diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 2edfc6a7924..a27e8ba524d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -636,11 +636,24 @@ namespace ts {
 
             if (declaration.pos <= usage.pos) {
                 // declaration is before usage
-                // still might be illegal if usage is in the initializer of the variable declaration
-                return declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration ||
-                    !isImmediatelyUsedInInitializerOfBlockScopedVariable(<VariableDeclaration>declaration, usage);
+                if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.BindingElement) {
+                    // still might be illegal if declaration and usage are both binding elements (eg var [a = b, b = b] = [1, 2])
+                    const errorBindingElement = getAncestor(usage, SyntaxKind.BindingElement) as BindingElement;
+                    if (errorBindingElement) {
+                        return getAncestorBindingPattern(errorBindingElement) !== getAncestorBindingPattern(declaration) ||
+                            declaration.pos < errorBindingElement.pos;
+                    }
+                    // or it might be illegal if usage happens before parent variable is declared (eg var [a] = a)
+                    return isBlockScopedNameDeclaredBeforeUse(getAncestor(declaration, SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration) as Declaration, usage);
+                }
+                else if (declaration.kind === SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration) {
+                    // still might be illegal if usage is in the initializer of the variable declaration (eg var a = a)
+                    return !isImmediatelyUsedInInitializerOfBlockScopedVariable(declaration as VariableDeclaration, usage);
+                }
+                return true;
             }
 
+
             // declaration is after usage
             // can be legal if usage is deferred (i.e. inside function or in initializer of instance property)
             const container = getEnclosingBlockScopeContainer(declaration);
@@ -697,6 +710,16 @@ namespace ts {
                 }
                 return false;
             }
+
+            function getAncestorBindingPattern(node: Node): BindingPattern {
+                while (node) {
+                    if (isBindingPattern(node)) {
+                        return node;
+                    }
+                    node = node.parent;
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            }
         }
 
         // Resolve a given name for a given meaning at a given location. An error is reported if the name was not found and
@@ -1063,7 +1086,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             Debug.assert(declaration !== undefined, "Block-scoped variable declaration is undefined");
 
