diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/NewCodeBuilder.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/NewCodeBuilder.kt
index 8fa49f22c41..15983d72c60 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/NewCodeBuilder.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/NewCodeBuilder.kt
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ class NewCodeBuilder {
         }
 
         override fun visitKtFunction(ktFunction: JKKtFunction) {
-            printer.print("fun ", ktFunction.name.value, "(")
+            printer.printIndent()
+            ktFunction.modifierList.accept(this)
+            printer.printWithNoIndent(" fun ", ktFunction.name.value, "(")
             for (parameter in ktFunction.parameters) {
                 if (parameter != ktFunction.parameters.first()) {
                     printer.printWithNoIndent(", ")
diff --git a/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/AbstractJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTest.kt b/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/AbstractJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTest.kt
index 390c2f37765..26328670ae3 100644
--- a/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/AbstractJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTest.kt
+++ b/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/AbstractJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTest.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class AbstractJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTest : AbstractJavaToKotli
 
     private fun statementToKotlin(text: String, settings: ConverterSettings, project: Project): String {
         val funBody = text.lines().joinToString(separator = "\n", transform = { "  $it" })
-        val result = methodToKotlin("void main() {\n$funBody\n}", settings, project)
+        val result = methodToKotlin("public void main() {\n$funBody\n}", settings, project)
 
         return result
                 .substringBeforeLast("}")