diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 45a2cdff..2a026ba3 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                 d.escaped = true;
                 return;
             } else if (parent instanceof AST_Array
+                || parent instanceof AST_Await
                 || parent instanceof AST_Conditional && node !== parent.condition
                 || parent instanceof AST_Sequence && node === parent.tail_node()) {
                 mark_escaped(d, scope, parent, parent, level + 1);
diff --git a/test/compress/reduce_vars.js b/test/compress/reduce_vars.js
index 38207cd9..c0713730 100644
--- a/test/compress/reduce_vars.js
+++ b/test/compress/reduce_vars.js
@@ -5187,3 +5187,49 @@ escape_yield: {
     expect_stdout: "PASS"
     node_version: ">=4"
 }
+
+escape_await: {
+    options = {
+        reduce_funcs: true,
+        reduce_vars: true,
+        toplevel: true,
+        unused: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        function main() {
+            var thing;
+            baz().then(x => {
+                thing = x;
+            });
+            baz().then(x => {
+                if (thing !== (thing = x))
+                    console.log("FAIL");
+                else
+                    console.log("PASS");
+            });
+        }
+        function foo() {}
+        async function baz() {
+            return await foo;
+        }
+        main();
+    }
+    expect: {
+        function foo() {}
+        async function baz() {
+            return await foo;
+        }
+        (function() {
+            var thing;
+            baz().then(x => {
+                thing = x;
+            });
+            baz().then(x => {
+                if (thing !== (thing = x))
+                    console.log("FAIL");
+                else
+                    console.log("PASS");
+            });
+        })();
+    }
+}