.isName() && !NodeUtil.isLhsByDestructuring(n)) {
+        visitName(t, n, parent);
+      } else if (n.isDestructuringPattern()) {
+        visitDestructuringPattern(t, n, parent);
+      }
+    }
+
+    private void visitDestructuringPattern(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
+      if (!(parent.isAssign() || parent.isParamList() || parent.isDestructuringLhs())) {
+        // Don't handle patterns that are nested within another pattern.
+        // TODO(b/69868034): What about for loop initializers or other assignments?
         return;
       }
+      List<Node> lhsNodes = NodeUtil.findLhsNodesInNode(n.getParent());
+      boolean isDeclaration = n.getParent().isDestructuringLhs();
+      boolean hasCrossModuleName = false;
+      for (Node lhs : lhsNodes) {
+        if (!lhs.isName()) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        visitName(t, lhs, lhs.getParent());
+        hasCrossModuleName = hasCrossModuleName || isCrossModuleName(lhs.getString());
+      }
+
+      // If this is a global cross-module declaration, we need to wrap it in an ASSIGN.
+      // The LET/CONST/VAR node gets removed in RemoveGlobalVarCallback.
+      Node nameDeclaration = parent.getParent();
+      if (isDeclaration
+          && hasCrossModuleName
+          && (t.inGlobalScope() || (nameDeclaration.isVar() && t.inGlobalHoistScope()))) {
+        Node value = n.getNext();
+        parent.removeChild(n);
+        parent.removeChild(value);
+        Node assign = IR.assign(n, value).srcref(n);
+        nameDeclaration.replaceChild(parent, assign);
+        compiler.reportChangeToEnclosingScope(nameDeclaration);
+
+        // If there are any declared names that are not cross module, they need to be declared
+        // before the destructuring pattern, since we converted their declaration to an assignment.
+        CompilerInput input = t.getInput();
+        for (Node lhs : lhsNodes) {
+          if (!lhs.isName()) {
+            continue;
+          }
+          String name = lhs.getString();
+          if (!isCrossModuleName(name)) {
+            preDeclarations.add(
+                new ModuleGlobal(input.getAstRoot(compiler), IR.name(name).srcref(lhs)));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    private void visitName(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
       String name = n.getString();
       // Ignore anonymous functions
       if (parent.isFunction() && name.isEmpty()) {
@@ -359,6 +428,7 @@ private void replaceSymbol(NodeTraversal t, Node node, String name, CompilerInpu
       if (!isCrossModule) {
         // When a non cross module name appears outside a var declaration we
         // never have to do anything.
+        // If it's inside a destructuring pattern declaration, then it's handled elsewhere.
         if (!NodeUtil.isNameDeclaration(parent)) {
           return;
         }
@@ -497,10 +567,10 @@ public void visit(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
       // As opposed to regular var nodes, there are always assignments
       // because the previous traversal in RewriteScopeCallback creates
       // them.
-      boolean allName = true;
+      boolean allNameOrDestructuring = true;
       for (Node c : n.children()) {
-        if (!c.isName()) {
-          allName = false;
+        if (!c.isName() && !c.isDestructuringLhs()) {
+          allNameOrDestructuring = false;
         }
         if (c.isAssign() || NodeUtil.isAnyFor(parent)) {
           interestingChildren.add(c);
@@ -509,7 +579,7 @@ public void visit(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
       // If every child of a var declares a name, it must stay in place.
       // This is the case if none of the declared variables cross module
       // boundaries.
-      if (allName) {
+      if (allNameOrDestructuring) {
         return;
       }
       for (Node c : interestingChildren) {
diff --git a/test/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbolsTest.java b/test/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbolsTest.java
index 91427908839..6cf0b1fa954 100644
--- a/test/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbolsTest.java
+++ b/test/com/google/javascript/jscomp/RescopeGlobalSymbolsTest.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public void testConstDeclarations_export() {
     test("const _dumpException = 1;", "_._dumpException = 1");
   }
 
