diff --git a/expr.cpp b/expr.cpp
index 7c270f46..cc03ba20 100644
--- a/expr.cpp
+++ b/expr.cpp
@@ -2892,10 +2892,18 @@ AssignExpr::TypeCheck() {
             return NULL;
     }
 
-    // Make sure we're not assigning to a struct that has a constant member
     const StructType *st = CastType<StructType>(lhsType);
-    if (st != NULL && lCheckForConstStructMember(pos, st, st))
-        return NULL;
+    if (st != NULL) {
+        // Make sure we're not assigning to a struct that has a constant member
+        if (lCheckForConstStructMember(pos, st, st))
+            return NULL;
+        
+        if (op != Assign) {
+            Error(lvalue->pos,  "Assignment operator \"%s\" is illegal with struct "
+                  "type \"%s\".", lOpString(op), st->GetString().c_str());
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
 
     return this;
 }
diff --git a/tests_errors/struct_arith.ispc b/tests_errors/struct_arith.ispc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d942880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests_errors/struct_arith.ispc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Assignment operator "+=" is illegal with struct type
+
+struct Point { float x, y, z; };
+
+void foo() {
+    Point a = {1,2,3}, b = {4,5,6};
+    a += b;
+}