diff --git a/compiler/testData/repl/exceptionInVariableInitializer.repl b/compiler/testData/repl/exceptionInVariableInitializer.repl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1315e78ee9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/repl/exceptionInVariableInitializer.repl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+>>> var x: Int = { -> if (true) throw RuntimeException() else 5}()
+java.lang.RuntimeException
+	at Line_0$x$1.invoke(Line_0.kts:1)
+	at Line_0$x$1.invoke(Line_0.kts:1)
+>>> x
+error: unresolved reference: x
+x
+^
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/repl/ReplInterpreterTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/repl/ReplInterpreterTestGenerated.java
index 25ec522e58f..e9ce6ca731d 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/repl/ReplInterpreterTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/repl/ReplInterpreterTestGenerated.java
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public class ReplInterpreterTestGenerated extends AbstractReplInterpreterTest {
         doTest(fileName);
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("exceptionInVariableInitializer.repl")
+    public void testExceptionInVariableInitializer() throws Exception {
+        String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/repl/exceptionInVariableInitializer.repl");
+        doTest(fileName);
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("function.repl")
     public void testFunction() throws Exception {
         String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/repl/function.repl");