diff --git a/src/typing/operators.ml b/src/typing/operators.ml
index ce9f3cf5f2e..29a8c4f5c5b 100644
--- a/src/typing/operators.ml
+++ b/src/typing/operators.ml
@@ -599,7 +599,13 @@ let type_assign ctx e1 e2 with_type p =
 			assign_to e1
 		| AKAccessor fa ->
 			let c,stat = match fa.fa_host with
-				| FHInstance(c,tl) -> Some c,false
+				| FHInstance(c,tl) ->
+					(* c refers to the host of the field, let's find the class we're actually accessing on *)
+					let c = match follow fa.fa_on.etype with
+						| TInst(c,_) -> c
+						| _ -> c
+					in
+					Some c,false
 				| FHStatic c -> Some c,true
 				| FHAbstract(a,tl,c) -> Some c,true
 				| _ -> None,false
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/Issue12259.hx b/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/Issue12259.hx
index ba53df8d130..d221d0a5b66 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/Issue12259.hx
+++ b/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/Issue12259.hx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import unit.issues.misc.issue12259.Element;
 @:access(unit.issues.misc.issue12259.Element)
 class Issue12259 extends unit.Test {
 	public function test() {
-		eq(true, new Element().foo);
+		var elt = new Element();
+		eq(true, elt.foo);
+		eq(true, elt.foo = false);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/misc/issue12259/Entity.hx b/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/misc/issue12259/Entity.hx
index 17a232f291a..80d2d985d87 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/misc/issue12259/Entity.hx
+++ b/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/misc/issue12259/Entity.hx
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package unit.issues.misc.issue12259;
 class Entity {
 	function new() {}
 
-	var foo(get, never):Bool;
+	var foo(get, set):Bool;
 
 	function get_foo():Bool
 		return true;
+
+	function set_foo(b : Bool):Bool
+		return true;
 }