diff --git a/test/unit/test_assign.py b/test/unit/test_assign.py
index 955ab56c8b..57369eccb3 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_assign.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_assign.py
@@ -44,6 +44,32 @@ class TestAssign(unittest.TestCase):
     c.realize()
     self.assertEqual(GlobalCounters.kernel_count, 1)
 
+  def test_assign_slice(self):
+    X = Tensor([1,2,3,4]).realize()
+    xs = X[2:4]
+    xs.assign(xs+1)
+    GlobalCounters.reset()
+    self.assertListEqual(X.tolist(), [1,2,4,5])
+    self.assertEqual(GlobalCounters.kernel_count, 1)
+
+  def test_assign_slice_alt(self):
+    X = Tensor([1,2,3,4]).realize()
+    xs1, xs2 = X[1:3], X[2:4]
+    xs1.assign(xs2+1)
+    GlobalCounters.reset()
+    self.assertListEqual(X.tolist(), [1,4,5,4])
+    self.assertEqual(GlobalCounters.kernel_count, 2)
+
+  def test_assign_flip(self):
+    ref = np.arange(16, dtype=np.float32)
+    X = Tensor(ref, device="CPU").contiguous().realize()
+    GlobalCounters.reset()
+    xs = X[::-1]
+    xs.assign(xs + X)
+    ref = ref + ref[::-1]
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(X.numpy(), ref)
+    self.assertEqual(GlobalCounters.kernel_count, 2)
+
   def test_assign_add(self):
     for T in (1, 2, 10):#, 100): # this crashes in CI, not sure why
       x = Tensor([0]).realize()
diff --git a/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py b/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
index 3f4870106b..4d3c63c448 100644
--- a/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
+++ b/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def fix_store_hazard(target:UOp, src:UOp):
   reaches_base: dict[UOp, bool] = {}
   for s in src.toposort(gate=lambda s: s.op is not Ops.CONTIGUOUS):
     reaches_base[s] = s is base or any(reaches_base.get(c) for c in s.src)
-    if reaches_base[s] and s.op in unsafe: return target.store(src.contiguous())
+    if reaches_base[s] and s.op in unsafe and not (s is target and s.op is Ops.SHRINK): return target.store(src.contiguous())
 
 def split_reduceop(reduce:UOp, x:UOp):
   if prod(reduce.shape) == 0: return None