diff --git a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiEval.kt b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiEval.kt
index ecb4d71bb5a..f43e92fcba7 100644
--- a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiEval.kt
+++ b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/jdi/jdiEval.kt
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ class JDIEval(
         }
     }
 
+    fun loadClassByName(name: String, classLoader: ClassLoaderReference): jdi_Type {
+        val dimensions = name.count { it == '[' }
+        val baseTypeName = if (dimensions > 0) name.substring(0, name.indexOf('[')) else name
+
+        val baseType = primitiveTypes[baseTypeName] ?: Type.getType("L$baseTypeName;").asReferenceType(classLoader)
+
+        return if (dimensions == 0)
+            baseType
+        else
+            Type.getType("[".repeat(dimensions) + baseType.asType().descriptor).asReferenceType(classLoader)
+    }
+
     override fun loadString(str: String): Value = vm.mirrorOf(str).asValue()
 
     override fun newInstance(classType: Type): Value {
@@ -413,18 +425,7 @@ class JDIEval(
             return argumentTypes()
         }
         catch (e: ClassNotLoadedException) {
-            return argumentTypeNames()!!.map {
-                name ->
-                val dimensions = name.count { it == '[' }
-                val baseTypeName = if (dimensions > 0) name.substring(0, name.indexOf('[')) else name
-
-                val baseType = primitiveTypes[baseTypeName] ?: Type.getType("L$baseTypeName;").asReferenceType(declaringType().classLoader())
-
-                if (dimensions == 0)
-                    baseType
-                else
-                    Type.getType("[".repeat(dimensions) + baseType.asType().descriptor).asReferenceType(declaringType().classLoader())
-            }
+            return argumentTypeNames()!!.map { name -> loadClassByName(name, declaringType().classLoader()) }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluationBuilder.kt b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluationBuilder.kt
index d946f5cccdb..d42205f9ccf 100644
--- a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluationBuilder.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluationBuilder.kt
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class KotlinEvaluator(val codeFragment: KtCodeFragment, val sourcePosition: Sour
                             .zip(argumentTypes)
                             .map { (value, type) ->
                                 // Make argument type classes prepared for sure
-                                eval.loadClass(type, classLoader)
+                                eval.loadClassByName(type.className, classLoader)
                                 boxOrUnboxArgumentIfNeeded(eval, value, type).asJdiValue(vm, type)
                             }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.kt b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.kt
index 69c9596a8f0..1c3a0de779e 100644
--- a/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.kt
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ fun foo(p: () -> Int) = p()
 // EXPRESSION: foo { a }
 // RESULT: 1: I
 
+// EXPRESSION: foo { args.size }
+// RESULT: 0: I
+
diff --git a/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.out b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.out
index b89f4a7ad25..e1404dfa671 100644
--- a/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.out
+++ b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/compilingEvaluator/ceLambda.out
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Connected to the target VM
 ceLambda.kt:6
 Compile bytecode for foo { 1 }
 Compile bytecode for foo { a }
+Compile bytecode for foo { args.size }
 Disconnected from the target VM
 
 Process finished with exit code 0