diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index d530c08..1d5d2de 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -3356,7 +3356,14 @@
 	    if (*eap->cmd == '[')
 	    {
 		p = to_name_const_end(eap->cmd);
-		if (p == eap->cmd || *skipwhite(p) != '=')
+		if (p == eap->cmd && *p == '[')
+		{
+		    int count = 0;
+		    int	semicolon = FALSE;
+
+		    p = skip_var_list(eap->cmd, TRUE, &count, &semicolon, TRUE);
+		}
+		if (p == NULL || p == eap->cmd || *skipwhite(p) != '=')
 		{
 		    eap->cmdidx = CMD_eval;
 		    return eap->cmd;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index 2e08e8b..421229f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -632,30 +632,33 @@
 enddef
 
 def Test_assignment_var_list()
-  var v1: string
-  var v2: string
-  var vrem: list<string>
-  [v1] = ['aaa']
-  assert_equal('aaa', v1)
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      var v1: string
+      var v2: string
+      var vrem: list<string>
+      [v1] = ['aaa']
+      assert_equal('aaa', v1)
 
-  [v1, v2] = ['one', 'two']
-  assert_equal('one', v1)
-  assert_equal('two', v2)
+      [v1, v2] = ['one', 'two']
+      assert_equal('one', v1)
+      assert_equal('two', v2)
 
-  [v1, v2; vrem] = ['one', 'two']
-  assert_equal('one', v1)
-  assert_equal('two', v2)
-  assert_equal([], vrem)
+      [v1, v2; vrem] = ['one', 'two']
+      assert_equal('one', v1)
+      assert_equal('two', v2)
+      assert_equal([], vrem)
 
-  [v1, v2; vrem] = ['one', 'two', 'three']
-  assert_equal('one', v1)
-  assert_equal('two', v2)
-  assert_equal(['three'], vrem)
+      [v1, v2; vrem] = ['one', 'two', 'three']
+      assert_equal('one', v1)
+      assert_equal('two', v2)
+      assert_equal(['three'], vrem)
 
-  [&ts, &sw] = [3, 4]
-  assert_equal(3, &ts)
-  assert_equal(4, &sw)
-  set ts=8 sw=4
+      [&ts, &sw] = [3, 4]
+      assert_equal(3, &ts)
+      assert_equal(4, &sw)
+      set ts=8 sw=4
+  END
+  CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
 def Test_assignment_vim9script()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4eb7f4b..8457133 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2071,
+/**/
     2070,
 /**/
     2069,