diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/polonius/assignment-to-differing-field.rs b/src/test/ui/nll/polonius/assignment-to-differing-field.rs
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+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
+// Compared to `assignment-kills-loans.rs`, we check here
+// that we do not kill too many borrows. Assignments to the `.1`
+// field projections should leave the borrows on `.0` intact.
+
+// compile-flags: -Z borrowck=mir -Z polonius
+// ignore-compare-mode-nll
+
+struct List<T> {
+    value: T,
+    next: Option<Box<List<T>>>,
+}
+
+
+fn assignment_to_field_projection<'a, T>(
+    mut list: (&'a mut List<T>, &'a mut List<T>),
+) -> Vec<&'a mut T> {
+    let mut result = vec![];
+    loop {
+        result.push(&mut (list.0).value);
+        //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `list.0.value` as mutable
+
+        if let Some(n) = (list.0).next.as_mut() {
+        //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `list.0.next` as mutable
+            list.1 = n;
+        } else {
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn assignment_through_projection_chain<'a, T>(
+    mut list: (((((Box<&'a mut List<T>>, Box<&'a mut List<T>>),),),),),
+) -> Vec<&'a mut T> {
+    let mut result = vec![];
+    loop {
+        result.push(&mut ((((list.0).0).0).0).0.value);
+        //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `list.0.0.0.0.0.value` as mutable
+
+        if let Some(n) = ((((list.0).0).0).0).0.next.as_mut() {
+        //~^ ERROR cannot borrow `list.0.0.0.0.0.next` as mutable
+            *((((list.0).0).0).0).1 = n;
+        } else {
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/polonius/assignment-to-differing-field.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/polonius/assignment-to-differing-field.stderr
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+error[E0499]: cannot borrow `list.0.value` as mutable more than once at a time
+  --> $DIR/assignment-to-differing-field.rs:21:21
+   |
+LL | fn assignment_to_field_projection<'a, T>(
+   |                                   -- lifetime `'a` defined here
+...
+LL |         result.push(&mut (list.0).value);
+   |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ mutable borrow starts here in previous iteration of loop
+...
+LL |             return result;
+   |                    ------ returning this value requires that `list.0.value` is borrowed for `'a`
+
+error[E0499]: cannot borrow `list.0.next` as mutable more than once at a time
+  --> $DIR/assignment-to-differing-field.rs:24:26
+   |
+LL | fn assignment_to_field_projection<'a, T>(
+   |                                   -- lifetime `'a` defined here
+...
+LL |         if let Some(n) = (list.0).next.as_mut() {
+   |                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^---------
+   |                          |
+   |                          mutable borrow starts here in previous iteration of loop
+   |                          argument requires that `list.0.next` is borrowed for `'a`
+
+error[E0499]: cannot borrow `list.0.0.0.0.0.value` as mutable more than once at a time
+  --> $DIR/assignment-to-differing-field.rs:38:21
+   |
+LL | fn assignment_through_projection_chain<'a, T>(
+   |                                        -- lifetime `'a` defined here
+...
+LL |         result.push(&mut ((((list.0).0).0).0).0.value);
+   |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ mutable borrow starts here in previous iteration of loop
+...
+LL |             return result;
+   |                    ------ returning this value requires that `list.0.0.0.0.0.value` is borrowed for `'a`
+
+error[E0499]: cannot borrow `list.0.0.0.0.0.next` as mutable more than once at a time
+  --> $DIR/assignment-to-differing-field.rs:41:26
+   |
+LL | fn assignment_through_projection_chain<'a, T>(
+   |                                        -- lifetime `'a` defined here
+...
+LL |         if let Some(n) = ((((list.0).0).0).0).0.next.as_mut() {
+   |                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---------
+   |                          |
+   |                          mutable borrow starts here in previous iteration of loop
+   |                          argument requires that `list.0.0.0.0.0.next` is borrowed for `'a`
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0499`.