diff --git a/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt
index ae9ef18beb..88ca0ea1ea 100644
--- a/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tint/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ if(TINT_BUILD_TESTS)
     resolver/entry_point_validation_test.cc
     resolver/function_validation_test.cc
     resolver/host_shareable_validation_test.cc
+    resolver/increment_decrement_validation_test.cc
     resolver/inferred_type_test.cc
     resolver/is_host_shareable_test.cc
     resolver/is_storeable_test.cc
diff --git a/src/tint/resolver/dependency_graph.cc b/src/tint/resolver/dependency_graph.cc
index 8a0db8bacd..be83f7391f 100644
--- a/src/tint/resolver/dependency_graph.cc
+++ b/src/tint/resolver/dependency_graph.cc
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ class DependencyScanner {
           TraverseStatement(l->continuing);
           TraverseStatement(l->body);
         },
+        [&](const ast::IncrementDecrementStatement* i) {
+          TraverseExpression(i->lhs);
+        },
         [&](const ast::LoopStatement* l) {
           scope_stack_.Push();
           TINT_DEFER(scope_stack_.Pop());
diff --git a/src/tint/resolver/increment_decrement_validation_test.cc b/src/tint/resolver/increment_decrement_validation_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d97facf448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tint/resolver/increment_decrement_validation_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Tint Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "src/tint/resolver/resolver.h"
+
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "src/tint/resolver/resolver_test_helper.h"
+
+namespace tint::resolver {
+namespace {
+
+using ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest = ResolverTest;
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Increment_Signed) {
+  // var a : i32 = 2;
+  // a++;
+  auto* var = Var("a", ty.i32(), ast::StorageClass::kNone, Expr(2));
+  WrapInFunction(var, Increment(Source{{12, 34}}, "a"));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Decrement_Signed) {
+  // var a : i32 = 2;
+  // a--;
+  auto* var = Var("a", ty.i32(), ast::StorageClass::kNone, Expr(2));
+  WrapInFunction(var, Decrement(Source{{12, 34}}, "a"));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Increment_Unsigned) {
+  // var a : u32 = 2u;
+  // a++;
+  auto* var = Var("a", ty.u32(), ast::StorageClass::kNone, Expr(2u));
+  WrapInFunction(var, Increment(Source{{12, 34}}, "a"));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Decrement_Unsigned) {
+  // var a : u32 = 2u;
+  // a--;
+  auto* var = Var("a", ty.u32(), ast::StorageClass::kNone, Expr(2u));
+  WrapInFunction(var, Decrement(Source{{12, 34}}, "a"));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, ThroughPointer) {
+  // var a : i32;
+  // let b : ptr<function,i32> = &a;
+  // *b++;
+  auto* var_a = Var("a", ty.i32(), ast::StorageClass::kFunction);
+  auto* var_b = Const("b", ty.pointer<int>(ast::StorageClass::kFunction),
+                      AddressOf(Expr("a")));
+  WrapInFunction(var_a, var_b, Increment(Source{{12, 34}}, Deref("b")));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, ThroughArray) {
+  // var a : array<i32, 4>;
+  // a[1]++;
+  auto* var_a = Var("a", ty.array(ty.i32(), 4), ast::StorageClass::kNone);
+  WrapInFunction(var_a, Increment(Source{{12, 34}}, IndexAccessor("a", 1)));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, ThroughVector_Index) {
+  // var a : vec4<i32>;
+  // a.y++;
+  auto* var_a = Var("a", ty.vec4(ty.i32()), ast::StorageClass::kNone);
+  WrapInFunction(var_a, Increment(Source{{12, 34}}, IndexAccessor("a", 1)));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, ThroughVector_Member) {
+  // var a : vec4<i32>;
+  // a.y++;
+  auto* var_a = Var("a", ty.vec4(ty.i32()), ast::StorageClass::kNone);
+  WrapInFunction(var_a, Increment(Source{{12, 34}}, MemberAccessor("a", "y")));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Float) {
+  // var a : f32 = 2.0;
+  // a++;
+  auto* var = Var("a", ty.f32(), ast::StorageClass::kNone, Expr(2.f));
+  auto* inc = Increment(Expr(Source{{12, 34}}, "a"));
+  WrapInFunction(var, inc);
+
+  ASSERT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(),
+            "12:34 error: increment statement can only be applied to an "
+            "integer scalar");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Vector) {
+  // var a : vec4<f32>;
+  // a++;
+  auto* var = Var("a", ty.vec4<i32>(), ast::StorageClass::kNone);
+  auto* inc = Increment(Expr(Source{{12, 34}}, "a"));
+  WrapInFunction(var, inc);
