diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/ClassObjectTest.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/ClassObjectTest.java
index dd0c11aaa88..7c5f4a50ee1 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/ClassObjectTest.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/ClassObjectTest.java
@@ -43,4 +43,8 @@ public final class ClassObjectTest extends SingleFileTranslationTest {
     public void testAccessing() throws Exception {
         checkFooBoxIsOk();
     }
+
+    public void testNamedClassObject() throws Exception {
+        checkFooBoxIsOk();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java
index df5f3054f03..cce1f41ae5f 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.context.Namer;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.AnnotationsUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.BindingUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetQualifiedExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetSimpleNameExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.BindingUtils.getDescriptorForReferenceExpression;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.JsAstUtils.setQualifier;
@@ -51,8 +53,12 @@ public final class ReferenceTranslator {
     ) {
         JsExpression simpleName = translateSimpleName(expression, context);
 
-        // Ignore qualifier if expression is EnumEntry and use always use FQ name.
+        // Ignore qualifier if expression is EnumEntry or default object reference and use always use FQ name.
         DeclarationDescriptor descriptor = BindingUtils.getDescriptorForReferenceExpression(context.bindingContext(), expression);
+        //TODO: should go away when objects inside classes are supported
+        if (DescriptorUtils.isClassObject(descriptor) && !AnnotationsUtils.isNativeObject(descriptor)) {
+            return simpleName;
+        }
         if (descriptor instanceof ClassDescriptor) {
             ClassDescriptor entryClass = (ClassDescriptor) descriptor;
             if (entryClass.getKind() == ClassKind.ENUM_ENTRY) {
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/classObject/cases/namedClassObject.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/classObject/cases/namedClassObject.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0d4f75bcdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/classObject/cases/namedClassObject.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package foo
+
+trait Named {
+    class object Bar {
+        val g = "a";
+    }
+}
+
+class Foo {
+    class object {
+        val g = "b";
+    }
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+    assertEquals("a", Named.Bar.g, "Named.Bar.g")
+    assertEquals("a", Named.g, "Named.g")
+
+    assertEquals("b", Foo.Default.g, "Foo.Default.g")
+    assertEquals("b", Foo.g, "Foo.g")
+
+    assertEquals("b", foo(Foo), "foo(Foo)")
+    assertEquals("b", foo(Foo.Default), "foo(Foo.Default)")
+
+    assertEquals("c", Named.ext(), "Named.ext()")
+    assertEquals("c", Named.Bar.ext(), "Named.Bar.ext()")
+
+    return "OK"
+}
+
+fun foo(f: Foo.Default) = f.g
+
+fun Named.Bar.ext() = "c"
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