diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/UnsupportedSyntheticCallableReferenceChecker.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/UnsupportedSyntheticCallableReferenceChecker.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eab11eb33ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/UnsupportedSyntheticCallableReferenceChecker.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2015 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.resolve.jvm.checkers
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors.UNSUPPORTED
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallableReferenceExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.checkers.CallChecker
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.context.BasicCallResolutionContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedCall
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.synthetic.SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor
+
+class UnsupportedSyntheticCallableReferenceChecker : CallChecker {
+    override fun <F : CallableDescriptor> check(resolvedCall: ResolvedCall<F>, context: BasicCallResolutionContext) {
+        val expression = context.call.callElement
+        if (expression !is KtNameReferenceExpression || expression.parent !is KtCallableReferenceExpression) return
+
+        // TODO: support references to synthetic Java extension properties (KT-8575)
+        if (resolvedCall.resultingDescriptor is SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor) {
+            context.trace.report(UNSUPPORTED.on(expression, "reference to the synthetic extension property for a Java get/set method"))
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/platform/JvmPlatformConfigurator.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/platform/JvmPlatformConfigurator.kt
index 6c4ef922a7c..ee9e616e851 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/platform/JvmPlatformConfigurator.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/platform/JvmPlatformConfigurator.kt
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public object JvmPlatformConfigurator : PlatformConfigurator(
                 JavaAnnotationCallChecker(),
                 TraitDefaultMethodCallChecker(),
                 JavaClassOnCompanionChecker(),
-                ProtectedInSuperClassCompanionCallChecker()
+                ProtectedInSuperClassCompanionCallChecker(),
+                UnsupportedSyntheticCallableReferenceChecker()
         ),
 
         additionalTypeCheckers = listOf(
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/property/syntheticProperties.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/property/syntheticProperties.kt
index 1fd83f1c2a1..a60dd528911 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/property/syntheticProperties.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/property/syntheticProperties.kt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ public class Customer {
 }
 
 // FILE: test.kt
-val customerName = Customer::name
+val customerName = Customer::<!UNSUPPORTED!>name<!>
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3db13325d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// FILE: KotlinFile.kt
+
+fun bar() = JavaClass::<!UNSUPPORTED!>foo<!>
+
+// FILE: JavaClass.java
+
+public class JavaClass {
+    public String getFoo() {}
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..939781dbe26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package
+
+public fun bar(): kotlin.reflect.KProperty1<JavaClass, kotlin.String!>
+
+public open class JavaClass {
+    public constructor JavaClass()
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open fun getFoo(): kotlin.String!
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index 6232d24dc0b..4c75901db86 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -17198,6 +17198,12 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTest {
                     doTest(fileName);
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.kt")
+                public void testSyntheticJavaPropertyReference() throws Exception {
+                    String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/SyntheticJavaPropertyReference.kt");
+                    doTest(fileName);
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("TypeAnnotation.kt")
                 public void testTypeAnnotation() throws Exception {
                     String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/syntheticExtensions/javaProperties/TypeAnnotation.kt");