diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Elvis.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Elvis.java
index 28c74aba2e..10ec6b2bb4 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Elvis.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Elvis.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ public class Elvis extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	public void generateCode(MethodVisitor mv, CodeFlow cf) {
 		// exit type descriptor can be null if both components are literal expressions
 		computeExitTypeDescriptor();
+		cf.enterCompilationScope();
 		this.children[0].generateCode(mv, cf);
 		String lastDesc = cf.lastDescriptor();
 		Assert.state(lastDesc != null, "No last descriptor");
 		CodeFlow.insertBoxIfNecessary(mv, lastDesc.charAt(0));
+		cf.exitCompilationScope();
 		Label elseTarget = new Label();
 		Label endOfIf = new Label();
 		mv.visitInsn(DUP);
@@ -95,12 +97,14 @@ public class Elvis extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		mv.visitJumpInsn(IFEQ, endOfIf);  // if not empty, drop through to elseTarget
 		mv.visitLabel(elseTarget);
 		mv.visitInsn(POP);
+		cf.enterCompilationScope();
 		this.children[1].generateCode(mv, cf);
 		if (!CodeFlow.isPrimitive(this.exitTypeDescriptor)) {
 			lastDesc = cf.lastDescriptor();
 			Assert.state(lastDesc != null, "No last descriptor");
 			CodeFlow.insertBoxIfNecessary(mv, lastDesc.charAt(0));
 		}
+		cf.exitCompilationScope();
 		mv.visitLabel(endOfIf);
 		cf.pushDescriptor(this.exitTypeDescriptor);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
index 9efc685753..5d4888852f 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
@@ -4898,6 +4898,71 @@ public class SpelCompilationCoverageTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 		assertIsCompiled(exp);
 	}
 
+
+	@Test
+	public void elvisOperator_SPR17214() throws Exception {
+		SpelParserConfiguration spc = new SpelParserConfiguration(SpelCompilerMode.IMMEDIATE, null);
+		SpelExpressionParser sep = new SpelExpressionParser(spc);
+
+		RecordHolder rh = null;
+		
+		expression = sep.parseExpression("record.get('abc')?:record.put('abc',expression.someLong?.longValue())");
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(3L,expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(3L,expression.getValue(rh));
+		
+		expression = sep.parseExpression("record.get('abc')?:record.put('abc',3L.longValue())");
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(3L,expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(3L,expression.getValue(rh));
+		
+		expression = sep.parseExpression("record.get('abc')?:record.put('abc',3L.longValue())");
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(3L,expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(3L,expression.getValue(rh));
+
+		expression = sep.parseExpression("record.get('abc')==null?record.put('abc',expression.someLong?.longValue()):null");
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		rh.expression.someLong=6L;
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(6L,rh.get("abc"));
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		rh = new RecordHolder();
+		rh.expression.someLong=6L;
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+		assertEquals(6L,rh.get("abc"));
+		assertNull(expression.getValue(rh));
+	}
+
+	public static class RecordHolder {
+		public void add(String key, Long value) {
+			record.put(key, value);
+		}
+		public long get(String key) {
+			return record.get(key);
+		}
+		public Map<String,Long> record = new HashMap<>();
+		public LongHolder expression = new LongHolder();
+		
+	}
+
+	public static class LongHolder {
+		public Long someLong = 3L;
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void ternaryOperator_SPR15192() {
 		SpelParserConfiguration configuration = new SpelParserConfiguration(SpelCompilerMode.IMMEDIATE, null);