-            if (!isInAmbientContext(declaration) && !isBlockScopedNameDeclaredBeforeUse(<Declaration>getAncestor(declaration, SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration), errorLocation)) {
+            if (!isInAmbientContext(declaration) && !isBlockScopedNameDeclaredBeforeUse(declaration, errorLocation)) {
                 error(errorLocation, Diagnostics.Block_scoped_variable_0_used_before_its_declaration, declarationNameToString(declaration.name));
             }
         }
@@ -17157,7 +17180,8 @@ namespace ts {
                     // so we need to do a bit of extra work to check if reference is legal
                     const enclosingContainer = getEnclosingBlockScopeContainer(symbol.valueDeclaration);
                     if (enclosingContainer === func) {
-                        if (symbol.valueDeclaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter) {
+                        if (symbol.valueDeclaration.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter ||
+                           symbol.valueDeclaration.kind === SyntaxKind.BindingElement) {
                             // it is ok to reference parameter in initializer if either
                             // - parameter is located strictly on the left of current parameter declaration
                             if (symbol.valueDeclaration.pos < node.pos) {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a68affcf73d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts(2,22): error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'e' used before its declaration.
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts(3,22): error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'i' used before its declaration.
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts(7,27): error TS2372: Parameter 'e' cannot be referenced in its initializer.
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts(9,27): error TS2373: Initializer of parameter 'h' cannot reference identifier 'i' declared after it.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts (4 errors) ====
+    const [a, b = a] = [1]; // ok
+    const [c, d = c, e = e] = [1]; // error for e = e
+                         ~
+!!! error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'e' used before its declaration.
+    const [f, g = f, h = i, i = f] = [1]; // error for h = i
+                         ~
+!!! error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'i' used before its declaration.
+    
+    (function ([a, b = a]) { // ok
+    })([1]);
+    (function ([c, d = c, e = e]) { // error for e = e
+                              ~
+!!! error TS2372: Parameter 'e' cannot be referenced in its initializer.
+    })([1]);
+    (function ([f, g = f, h = i, i = f]) { // error for h = i
+                              ~
+!!! error TS2373: Initializer of parameter 'h' cannot reference identifier 'i' declared after it.
+    })([1])
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.js b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7073061dec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//// [destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts]
+const [a, b = a] = [1]; // ok
+const [c, d = c, e = e] = [1]; // error for e = e
+const [f, g = f, h = i, i = f] = [1]; // error for h = i
+
+(function ([a, b = a]) { // ok
+})([1]);
+(function ([c, d = c, e = e]) { // error for e = e
+})([1]);
+(function ([f, g = f, h = i, i = f]) { // error for h = i
+})([1])
+
+
+//// [destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.js]
+var _a = [1], a = _a[0], _b = _a[1], b = _b === void 0 ? a : _b; // ok
+var _c = [1], c = _c[0], _d = _c[1], d = _d === void 0 ? c : _d, _e = _c[2], e = _e === void 0 ? e : _e; // error for e = e
+var _f = [1], f = _f[0], _g = _f[1], g = _g === void 0 ? f : _g, _h = _f[2], h = _h === void 0 ? i : _h, _j = _f[3], i = _j === void 0 ? f : _j; // error for h = i
+(function (_a) {
+    var a = _a[0], _b = _a[1], b = _b === void 0 ? a : _b;
+})([1]);
+(function (_a) {
+    var c = _a[0], _b = _a[1], d = _b === void 0 ? c : _b, _c = _a[2], e = _c === void 0 ? e : _c;
+})([1]);
+(function (_a) {
+    var f = _a[0], _b = _a[1], g = _b === void 0 ? f : _b, _c = _a[2], h = _c === void 0 ? i : _c, _d = _a[3], i = _d === void 0 ? f : _d;
+})([1]);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a3f0f2b457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.ts(6,9): error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'f' used before its declaration.
+tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.ts(7,9): error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'f' used before its declaration.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.ts (2 errors) ====
+    const {
+        a = 1,
+        b = 2,
+        c = b, // ok
+        d = a, // ok
+        e = f, // error
+            ~
+!!! error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'f' used before its declaration.
+        f = f  // error
+            ~
+!!! error TS2448: Block-scoped variable 'f' used before its declaration.
+    } = { } as any;
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.js b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c34cbb62c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//// [destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.ts]
+const {
+    a = 1,
+    b = 2,
+    c = b, // ok
+    d = a, // ok
+    e = f, // error
+    f = f  // error
+} = { } as any;
+
+
+//// [destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.js]
+var _a = {}, _b = _a.a, a = _b === void 0 ? 1 : _b, _c = _a.b, b = _c === void 0 ? 2 : _c, _d = _a.c, c = _d === void 0 ? b : _d, // ok
+_e = _a.d, // ok
+d = _e === void 0 ? a : _e, // ok
+_f = _a.e, // ok
+e = _f === void 0 ? f : _f, // error
+_g = _a.f // error
+, // error
+f = _g === void 0 ? f : _g // error
+;
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..243a297ed43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringArrayBindingPatternAndAssignment3.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const [a, b = a] = [1]; // ok
+const [c, d = c, e = e] = [1]; // error for e = e
+const [f, g = f, h = i, i = f] = [1]; // error for h = i
+
+(function ([a, b = a]) { // ok
+})([1]);
+(function ([c, d = c, e = e]) { // error for e = e
+})([1]);
+(function ([f, g = f, h = i, i = f]) { // error for h = i
+})([1])
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d138c14db7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/destructuring/destructuringObjectBindingPatternAndAssignment4.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const {
+    a = 1,
+    b = 2,
+    c = b, // ok
+    d = a, // ok
+    e = f, // error
+    f = f  // error
+} = { } as any;