diff --git a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP70.class.php b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP70.class.php
index ad92cc15..417bf50f 100755
--- a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP70.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP70.class.php
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ class PHP70 extends PHP {
     OmitPropertyTypes,
     ReadonlyClasses,
     ReadonlyProperties,
+    RewriteAssignments,
     RewriteClassOnObjects,
     RewriteEnums,
     RewriteExplicitOctals,
     RewriteLambdaExpressions,
     RewriteMultiCatch,
-    RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment,
     RewriteThrowableExpressions
   ;
 
diff --git a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP71.class.php b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP71.class.php
index c5c7d314..e8836a61 100755
--- a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP71.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP71.class.php
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ class PHP71 extends PHP {
     OmitPropertyTypes,
     ReadonlyProperties,
     ReadonlyClasses,
+    RewriteAssignments,
     RewriteClassOnObjects,
     RewriteEnums,
     RewriteExplicitOctals,
     RewriteLambdaExpressions,
-    RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment,
     RewriteThrowableExpressions
   ;
 
diff --git a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP72.class.php b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP72.class.php
index 070109dc..670bf3fb 100755
--- a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP72.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP72.class.php
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ class PHP72 extends PHP {
     OmitPropertyTypes,
     ReadonlyProperties,
     ReadonlyClasses,
+    RewriteAssignments,
     RewriteClassOnObjects,
     RewriteEnums,
     RewriteExplicitOctals,
     RewriteLambdaExpressions,
-    RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment,
     RewriteThrowableExpressions
   ;
 
diff --git a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP73.class.php b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP73.class.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d0e32976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/PHP73.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php namespace lang\ast\emit;
+
+use lang\ast\types\{IsUnion, IsIntersection, IsFunction, IsArray, IsMap, IsNullable, IsValue, IsLiteral, IsGeneric};
+
+/**
+ * PHP 7.3 syntax. Same as PHP 7.2 but supports list reference assignments
+ * so only rewrites null-coalesce assignments.
+ *
+ * @see  https://wiki.php.net/rfc/list_reference_assignment
+ * @see  https://wiki.php.net/rfc#php_73
+ */
+class PHP73 extends PHP {
+  use 
+    ArbitrayNewExpressions,
+    ArrayUnpackUsingMerge,
+    AttributesAsComments,
+    CallablesAsClosures,
+    MatchAsTernaries,
+    NonCapturingCatchVariables,
+    NullsafeAsTernaries,
+    OmitArgumentNames,
+    OmitPropertyTypes,
+    ReadonlyProperties,
+    ReadonlyClasses,
+    RewriteClassOnObjects,
+    RewriteEnums,
+    RewriteExplicitOctals,
+    RewriteLambdaExpressions,
+    RewriteThrowableExpressions
+  ;
+
+  /** Sets up type => literal mappings */
+  public function __construct() {
+    $this->literals= [
+      IsArray::class        => function($t) { return 'array'; },
+      IsMap::class          => function($t) { return 'array'; },
+      IsFunction::class     => function($t) { return 'callable'; },
+      IsValue::class        => function($t) { $l= $t->literal(); return 'static' === $l ? 'self' : $l; },
+      IsNullable::class     => function($t) { $l= $this->literal($t->element); return null === $l ? null : '?'.$l; },
+      IsUnion::class        => function($t) { return null; },
+      IsIntersection::class => function($t) { return null; },
+      IsLiteral::class      => function($t) {
+        static $rewrite= [
+          'mixed'    => 1,
+          'null'     => 1,
+          'never'    => 'void',
+          'true'     => 'bool',
+          'false'    => 'bool',
+        ];
+
+        $l= $t->literal();
+        return (1 === ($r= $rewrite[$l] ?? $l)) ? null : $r;
+      },
+      IsGeneric::class      => function($t) { return null; }
+    ];
+  }
+
+  protected function emitAssignment($result, $assignment) {
+    if ('??=' === $assignment->operator) {
+      $this->emitAssign($result, $assignment->variable);
+      $result->out->write('??');
+      $this->emitOne($result, $assignment->variable);
+      $result->out->write('=');
+      $this->emitOne($result, $assignment->expression);
+    } else {
+      parent::emitAssignment($result, $assignment);
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/RewriteAssignments.class.php b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/RewriteAssignments.class.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9b3e8ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/RewriteAssignments.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php namespace lang\ast\emit;
+
+use lang\ast\nodes\{UnaryExpression, Variable, Literal, InstanceExpression, ScopeExpression};
+
+/**
+ * Rewrites list reference assignments and null-coalesce for PHP <= 7.3
+ *
+ * @see  https://wiki.php.net/rfc/null_coalesce_equal_operator
+ * @see  https://wiki.php.net/rfc/list_reference_assignment
+ */
+trait RewriteAssignments {
+
+  protected function emitAssignment($result, $assignment) {
+    if ('??=' === $assignment->operator) {
+      $this->emitAssign($result, $assignment->variable);
+      $result->out->write('??');
+      $this->emitOne($result, $assignment->variable);
+      $result->out->write('=');
+      $this->emitOne($result, $assignment->expression);
+    } else if ('array' === $assignment->variable->kind) {
+
+      // Check whether the list assignment consists only of variables
+      $supported= true;
+      foreach ($assignment->variable->values as $pair) {
+        if ($pair[1] instanceof Variable) continue;
+        $supported= false;
+        break;
+      }
+      if ($supported) return parent::emitAssignment($result, $assignment);
+
+      $t= $result->temp();
+      $result->out->write('null===('.$t.'=');
+
+      // Create reference to right-hand if possible
+      $r= $assignment->expression;
+      if (
+        ($r instanceof Variable) ||
+        ($r instanceof InstanceExpression && $r->member instanceof Literal) ||
+        ($r instanceof ScopeExpression && $r->member instanceof Variable)
+      ) {
+        $result->out->write('&');
+      }
+
+      $this->emitOne($result, $assignment->expression);
+      $result->out->write(')?null:[');
+      foreach ($assignment->variable->values as $i => $pair) {
+
+        // Assign by reference
+        if ($pair[1] instanceof UnaryExpression) {
+          $this->emitAssign($result, $pair[1]->expression);
+          $result->out->write('='.$pair[1]->operator.$t.'['.$i.'],');  
+        } else {
+          $this->emitAssign($result, $pair[1]);
+          $result->out->write('='.$t.'['.$i.'],');  
+        }
+      }
+      $result->out->write(']');
+    } else {
+      return parent::emitAssignment($result, $assignment);
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment.class.php b/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment.class.php
deleted file mode 100755
index c86f30bd..00000000
--- a/src/main/php/lang/ast/emit/RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment.class.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace lang\ast\emit;
-
-/**
- * Rewrites the null-coalesce equal operator `??=` using the regular
- * assignment operator.
- *
- * @see  https://wiki.php.net/rfc/null_coalesce_equal_operator
- */
-trait RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment {
-
-  protected function emitAssignment($result, $assignment) {
-    if ('??=' === $assignment->operator) {
-      $this->emitAssign($result, $assignment->variable);
-      $result->out->write('??');
-      $this->emitOne($result, $assignment->variable);
-      $result->out->write('=');
-      $this->emitOne($result, $assignment->expression);
-    } else {
-      parent::emitAssignment($result, $assignment);
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/ArraysTest.class.php b/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/ArraysTest.class.php
index a7fe5ae3..d5593f4e 100755
--- a/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/ArraysTest.class.php
+++ b/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/ArraysTest.class.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace lang\ast\unittest\emit;
 
