diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
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@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ These artifacts include extensions for the types available in the latter JDKs, s
- [`KT-6199`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-6199) Rename: Replace non-code class occurrences with new qualified name
- [`KT-14182`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-14182) Move: Show error message on applying to enum entries
- Extract Function: Support implicit abnormal exits via Nothing-typed expressions
+- [`KT-14285`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-14285) Rename: Forbid on backing field reference
##### New features
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
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--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
+
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/rename/RenameBackingFieldReferenceHandler.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/rename/RenameBackingFieldReferenceHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.rename
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataContext
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil
+import com.intellij.refactoring.rename.inplace.VariableInplaceRenameHandler
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.SyntheticFieldDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyze
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.CodeInsightUtils
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtSimpleNameExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+
+class RenameBackingFieldReferenceHandler: VariableInplaceRenameHandler() {
+ override fun isAvailable(element: PsiElement?, editor: Editor, file: PsiFile): Boolean {
+ val refExpression = PsiTreeUtil.findElementOfClassAtOffset(
+ file, editor.caretModel.offset, KtSimpleNameExpression::class.java, false
+ ) ?: return false
+ if (refExpression.text != "field") return false
+ return refExpression.analyze()[BindingContext.REFERENCE_TARGET, refExpression] is SyntheticFieldDescriptor
+ }
+
+ override fun invoke(project: Project, editor: Editor, file: PsiFile, dataContext: DataContext?) {
+ CodeInsightUtils.showErrorHint(project, editor, "Rename is not applicable to backing field reference", "Rename", null)
+ }
+
+ override fun invoke(project: Project, elements: Array, dataContext: DataContext?) {
+ // Do nothing: this method is called not from editor
+ }
+}