+
+  ASSERT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(),
+            "12:34 error: increment statement can only be applied to an "
+            "integer scalar");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Atomic) {
+  // var<workgroup> a : atomic<i32>;
+  // a++;
+  Global(Source{{12, 34}}, "a", ty.atomic(ty.i32()),
+         ast::StorageClass::kWorkgroup);
+  WrapInFunction(Increment(Expr(Source{{56, 78}}, "a")));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(),
+            "56:78 error: increment statement can only be applied to an "
+            "integer scalar");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Literal) {
+  // 1++;
+  WrapInFunction(Increment(Expr(Source{{56, 78}}, 1)));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(), "56:78 error: cannot modify value of type 'i32'");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Constant) {
+  // let a = 1;
+  // a++;
+  auto* a = Const(Source{{12, 34}}, "a", nullptr, Expr(1));
+  WrapInFunction(a, Increment(Expr(Source{{56, 78}}, "a")));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(), R"(56:78 error: cannot modify constant value
+12:34 note: 'a' is declared here:)");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Parameter) {
+  // fn func(a : i32)
+  // {
+  //   a++;
+  // }
+  auto* a = Param(Source{{12, 34}}, "a", ty.i32());
+  Func("func", {a}, ty.void_(), {Increment(Expr(Source{{56, 78}}, "a"))});
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(), R"(56:78 error: cannot modify function parameter
+12:34 note: 'a' is declared here:)");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, ReturnValue) {
+  // fn func() -> i32 {
+  //   return 0;
+  // }
+  // {
+  //   a++;
+  // }
+  Func("func", {}, ty.i32(), {Return(0)});
+  WrapInFunction(Increment(Call(Source{{56, 78}}, "func")));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(), R"(56:78 error: cannot modify value of type 'i32')");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, ReadOnlyBuffer) {
+  // @group(0) @binding(0) var<storage,read> a : i32;
+  // {
+  //   a++;
+  // }
+  Global(Source{{12, 34}}, "a", ty.i32(), ast::StorageClass::kStorage,
+         ast::Access::kRead, GroupAndBinding(0, 0));
+  WrapInFunction(Increment(Source{{56, 78}}, "a"));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(
+      r()->error(),
+      "56:78 error: cannot modify read-only type 'ref<storage, i32, read>'");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, Phony) {
+  // _++;
+  WrapInFunction(Increment(Phony(Source{{56, 78}})));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(r()->Resolve());
+  EXPECT_EQ(r()->error(), "56:78 error: cannot modify value of type 'void'");
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, InForLoopInit) {
+  // var a : i32 = 2;
+  // for (a++; ; ) {
+  //   break;
+  // }
+  auto* a = Var("a", ty.i32(), ast::StorageClass::kNone, Expr(2));
+  auto* loop =
+      For(Increment(Source{{56, 78}}, "a"), nullptr, nullptr, Block(Break()));
+  WrapInFunction(a, loop);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ResolverIncrementDecrementValidationTest, InForLoopCont) {
+  // var a : i32 = 2;
+  // for (; ; a++) {
+  //   break;
+  // }
+  auto* a = Var("a", ty.i32(), ast::StorageClass::kNone, Expr(2));
+  auto* loop =
+      For(nullptr, nullptr, Increment(Source{{56, 78}}, "a"), Block(Break()));
+  WrapInFunction(a, loop);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(r()->Resolve()) << r()->error();
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace tint::resolver
diff --git a/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc b/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc
index f6797b19c1..befbd8b99a 100644
--- a/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc
+++ b/src/tint/resolver/resolver.cc
@@ -868,6 +868,9 @@ sem::Statement* Resolver::Statement(const ast::Statement* stmt) {
       [&](const ast::FallthroughStatement* f) {
         return FallthroughStatement(f);
       },
+      [&](const ast::IncrementDecrementStatement* i) {
+        return IncrementDecrementStatement(i);
+      },
       [&](const ast::ReturnStatement* r) { return ReturnStatement(r); },
       [&](const ast::VariableDeclStatement* v) {
         return VariableDeclStatement(v);
@@ -2685,6 +2688,21 @@ sem::Statement* Resolver::FallthroughStatement(
   });
 }
 
+sem::Statement* Resolver::IncrementDecrementStatement(
+    const ast::IncrementDecrementStatement* stmt) {
+  auto* sem = builder_->create<sem::Statement>(
+      stmt, current_compound_statement_, current_function_);
