diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
index 9a5fb324d2f..42350fe59ab 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/renderer/DescriptorRendererImpl.java
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ public class DescriptorRendererImpl implements DescriptorRenderer {
         if ("package".equals(visibility.toString())) {
             builder.append("public/*package*/ ");
         }
-        else {
+        else if ("protected_static".equals(visibility.toString())) {
+            builder.append("protected/*protected static*/ ");
+        }
+        else{
             builder.append(renderKeyword(visibility.toString())).append(" ");
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt
index d72b7febebf..eae227d3105 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package test
 public open class ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass : java.lang.Object {
     public constructor ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass()
     
-    protected_static open class Inner : java.lang.Object {
+    protected/*protected static*/ open class Inner : java.lang.Object {
         protected constructor Inner()
     }
 }