diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/Visibilities.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/Visibilities.java
index 1c05073c105..6a7c8c9c183 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/Visibilities.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/Visibilities.java
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public class Visibilities {
                 if (parent == fromParent) {
                     return true;
                 }
+                if (fromParent instanceof PackageFragmentDescriptor) {
+                    return parent instanceof PackageFragmentDescriptor
+                           && ((PackageFragmentDescriptor) parent).getFqName().equals(((PackageFragmentDescriptor) fromParent).getFqName())
+                           && DescriptorUtils.areInSameModule(fromParent, parent);
+                }
                 fromParent = fromParent.getContainingDeclaration();
             }
             return false;
diff --git a/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/IncrementalJpsTestGenerated.java b/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/IncrementalJpsTestGenerated.java
index da0f6d5dd2c..27102441062 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/IncrementalJpsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/IncrementalJpsTestGenerated.java
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ public class IncrementalJpsTestGenerated extends AbstractIncrementalJpsTest {
     @TestDataPath("$PROJECT_ROOT")
     @RunWith(JUnit3RunnerWithInners.class)
     public static class PureKotlin extends AbstractIncrementalJpsTest {
+        @TestMetadata("accessPrivateMembers")
+        public void testAccessPrivateMembers() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("accessingFunctionsViaPackagePart")
         public void testAccessingFunctionsViaPackagePart() throws Exception {
             String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessingFunctionsViaPackagePart/");
diff --git a/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/bar.kt b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/bar.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c016666552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/bar.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package test
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    val x: Foo = Foo()
+    foo()
+    c
+}
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diff --git a/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/bar.kt.new b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/bar.kt.new
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c016666552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/bar.kt.new
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package test
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    val x: Foo = Foo()
+    foo()
+    c
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/build.log b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/build.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fabb2be215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/build.log
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Cleaning output files:
+out/production/module/test/TestPackage$bar$*.class
+out/production/module/test/TestPackage.class
+End of files
+Compiling files:
+src/bar.kt
+End of files
diff --git a/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/foo.kt b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/foo.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f83a146f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jps-plugin/testData/incremental/pureKotlin/accessPrivateMembers/foo.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package test
+
+private class Foo
+
+private fun foo() {
+
+}
+
+private val c = 1
\ No newline at end of file