-  public void testconstDeclarations_acrossModules() {
+  public void testConstDeclarations_acrossModules() {
     assumeCrossModuleNames = false;
     // test references across modules.
     test(createModules("const a = 1;", "a"), new String[] {"_.a = 1", "_.a"});
@@ -208,6 +208,57 @@ public void testconstDeclarations_acrossModules() {
         new String[] {"var a, c; 1;a = 1; _.b = 1;c = 2", "_.b; if (true) { const b = 3; b; }"});
   }
 
+  public void testObjectDestructuringDeclarations() {
+    // TODO(b/69868034): Fix commented-out tests before marking this pass ES6-compatible.
+    // This pass is not guaranteed to be normalized so it must handle the object literal shorthand.
+    // test("var {a} = {}; a;", "({a: _.a} = {}); _.a;");
+    test("var {key: a} = {}; a;", "({key: _.a} = {}); _.a;");
+    // test("var {a: {b}} = {}; b;", "({a: {b: _.b}} = {}); _.b;");
+    test("var {a: {key: b}} = {}; b;", "({a: {key: _.b}} = {}); _.b;");
+    test("var {['computed']: a} = {}; a;", "({['computed']: _.a} = {}); _.a;");
+
+    // test("var {a = 3} = {}; a;", "({a: _.a = 3} = {}); _.a");
+    test("var {key: a = 3} = {}; a;", "({key: _.a = 3} = {}); _.a");
+  }
+
+  public void testObjectDestructuringDeclarations_allSameModule() {
+    assumeCrossModuleNames = false;
+    // TODO(b/69868034): Fix commented-out test before marking this pass ES6-compatible.
+    // test("var {a} = {}; a;", "var {a: a} = {}; a;");
+    testSame("var {a: a} = {}; a;");
+    testSame("var {key: a} = {}; a;");
+    testSame("var {a: {b: b}} = {}; b;");
+    testSame("var {['computed']: a} = {}; a;");
+    testSame("var {a: a = 3} = {}; a;");
+    testSame("var {key: a = 3} = {}; a;");
+    testSame("var {['computed']: a = 3} = {}; a;");
+  }
+
+  public void testObjectDestructuringDeclarations_acrossModules() {
+    assumeCrossModuleNames = false;
+    test(createModules("var {a: a} = {};", "a"), new String[] {"({a: _.a} = {});", "_.a"});
+    test(
+        createModules("var {a: a, b: b, c: c} = {};", "a; c;"),
+        new String[] {"var b;({a: _.a, b: b, c: _.c} = {});", "_.a; _.c"});
+    test(
+        createModules("var {a: a, b: b, c: c} = {};", "b; c;"),
+        new String[] {"var a;({a: a, b: _.b, c: _.c} = {});", "_.b; _.c"});
+    test(
+        createModules("var {a: a, b: b, c: c} = {}; b; c;", "a; c;"),
+        new String[] {"var b;({a: _.a, b: b, c: _.c} = {});b;_.c;", "_.a; _.c"});
+  }
+
+  public void testObjectDestructuringAssignments() {
+    test("var a, b; ({key1: a, key2: b} = {}); a; b;", "({key1: _.a, key2: _.b} = {}); _.a; _.b;");
+    // Test a destructuring assignment with mixed global and local variables.
+    test(
+        "var a; if (true) { let b; ({key1: a, key2: b} = {}); b; } a;",
+        "if (true) { let b; ({key1: _.a, key2: b} = {}); b; } _.a;");
+    test("var obj = {}; ({a: obj.a} = {}); obj.a;", "_.obj = {}; ({a: _.obj.a} = {}); _.obj.a;");
+  }
+
+  // TODO(b/69868034): Test array patterns.
+
   public void testForLoops() {
     assumeCrossModuleNames = false;
     test(createModules(
@@ -217,6 +268,7 @@ public void testForLoops() {
         "for (var i = 0, c = 2; i < 1000; i++);", "i"),
         new String[] {"var c;for (_.i = 0, c = 2; _.i < 1000; _.i++);",
             "_.i"});
+    // TODO(b/69868034): Test destructuring in for loops..
   }
 
