diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/emptyAssignmentPatterns01_ES5.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/emptyAssignmentPatterns01_ES5.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd10e552615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/emptyAssignmentPatterns01_ES5.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// @target: es5
+
+var a: any;
+
+({} = a);
+([] = a);
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diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/emptyAssignmentPatterns01_ES6.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/emptyAssignmentPatterns01_ES6.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..043f0cf1108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/emptyAssignmentPatterns01_ES6.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// @target: es6
+
+var a: any;
+
+({} = a);
+([] = a);
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