diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index 5306c5f557e..82fc6e8d1b9 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -2912,6 +2912,10 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> implem
             ResolvedCall<?> resolvedCall = getResolvedCallWithAssert(expression, bindingContext);
             FunctionDescriptor descriptor = (FunctionDescriptor) resolvedCall.getResultingDescriptor();
 
+            if (descriptor instanceof ConstructorDescriptor) {
+                return generateConstructorCall(resolvedCall, expressionType(expression));
+            }
+
             Callable callable = resolveToCallable(descriptor, false);
             if (callable instanceof IntrinsicMethod) {
                 Type returnType = typeMapper.mapType(descriptor);
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/innerNested/innerInfixCall.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/innerNested/innerInfixCall.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97441a3b1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/innerNested/innerInfixCall.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class Z() {
+
+    inner class Z2(val s: String) {
+
+    }
+
+    fun a(): String {
+        val s = Z() Z2 "OK"
+        return s.s
+    }
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+     return Z().a()
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 5d42a665cd0..164a70f4dbe 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -4042,6 +4042,12 @@ public class BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("innerInfixCall.kt")
+        public void testInnerInfixCall() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/innerNested/innerInfixCall.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("innerLabeledThis.kt")
         public void testInnerLabeledThis() throws Exception {
             String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/innerNested/innerLabeledThis.kt");