diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ThrowStatement.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ThrowStatement.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..298650d1f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ThrowStatement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author ignatov
+ */
+public class ThrowStatement extends Expression {
+  private final Expression myExpression;
+
+  public ThrowStatement(Expression expression) {
+    myExpression = expression;
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public String toKotlin() {
+    return "throw" + SPACE + myExpression.toKotlin();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java
index 56ca0ee5f93..9e35b47c617 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/StatementVisitor.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public class StatementVisitor extends ElementVisitor implements Visitor {
   @Override
   public void visitAssertStatement(PsiAssertStatement statement) {
     super.visitAssertStatement(statement);
-
     myResult = new AssertStatement(
       expressionToExpression(statement.getAssertCondition()),
       expressionToExpression(statement.getAssertDescription())
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ public class StatementVisitor extends ElementVisitor implements Visitor {
     super.visitExpressionListStatement(statement);
     myResult =
       new ExpressionListStatement(expressionsToExpressionList(statement.getExpressionList().getExpressions()));
-
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -179,6 +177,9 @@ public class StatementVisitor extends ElementVisitor implements Visitor {
   @Override
   public void visitThrowStatement(PsiThrowStatement statement) {
     super.visitThrowStatement(statement);
+    myResult = new ThrowStatement(
+      expressionToExpression(statement.getException())
+    );
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ThrowStatementTest.java b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ThrowStatementTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..570c7b360ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ThrowStatementTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.JetTestCaseBase;
+
+/**
+ * @author ignatov
+ */
+public class ThrowStatementTest extends JetTestCaseBase {
+  public void testSimpleThrowStatement() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+      statementToSingleLineKotlin("throw exception;"), "throw exception");
+  }
+}