+  return StatementScope(stmt, sem, [&] {
+    auto* lhs = Expression(stmt->lhs);
+    if (!lhs) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    sem->Behaviors() = lhs->Behaviors();
+
+    return ValidateIncrementDecrementStatement(stmt);
+  });
+}
+
 bool Resolver::ApplyStorageClassUsageToType(ast::StorageClass sc,
                                             sem::Type* ty,
                                             const Source& usage) {
diff --git a/src/tint/resolver/resolver.h b/src/tint/resolver/resolver.h
index d5d1632e85..e257682ff9 100644
--- a/src/tint/resolver/resolver.h
+++ b/src/tint/resolver/resolver.h
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ class Resolver {
   sem::GlobalVariable* GlobalVariable(const ast::Variable*);
   sem::Statement* Parameter(const ast::Variable*);
   sem::IfStatement* IfStatement(const ast::IfStatement*);
+  sem::Statement* IncrementDecrementStatement(
+      const ast::IncrementDecrementStatement*);
   sem::LoopStatement* LoopStatement(const ast::LoopStatement*);
   sem::Statement* ReturnStatement(const ast::ReturnStatement*);
   sem::Statement* Statement(const ast::Statement*);
@@ -263,6 +265,8 @@ class Resolver {
   bool ValidateFunctionCall(const sem::Call* call);
   bool ValidateGlobalVariable(const sem::Variable* var);
   bool ValidateIfStatement(const sem::IfStatement* stmt);
+  bool ValidateIncrementDecrementStatement(
+      const ast::IncrementDecrementStatement* stmt);
   bool ValidateInterpolateAttribute(const ast::InterpolateAttribute* attr,
                                     const sem::Type* storage_type);
   bool ValidateBuiltinCall(const sem::Call* call);
diff --git a/src/tint/resolver/resolver_validation.cc b/src/tint/resolver/resolver_validation.cc
index 02ec786872..fb018d64b0 100644
--- a/src/tint/resolver/resolver_validation.cc
+++ b/src/tint/resolver/resolver_validation.cc
@@ -2347,6 +2347,54 @@ bool Resolver::ValidateAssignment(const ast::Statement* a,
   return true;
 }
 
+bool Resolver::ValidateIncrementDecrementStatement(
+    const ast::IncrementDecrementStatement* inc) {
+  const ast::Expression* lhs = inc->lhs;
+
+  // https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb/wgsl/#increment-decrement
+
+  if (auto* var = ResolvedSymbol<sem::Variable>(lhs)) {
+    auto* decl = var->Declaration();
+    if (var->Is<sem::Parameter>()) {
+      AddError("cannot modify function parameter", lhs->source);
+      AddNote("'" + builder_->Symbols().NameFor(decl->symbol) +
+                  "' is declared here:",
+              decl->source);
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (decl->is_const) {
+      AddError("cannot modify constant value", lhs->source);
+      AddNote("'" + builder_->Symbols().NameFor(decl->symbol) +
+                  "' is declared here:",
+              decl->source);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  auto const* lhs_ty = TypeOf(lhs);
+  auto* lhs_ref = lhs_ty->As<sem::Reference>();
+  if (!lhs_ref) {
+    // LHS is not a reference, so it has no storage.
+    AddError("cannot modify value of type '" + TypeNameOf(lhs_ty) + "'",
+             lhs->source);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!lhs_ref->StoreType()->is_integer_scalar()) {
+    const std::string kind = inc->increment ? "increment" : "decrement";
+    AddError(kind + " statement can only be applied to an integer scalar",
+             lhs->source);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (lhs_ref->Access() == ast::Access::kRead) {
+    AddError("cannot modify read-only type '" + RawTypeNameOf(lhs_ty) + "'",
+             inc->source);
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool Resolver::ValidateNoDuplicateAttributes(
     const ast::AttributeList& attributes) {
   std::unordered_map<const TypeInfo*, Source> seen;
diff --git a/test/tint/BUILD.gn b/test/tint/BUILD.gn
index 7cbdff782d..fa835d63e3 100644
--- a/test/tint/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/tint/BUILD.gn
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ tint_unittests_source_set("tint_unittests_resolver_src") {
     "../../src/tint/resolver/entry_point_validation_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/resolver/function_validation_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/resolver/host_shareable_validation_test.cc",
+    "../../src/tint/resolver/increment_decrement_validation_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/resolver/is_host_shareable_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/resolver/is_storeable_test.cc",
     "../../src/tint/resolver/pipeline_overridable_constant_test.cc",