   public void testForLoops_acrossModules() {
@@ -266,6 +318,8 @@ public void testFunctionStatements_freeCallSemantics1() throws Exception {
     test(
         "var a=function(){this};a()",
         "_.a=function(){this};(0,_.a)()");
+    // Always trigger free calls for variables assigned through destructuring.
+    test("var {a: a} = {a: function() {}}; a();", "({a:_.a}={a:function(){}});(0,_.a)()");
   }
 
   public void testFunctionStatements_freeCallSemantics2() {
@@ -284,10 +338,8 @@ public void testFunctionStatements_freeCallSemantics2() {
   public void testFunctionStatements_freeCallSemantics3() {
     disableCompareAsTree();
 
-    // Ambigious cases.
-    test(
-        "var a=1;a=function(){};a()",
-        "_.a=1;_.a=function(){};(0,_.a)()");
+    // Ambiguous cases.
+    test("var a=1;a=function(){};a()", "_.a=1;_.a=function(){};(0,_.a)()");
     test(
         "var b;var a=b;a()",
         "_.a=_.b;(0,_.a)()");
@@ -317,7 +369,7 @@ public void testTryCatch() {
         "try{_.a = 1}catch(e){throw e}");
   }
 
-  public void testShadow() {
+  public void testShadowInFunctionScope() {
     test(
         "var _ = 1; (function () { _ = 2 })()",
         "_._ = 1; (function () { _._ = 2 })()");
@@ -325,10 +377,15 @@ public void testShadow() {
         "function foo() { var _ = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; }",
         "_.foo = function () { var _$ = {}; _$.foo = _.foo; _$.bar = 1}");
     test(
-        "function foo() { var _ = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; "
-        + "(function() { var _ = 0;})() }",
-        "_.foo = function () { var _$ = {}; _$.foo = _.foo; _$.bar = 1; "
-        + "(function() { var _$ = 0;})() }");
+        "function foo() { var {key: _} = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; }",
+        "_.foo = function () { var {key: _$} = {}; _$.foo = _.foo; _$.bar = 1}");
+    test(
+        lines(
+            "function foo() { var _ = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; ",
+            "(function() { var _ = 0;})() }"),
+        lines(
+            "_.foo = function () { var _$ = {}; _$.foo = _.foo; _$.bar = 1; ",
+            "(function() { var _$ = 0;})() }"));
     test(
         "function foo() { var _ = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; "
         + "var _$ = 1; }",
@@ -347,13 +404,25 @@ public void testShadow() {
         + "var _$$ = 1, _$$$ = 2 (function() { _$ = _$$ = _$$$; "
         + "var _$$, _$$$$ })() }");
     test(
-        "function foo() { var _a = 1;}",
-        "_.foo = function () { var _a = 1;}");
+        "var a = 5; function foo(_) { return _; }", "_.a = 5; _.foo = function(_$) { return _$; }");
+    test(
+        "var a = 5; function foo({key: _}) { return _; }",
+        "_.a = 5; _.foo = function({key: _$}) { return _$; }");
     // We accept this unnecessary renaming as acceptable to simplify pattern
     // matching in the traversal.
+    test("function foo() { var _$a = 1;}", "_.foo = function () { var _$a$ = 1;}");
+  }
+
+  public void testShadowInBlockScope() {
+    test(
+        "var foo = 1; if (true) { const _ = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; }",
+        "_.foo = 1; if (true) { const _$ = {}; _$.foo = _.foo; _$.bar = 1}");
+    test(
+        "var foo = 1; if (true) { const {key: _} = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; }",
+        "_.foo = 1; if (true) { const {key: _$} = {}; _$.foo = _.foo; _$.bar = 1}");
     test(
-        "function foo() { var _$a = 1;}",
-        "_.foo = function () { var _$a$ = 1;}");
+        "var foo = 1; if (true) { const _ = {}; _.foo = foo; _.bar = 1; const _$ = 1; }",
+        "_.foo = 1; if (true) { const _$ = {}; _$.foo = _.foo; _$.bar = 1;  const _$$ = 1; }");
   }
 
   public void testExterns() {