diff --git a/dlls/jscript/engine.c b/dlls/jscript/engine.c
index c79c48f13fa..ff5e6a896c3 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/engine.c
+++ b/dlls/jscript/engine.c
@@ -232,10 +232,8 @@ static HRESULT disp_get_id(IDispatch *disp, BSTR name, DWORD flags, DISPID *id)
 /* ECMA-262 3rd Edition    8.7.2 */
 static HRESULT put_value(script_ctx_t *ctx, exprval_t *ref, VARIANT *v, jsexcept_t *ei)
 {
-    if(ref->type != EXPRVAL_IDREF) {
-        FIXME("throw ReferemceError\n");
-        return E_FAIL;
-    }
+    if(ref->type != EXPRVAL_IDREF)
+        return throw_reference_error(ctx, ei, IDS_ILLEGAL_ASSIGN, NULL);
 
     return disp_propput(ref->u.idref.disp, ref->u.idref.id, ctx->lcid, v, ei, NULL/*FIXME*/);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc b/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc
index d2470c78016..96db21f601a 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc
+++ b/dlls/jscript/jscript_En.rc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE
     IDS_NOT_FUNC            "Function expected"
     IDS_NOT_DATE            "'[object]' is not a date object"
     IDS_NOT_NUM             "Number expected"
+    IDS_ILLEGAL_ASSIGN      "Illegal assignment"
     IDS_UNDEFINED           "'|' is undefined"
     IDS_NOT_BOOL            "Boolean object expected"
     IDS_INVALID_LENGTH      "Array length must be a finite positive integer"
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/resource.h b/dlls/jscript/resource.h
index 5fcbbaeb0de..969ea13ac92 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/resource.h
+++ b/dlls/jscript/resource.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define IDS_NOT_FUNC                        0x138A
 #define IDS_NOT_DATE                        0x138E
 #define IDS_NOT_NUM                         0x1389
+#define IDS_ILLEGAL_ASSIGN                  0x1390
 #define IDS_UNDEFINED                       0x1391
 #define IDS_NOT_BOOL                        0x1392
 #define IDS_INVALID_LENGTH                  0x13A5
diff --git a/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js b/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
index 3ccb362da5f..7e43ffb76a4 100644
--- a/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
+++ b/dlls/jscript/tests/api.js
@@ -1328,5 +1328,6 @@ exception_test(function() {eval("switch");}, "SyntaxError", -2146827283);
 exception_test(function() {eval("if(false");}, "SyntaxError", -2146827282);
 exception_test(function() {eval("for(i=0; i<10; i++");}, "SyntaxError", -2146827282);
 exception_test(function() {eval("while(true");}, "SyntaxError", -2146827282);
+exception_test(function() {test = function() {}}, "ReferenceError", -2146823280);
 
 reportSuccess();