-use unittest\actions\RuntimeVersion;
-use unittest\{Action, Assert, Test, Values};
+use unittest\{Assert, Test, Values};
 
 class ArraysTest extends EmittingTest {
 
@@ -52,16 +51,18 @@ public function run() {
     Assert::equals([1, 2], $r);
   }
 
-  #[Test, Action(eval: 'new RuntimeVersion(">=7.3.0")')]
-  public function reference_destructuring() {
+  #[Test, Values(['$list', '$this->instance', 'self::$static'])]
+  public function reference_destructuring($reference) {
     $r= $this->run('class <T> {
-      private $list= [1, 2];
+      private $instance= [1, 2];
+      private static $static= [1, 2];
 
       public function run() {
-        [&$a, &$b]= $this->list;
+        $list= [1, 2];
+        [&$a, &$b]= '.$reference.';
         $a++;
         $b--;
-        return $this->list;
+        return '.$reference.';
       }
     }');
 
@@ -105,6 +106,18 @@ public function run() {
     Assert::equals([1, 2], $r);
   }
 
+  #[Test, Values([null, true, false, 0, 0.5, '', 'Test'])]
+  public function destructuring_with_non_array($value) {
+    $r= $this->run('class <T> {
+      public function run($arg) {
+        $r= [$a, $b]= $arg;
+        return [$a, $b, $r];
+      }
+    }', $value);
+
+    Assert::equals([null, null, $value], $r);
+  }
+
   #[Test]
   public function init_with_variable() {
     $r= $this->run('class <T> {
diff --git a/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/NullCoalesceAssignmentTest.class.php b/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/NullCoalesceAssignmentTest.class.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c8ab6c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/NullCoalesceAssignmentTest.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php namespace lang\ast\unittest\emit;
+
+use unittest\{Assert, Test, Values};
+
+class NullCoalesceAssignmentTest extends EmittingTest {
+
+  #[Test, Values([[null, true], [false, false], ['Test', 'Test']])]
+  public function assigns_true_if_null($value, $expected) {
+    $r= $this->run('class <T> {
+      public function run($arg) {
+        $arg??= true;
+        return $arg;
+      }
+    }', $value);
+
+    Assert::equals($expected, $r);
+  }
+
+  #[Test, Values([[[], true], [[null], true], [[false], false], [['Test'], 'Test']])]
+  public function fills_array_if_non_existant_or_null($value, $expected) {
+    $r= $this->run('class <T> {
+      public function run($arg) {
+        $arg[0]??= true;
+        return $arg;
+      }
+    }', $value);
+
+    Assert::equals($expected, $r[0]);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/RewriteNullCoalesceAssignmentTest.class.php b/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/RewriteNullCoalesceAssignmentTest.class.php
deleted file mode 100755
index 62f05a78..00000000
--- a/src/test/php/lang/ast/unittest/emit/RewriteNullCoalesceAssignmentTest.class.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace lang\ast\unittest\emit;
-
-use lang\ast\emit\{PHP, RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment};
-use lang\ast\nodes\{Assignment, Variable, Literal};
-use unittest\{Assert, Test};
-
-class RewriteNullCoalesceAssignmentTest extends EmitterTraitTest {
-
-  /** @return lang.ast.Emitter */
-  protected function fixture() {
-    return new class() extends PHP {
-      use RewriteNullCoalesceAssignment;
-    };
-  }
-
-  #[Test]
-  public function rewrites_null_coalesce_equal_operator() {
-    Assert::equals(
-      '$v??$v=1',
-      $this->emit(new Assignment(new Variable('v'), '??=', new Literal('1')))
-    );
-  }
-
-  #[Test]
-  public function does_not_rewrite_plus() {
-    Assert::equals(
-      '$v+=1',
-      $this->emit(new Assignment(new Variable('v'), '+=', new Literal('1')))
-    );
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file