diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 254bc8e9..86e9ae3e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Jedi supports many of the widely used Python features:
 However, it does not yet support (and probably will in future versions, because
 they are on my todo list):
 
-- operation support -> [3]\*3 etc.
 - manipulations of instances outside the instance variables, without using
   functions
 - assert
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate.py b/jedi/evaluate.py
index b14a09f6..c0502ba4 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate.py
@@ -1401,6 +1401,12 @@ def follow_call_list(call_list):
                                     pass
                             continue
                         result += follow_call(call)
+                    elif call == '*':
+                        if [r for r in result if isinstance(r, Array)
+                                        or isinstance(r, Instance)
+                                            and str(r.name) == 'str']:
+                            # if it is an iterable, ignore * operations
+                            next(calls_iterator)
     return set(result)
 
 
diff --git a/test/completion/arrays.py b/test/completion/arrays.py
index f0858d2e..9c8a143d 100644
--- a/test/completion/arrays.py
+++ b/test/completion/arrays.py
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ b[8-7]
 b[8:]
 
 
+# -----------------
+# iterable multiplication
+# -----------------
+a = ['']*2
+#? list()
+a
+
+a = 2*2
+#? int()
+a
+
+a = "a"*3
+#? str()
+a
+
 # -----------------
 # tuple assignments
 # -----------------