diff --git a/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp b/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
index c6e32f7f0..6a3d8e9b2 100644
--- a/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
@@ -1401,6 +1401,10 @@ bool ExpressionCompiler::visit(MemberAccess const& _memberAccess)
 			m_context << Instruction::DUP1 << u256(32) << Instruction::ADD;
 			utils().storeStringData(contract.name());
 		}
+		else if (member == "encode" || member == "decode")
+		{
+			// no-op
+		}
 		else
 			solAssert(false, "Unknown magic member.");
 		break;
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/semanticTests/specialFunctions/abi_encode_decode_member_access.sol b/test/libsolidity/semanticTests/specialFunctions/abi_encode_decode_member_access.sol
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c5bbd9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/semanticTests/specialFunctions/abi_encode_decode_member_access.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+contract C {
+    function f() public pure {
+        abi.encode;
+        abi.decode;
+    }
+}
+// ----
+// f() ->