diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/DefaultParameterValueSubstitutor.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/DefaultParameterValueSubstitutor.kt
index df337c51e4a..d8f32cf7f36 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/DefaultParameterValueSubstitutor.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/DefaultParameterValueSubstitutor.kt
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class DefaultParameterValueSubstitutor(val state: GenerationState) {
 
         if (CodegenBinding.canHaveOuter(state.bindingContext, classDescriptor)) return false
 
-        if (Visibilities.isPrivate(classDescriptor.visibility) || Visibilities.isPrivate(constructorDescriptor.visibility))
+        if (Visibilities.isPrivate(constructorDescriptor.visibility))
             return false
 
         if (constructorDescriptor.valueParameters.isEmpty()) return false
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb324957d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// IGNORE_BACKEND: JS
+
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+
+private data class C(val status: String = "OK")
+
+fun box(): String {
+    val c = (C::class.java.getConstructor().newInstance())
+    return c.status
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/defaultArguments/reflection/privateClass.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/defaultArguments/reflection/privateClass.kt
index b4293146ab5..9d3155b38e5 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/defaultArguments/reflection/privateClass.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/defaultArguments/reflection/privateClass.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 private class Foo(val a: Int = 1) {}
 
 // CLASS: Foo
-// HAS_DEFAULT_CONSTRUCTOR: false
+// HAS_DEFAULT_CONSTRUCTOR: true
diff --git a/compiler/tests-ir-jvm/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests-ir-jvm/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 4b52c936822..47fab28c4b4 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-ir-jvm/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-ir-jvm/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -8615,6 +8615,12 @@ public class IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractIrBlackBoxCodegenTes
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("privateClass.kt")
+        public void testPrivateClass() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("secondaryConstructor.kt")
         public void testSecondaryConstructor() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/secondaryConstructor.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 1f6cccfaa4a..3a17caba346 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -8615,6 +8615,12 @@ public class BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("privateClass.kt")
+        public void testPrivateClass() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("secondaryConstructor.kt")
         public void testSecondaryConstructor() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/secondaryConstructor.kt");
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/JsCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/JsCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java
index 0829e1af053..8d1c8bcd24e 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/JsCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/JsCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java
@@ -10421,6 +10421,18 @@ public class JsCodegenBoxTestGenerated extends AbstractJsCodegenBoxTest {
             throw new AssertionError("Looks like this test can be unmuted. Remove IGNORE_BACKEND directive for that.");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("privateClass.kt")
+        public void testPrivateClass() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt");
+            try {
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+            catch (Throwable ignore) {
+                return;
+            }
+            throw new AssertionError("Looks like this test can be unmuted. Remove IGNORE_BACKEND directive for that.");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("secondaryConstructor.kt")
         public void testSecondaryConstructor() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/secondaryConstructor.kt");