diff --git a/boa_engine/src/tests.rs b/boa_engine/src/tests.rs
index 2c43e54240f..f27f7323041 100644
--- a/boa_engine/src/tests.rs
+++ b/boa_engine/src/tests.rs
@@ -2836,3 +2836,20 @@ fn spread_with_call() {
     "#;
     assert_eq!(&exec(scenario), r#""message""#);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn unary_operations_on_this() {
+    // https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-assignment-operators-static-semantics-early-errors
+    let mut context = Context::default();
+    let test_cases = [
+        ("++this", "1:1"),
+        ("--this", "1:1"),
+        ("this++", "1:5"),
+        ("this--", "1:5"),
+    ];
+    for (case, pos) in &test_cases {
+        let string = forward(&mut context, case);
+        assert!(string.starts_with("Uncaught SyntaxError: "));
+        assert!(string.contains(pos));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/boa_parser/src/parser/expression/update.rs b/boa_parser/src/parser/expression/update.rs
index 52fe12ba960..9f196fac3f1 100644
--- a/boa_parser/src/parser/expression/update.rs
+++ b/boa_parser/src/parser/expression/update.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ use boa_ast::{
         operator::{unary::UnaryOp, Unary},
         Identifier,
     },
-    Expression, Punctuator,
+    Expression, Position, Punctuator,
 };
-use boa_interner::{Interner, Sym};
+use boa_interner::Interner;
 use boa_profiler::Profiler;
 use std::io::Read;
 
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ impl UpdateExpression {
     }
 }
 
+/// <https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/syntax-directed-operations.html#sec-static-semantics-assignmenttargettype>
+/// This function checks if the target type is simple
+fn is_simple(expr: &Expression, position: Position, strict: bool) -> ParseResult<bool> {
+    match expr {
+        Expression::Identifier(ident) => {
+            if strict {
+                check_strict_arguments_or_eval(*ident, position)?;
+            }
+            Ok(true)
+        }
+        Expression::PropertyAccess(_) => Ok(true),
+        _ => Ok(false),
+    }
+}
+
 impl<R> TokenParser<R> for UpdateExpression
 where
     R: Read,
@@ -75,11 +90,12 @@ where
 
                 let target = UnaryExpression::new(self.name, self.allow_yield, self.allow_await)
                     .parse(cursor, interner)?;
-
-                if cursor.strict_mode() {
-                    if let Expression::Identifier(ident) = target {
-                        check_strict_arguments_or_eval(ident, position)?;
-                    }
+                // https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-update-expressions-static-semantics-early-errors
+                if !is_simple(&target, position, cursor.strict_mode())? {
+                    return Err(Error::lex(LexError::Syntax(
+                        "Invalid left-hand side in assignment".into(),
+                        position,
+                    )));
                 }
 
                 return Ok(Unary::new(UnaryOp::IncrementPre, target).into());
@@ -91,11 +107,12 @@ where
 
                 let target = UnaryExpression::new(self.name, self.allow_yield, self.allow_await)
                     .parse(cursor, interner)?;
-
-                if cursor.strict_mode() {
-                    if let Expression::Identifier(ident) = target {
-                        check_strict_arguments_or_eval(ident, position)?;
-                    }
+                // https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-update-expressions-static-semantics-early-errors
+                if !is_simple(&target, position, cursor.strict_mode())? {
+                    return Err(Error::lex(LexError::Syntax(
+                        "Invalid left-hand side in assignment".into(),
+                        position,
+                    )));
                 }
 
                 return Ok(Unary::new(UnaryOp::DecrementPre, target).into());
@@ -106,7 +123,6 @@ where
         let lhs = LeftHandSideExpression::new(self.name, self.allow_yield, self.allow_await)
             .parse(cursor, interner)?;
 
-        let strict = cursor.strict_mode();
         if let Some(tok) = cursor.peek(0, interner)? {
             let token_start = tok.span().start();
             match tok.kind() {
@@ -115,17 +131,7 @@ where
                         .next(interner)?
                         .expect("Punctuator::Inc token disappeared");
                     // https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-update-expressions-static-semantics-early-errors
-                    let ok = match &lhs {
-                        Expression::Identifier(_) if !strict => true,
-                        Expression::Identifier(ident)
-                            if ![Sym::EVAL, Sym::ARGUMENTS].contains(&ident.sym()) =>
-                        {
-                            true
-                        }
-                        Expression::PropertyAccess(_) => true,
-                        _ => false,
-                    };
-                    if !ok {
+                    if !is_simple(&lhs, token_start, cursor.strict_mode())? {
                         return Err(Error::lex(LexError::Syntax(
                             "Invalid left-hand side in assignment".into(),
                             token_start,
@@ -139,17 +145,7 @@ where
                         .next(interner)?
                         .expect("Punctuator::Dec token disappeared");
                     // https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-update-expressions-static-semantics-early-errors
-                    let ok = match &lhs {
-                        Expression::Identifier(_) if !strict => true,
-                        Expression::Identifier(ident)
-                            if ![Sym::EVAL, Sym::ARGUMENTS].contains(&ident.sym()) =>
-                        {
-                            true
-                        }
-                        Expression::PropertyAccess(_) => true,
-                        _ => false,
-                    };
-                    if !ok {
+                    if !is_simple(&lhs, token_start, cursor.strict_mode())? {
                         return Err(Error::lex(LexError::Syntax(
                             "Invalid left-hand side in assignment".into(),
                             token_start,