diff --git a/src/proto/vim9class.pro b/src/proto/vim9class.pro
index c9e19d0..362e2ca 100644
--- a/src/proto/vim9class.pro
+++ b/src/proto/vim9class.pro
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* vim9class.c */
 int object_index_from_itf_index(class_T *itf, int is_method, int idx, class_T *cl);
 void ex_class(exarg_T *eap);
-type_T *class_member_type(class_T *cl, int is_object, char_u *name, char_u *name_end, int *member_idx);
-type_T *class_member_type_by_idx(class_T *cl, int is_object, int member_idx);
+type_T *oc_member_type(class_T *cl, int is_object, char_u *name, char_u *name_end, int *member_idx);
+type_T *oc_member_type_by_idx(class_T *cl, int is_object, int member_idx);
 void ex_enum(exarg_T *eap);
 void ex_type(exarg_T *eap);
 int class_object_index(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, evalarg_T *evalarg, int verbose);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
index eead192..1aa9de7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
@@ -7431,4 +7431,50 @@
   v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected func(object<A>): object<A> but got func(object<B>): object<B>', 1)
 enddef
 
+" Test for using an operator (e.g. +) with an assignment
+def Test_op_and_assignment()
+  # Using += with a class variable
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class A
+      public static val: list<number> = []
+      static def Foo(): list<number>
+        val += [1]
+        return val
+      enddef
+    endclass
+    def Bar(): list<number>
+      A.val += [2]
+      return A.val
+    enddef
+    assert_equal([1], A.Foo())
+    assert_equal([1, 2], Bar())
+    A.val += [3]
+    assert_equal([1, 2, 3], A.val)
+  END
+  v9.CheckSourceSuccess(lines)
+
+  # Using += with an object variable
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class A
+      public this.val: list<number> = []
+      def Foo(): list<number>
+        this.val += [1]
+        return this.val
+      enddef
+    endclass
+    def Bar(bar_a: A): list<number>
+      bar_a.val += [2]
+      return bar_a.val
+    enddef
+    var a = A.new()
+    assert_equal([1], a.Foo())
+    assert_equal([1, 2], Bar(a))
+    a.val += [3]
+    assert_equal([1, 2, 3], a.val)
+  END
+  v9.CheckSourceSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 61f6289..4031deb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2016,
+/**/
     2015,
 /**/
     2014,
diff --git a/src/vim9class.c b/src/vim9class.c
index 0cb353b..5dda700 100644
--- a/src/vim9class.c
+++ b/src/vim9class.c
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@
  * Set *p_m ocmmember_T if not NULL
  */
     type_T *
-class_member_type(
+oc_member_type(
     class_T	*cl,
     int		is_object,
     char_u	*name,
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@
  * Given a class or object variable index, return the variable type
  */
     type_T *
-class_member_type_by_idx(
+oc_member_type_by_idx(
     class_T	*cl,
     int		is_object,
     int		member_idx)
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 7e1914b..544ad17 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@
 		lhs->lhs_dest = dest_class_member;
 		lhs->lhs_class = cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_class;
 		lhs->lhs_type =
-		    class_member_type_by_idx(cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_class,
+		    oc_member_type_by_idx(cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_class,
 					FALSE, lhs->lhs_classmember_idx);
 	    }
 	    else
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@
 	   return FAIL;
 
 	class_T	*cl = lhs->lhs_type->tt_class;
-	type_T	*type = class_member_type(cl, TRUE, dot + 1,
+	type_T	*type = oc_member_type(cl, TRUE, dot + 1,
 					  lhs->lhs_end, &lhs->lhs_member_idx);
 	if (lhs->lhs_member_idx < 0)
 	    return FAIL;
@@ -2275,6 +2275,22 @@
 	    return generate_GET_ITF_MEMBER(cctx, cl, lhs->lhs_member_idx, type);
 	return generate_GET_OBJ_MEMBER(cctx, lhs->lhs_member_idx, type);
     }
+    else if (lhs->lhs_type->tt_type == VAR_CLASS)
+    {
+	// "<classname>.value": load class variable "classname.value"
+       char_u *dot = vim_strchr(var_start, '.');
+       if (dot == NULL)
+	   return FAIL;
+
+	class_T	*cl = lhs->lhs_type->tt_class;
+	ocmember_T *m = class_member_lookup(cl, dot + 1,
+						lhs->lhs_end - dot - 1,
+						&lhs->lhs_member_idx);
+	if (m == NULL)
+	    return FAIL;
+
+	return generate_CLASSMEMBER(cctx, TRUE, cl, lhs->lhs_member_idx);
+    }
 
     compile_load_lhs(lhs, var_start, NULL, cctx);