diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1528_1.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1528_1.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a79d6bfe14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1528_1.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fun box() = foo()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1528_3.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1528_3.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd91be22861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1528_3.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+private val a = "OK"
+fun foo() : String {
+  return "${a}"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
index 3ec12e348eb..50337f22a69 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ public class PropertyGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt2509.kt");
     }
 
+    public void testKt1528() throws Exception {
+        createEnvironmentWithMockJdkAndIdeaAnnotations(ConfigurationKind.JDK_ONLY);
+        blackBoxMultiFile("regressions/kt1528_1.kt", "regressions/kt1528_3.kt");
+    }
+
     public void testKt2589() throws Exception {
         createEnvironmentWithMockJdkAndIdeaAnnotations(ConfigurationKind.JDK_ONLY);
         loadFile("regressions/kt2589.kt");