diff -r 9c544823d090 -r c0740249963c src/BytecodeCompiler.cpp
--- a/src/BytecodeCompiler.cpp	Sat Aug 04 19:33:06 2012 -0700
+++ b/src/BytecodeCompiler.cpp	Sat Aug 04 20:12:20 2012 -0700
@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@
                 __ get(var);
             }
         }
+    } else if (node->lvalue()->isFieldExpression()) {
+        FieldExpression *expr = node->lvalue()->toFieldExpression();
+        __ note_position(expr->pos());
+
+        expr->left()->accept(this);
+
+        if (node->token() != TOK_ASSIGN) {
+            __ dup();
+            __ getfield(expr->fieldIndex(), expr->type());
+        }
+
     } else {
         IndexExpression *index = node->lvalue()->toIndexExpression();
         __ note_position(index->pos());
@@ -276,6 +287,9 @@
             __ setref(var->type()->contained());
         else
             __ set(var);
+    } else if (node->lvalue()->isFieldExpression()) {
+        FieldExpression *expr = node->lvalue()->toFieldExpression();
+        __ setfield(expr->fieldIndex(), expr->type());
     } else {
         IndexExpression *index = node->lvalue()->toIndexExpression();
         // :TODO: get rid of the BOUNDS instruction, embed it in g/setarray*?
@@ -506,6 +520,13 @@
 }
 
 void
+BytecodeCompiler::visit(FieldExpression *node)
+{
+    node->left()->accept(this);
+    __ getfield(node->fieldIndex(), node->type());
+}
+
+void
 BytecodeCompiler::visit(ReturnStatement *node)
 {
     if (node->expression()) {