diff --git a/js/js.dart-ast/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsName.java b/js/js.dart-ast/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsName.java
index fb881814f9a..57672d49927 100644
--- a/js/js.dart-ast/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsName.java
+++ b/js/js.dart-ast/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsName.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 public class JsName implements Symbol {
   private final JsScope enclosing;
   private final String ident;
+  private JsNode staticRef = null;
 
   /**
    * @param ident the unmangled ident to use for this name
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@ public class JsName implements Symbol {
     return ident;
   }
 
+  public JsNode getStaticRef() {
+    return staticRef;
+  }
+
+  public void setStaticRef(JsNode staticRef) {
+    this.staticRef = staticRef;
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public JsNameRef makeRef() {
     return new JsNameRef(this);
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/DefinitionPlace.kt b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/DefinitionPlace.kt
index 3e0a16e99ce..969e81060ef 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/DefinitionPlace.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/DefinitionPlace.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsExpression
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsPropertyInitializer
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsNameRef
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsObjectScope
+import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsFunction
 
 class DefinitionPlace(
         private val scope: JsObjectScope,
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@ class DefinitionPlace(
 ) {
     fun define(suggestedName: String, expression : JsExpression): JsNameRef {
         val name = scope.declareFreshName(suggestedName)
+
+        if (expression is JsFunction) {
+            /** JsInliner should be able
+             * to find function by name */
+            name.setStaticRef(expression)
+        }
+
         properties.add(JsPropertyInitializer(name.makeRef(), expression))
         return JsNameRef(name, fqName)
     }