diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1976.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1976.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f641b2a30c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1976.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class A {
+    public val f : ()->String = {"OK"}
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+    val a = A()
+    return a.f() // does not work: (in runtime) ClassCastException: A cannot be cast to jet.Function0
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java
index fda40959c81..e5cd6a61c1f 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java
@@ -411,4 +411,9 @@ public class ClassGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
         createEnvironmentWithMockJdkAndIdeaAnnotations(CompilerSpecialMode.JDK_HEADERS);
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1726.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testKt1976() throws Exception {
+        createEnvironmentWithMockJdkAndIdeaAnnotations(CompilerSpecialMode.JDK_HEADERS);
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1976.kt");
+    }
 }