diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ClassInheritanceTest.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ClassInheritanceTest.java
index 6ade4a83576..bc1c96ffa65 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ClassInheritanceTest.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ClassInheritanceTest.java
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public final class ClassInheritanceTest extends TranslationTest {
     public void testDefinitionOrder() throws Exception {
         checkFooBoxIsTrue("definitionOrder.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testAbstractVarOverride() throws Exception {
+        checkFooBoxIsTrue("abstractVarOverride.kt");
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/StaticContext.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/StaticContext.java
index b0b745f85b4..206de65642d 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/StaticContext.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/StaticContext.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.utils.AnnotationsUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.utils.PredefinedAnnotation;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.utils.AnnotationsUtils.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.utils.DescriptorUtils.*;
@@ -258,18 +257,14 @@ public final class StaticContext {
                 @Override
                 public JsName apply(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
                     //TODO: refactor
-                    if (descriptor instanceof FunctionDescriptor) {
-                        Set<? extends FunctionDescriptor> overriddenDescriptors = ((FunctionDescriptor) descriptor).getOverriddenDescriptors();
-                        if (overriddenDescriptors.isEmpty()) {
-                            return null;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            //assert overriddenDescriptors.size() == 1;
-                            //TODO: for now translator can't deal with multiple inheritance good enough
-                            return getNameForDescriptor(overriddenDescriptors.iterator().next());
-                        }
+                    if (!(descriptor instanceof FunctionDescriptor)) {
+                        return null;
                     }
-                    return null;
+                    FunctionDescriptor overriddenDescriptor = getOverriddenDescriptor((FunctionDescriptor) descriptor);
+                    if (overriddenDescriptor == null) {
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                    return getNameForDescriptor(overriddenDescriptor);
                 }
             };
             addRule(namesForStandardClasses);
@@ -278,8 +273,8 @@ public final class StaticContext {
             addRule(toStringHack);
             addRule(propertiesCorrespondToSpeciallyTreatedBackingFieldNames);
             addRule(namespacesShouldBeDefinedInRootScope);
-            addRule(accessorsHasNamesWithSpecialPrefixes);
             addRule(overridingDescriptorsReferToOriginalName);
+            addRule(accessorsHasNamesWithSpecialPrefixes);
             addRule(memberDeclarationsInsideParentsScope);
         }
     }
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java
index c0110039fc4..e40673995ad 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java
@@ -219,5 +219,27 @@ public final class DescriptorUtils {
         return classDescriptors;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
+    public static FunctionDescriptor getOverriddenDescriptor(@NotNull FunctionDescriptor functionDescriptor) {
+        Set<? extends FunctionDescriptor> overriddenDescriptors = functionDescriptor.getOverriddenDescriptors();
+        if (overriddenDescriptors.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        else {
+            //TODO: for now translator can't deal with multiple inheritance good enough
+            return overriddenDescriptors.iterator().next();
+        }
+    }
 
+    //TODO:?
+//    @NotNull
+//    public static FunctionDescriptor getOverriddenOrThis(@NotNull FunctionDescriptor functionDescriptor) {
+//        FunctionDescriptor overriddenDescriptor = getOverriddenDescriptor(functionDescriptor);
+//        if (overriddenDescriptor != null) {
+//            return overriddenDescriptor;
+//        }
+//        else {
+//            return functionDescriptor;
+//        }
+//    }
 }
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/inheritance/cases/abstractVarOverride.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/inheritance/cases/abstractVarOverride.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19e92f0cf7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/inheritance/cases/abstractVarOverride.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package foo
+
+open abstract class A() {
+    abstract var pos : Int;
+}
+
+class B() : A() {
+    override var pos : Int = 2
+}
+
+fun box() : Boolean {
+
+    val a : A = B()
+    if (a.pos != 2) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (B().pos != 2) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    a.pos = 3;
+    if (a.pos != 3) {
+        return false
+    }
+    return true
+}
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