diff --git a/compiler/android-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/android/SpecialFiles.java b/compiler/android-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/android/SpecialFiles.java
index 6a83ad4d7cb..84b3c397907 100644
--- a/compiler/android-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/android/SpecialFiles.java
+++ b/compiler/android-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/android/SpecialFiles.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class SpecialFiles {
 
     private static void fillExcludedFiles() {
         excludedFiles.add("kt2781.kt"); // Must compile Java files before
+        excludedFiles.add("simpleJavaInnerEnum.kt"); // Must compile Java files before
         excludedFiles.add("referencesStaticInnerClassMethod.kt"); // Must compile Java files before
         excludedFiles.add("referencesStaticInnerClassMethodL2.kt"); // Must compile Java files before
         excludedFiles.add("simpleJavaEnum.kt"); // Must compile Java files before
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/MutableClassDescriptorLite.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/MutableClassDescriptorLite.java
index 513e99235bb..01dab6767eb 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/MutableClassDescriptorLite.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/MutableClassDescriptorLite.java
@@ -101,13 +101,14 @@ public abstract class MutableClassDescriptorLite extends ClassDescriptorBase
         return this;
     }
 
-    private static boolean isStatic(DeclarationDescriptor declarationDescriptor) {
-        if (declarationDescriptor instanceof NamespaceDescriptor) {
+    private static boolean isStatic(ClassDescriptor declarationClassDescriptor) {
+        DeclarationDescriptor containingDescriptor = declarationClassDescriptor.getContainingDeclaration();
+        if (containingDescriptor instanceof NamespaceDescriptor) {
             return true;
         }
-        else if (declarationDescriptor instanceof ClassDescriptor) {
-            ClassDescriptor classDescriptor = (ClassDescriptor) declarationDescriptor;
-            return classDescriptor.getKind().isObject() || classDescriptor.getKind() == ClassKind.ENUM_CLASS;
+        else if (containingDescriptor instanceof ClassDescriptor) {
+            ClassDescriptor containingClassDescriptor = (ClassDescriptor) containingDescriptor;
+            return containingClassDescriptor.getKind().isObject() || declarationClassDescriptor.getKind() == ClassKind.ENUM_CLASS;
         }
         else {
             return false;
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ public abstract class MutableClassDescriptorLite extends ClassDescriptorBase
                         return ClassObjectStatus.DUPLICATE;
                     }
 
-                    if (!isStatic(MutableClassDescriptorLite.this.getContainingDeclaration())) {
+                    if (!isStatic(MutableClassDescriptorLite.this)) {
                         return ClassObjectStatus.NOT_ALLOWED;
                     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/enum/simpleJavaInnerEnum.java b/compiler/testData/codegen/enum/simpleJavaInnerEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d3110e0e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/enum/simpleJavaInnerEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package test;
+
+public class simpleJavaInnerEnum {
+    public enum MyEnum {
+        A;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/enum/simpleJavaInnerEnum.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/enum/simpleJavaInnerEnum.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d667687f936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/enum/simpleJavaInnerEnum.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import test.*
+import test.simpleJavaInnerEnum.MyEnum.A
+
+fun box() =
+    if (simpleJavaInnerEnum.MyEnum.A.toString() == "A" && A.toString() == "A") "OK"
+    else "fail"
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/EnumGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/EnumGenTest.java
index 028ab6e4fc4..aef8740d74f 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/EnumGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/EnumGenTest.java
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ public class EnumGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     public void testSimpleJavaEnum() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFileWithJava("enum/simpleJavaEnum.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testSimpleJavaInnerEnum() throws Exception {
+        blackBoxFileWithJava("enum/simpleJavaInnerEnum.kt");
+    }
     
     public void testSimpleJavaEnumWithStaticImport() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFileWithJava("enum/simpleJavaEnumWithStaticImport.kt");