diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/SuperClassNotInitialized.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/SuperClassNotInitialized.kt
index 1c671fd5de3..a0ba81ec0ed 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/SuperClassNotInitialized.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/SuperClassNotInitialized.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public object SuperClassNotInitialized : JetIntentionActionsFactory() {
         val superClass = (type.getConstructor().getDeclarationDescriptor() as? ClassDescriptor) ?: return null
         val classDescriptor = delegator.getResolutionFacade().resolveToDescriptor(classOrObjectDeclaration) as ClassDescriptor
         val constructors = superClass.getConstructors().filter { it.isVisible(classDescriptor) }
+        if (constructors.isEmpty()) return null // no accessible constructor
 
         val fixes = ArrayList<IntentionAction>()
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/supertypeInitialization/noAccessibleConstructors.kt b/idea/testData/quickfix/supertypeInitialization/noAccessibleConstructors.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75820c038fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/supertypeInitialization/noAccessibleConstructors.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// "class org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.quickfix.SuperClassNotInitialized$AddParenthesisFix" "false"
+// ERROR: This type has a constructor, and thus must be initialized here
+open class Base private(p: Int)
+
+class C : Base<caret>
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
index 8ec2bea4761..f8866b55bc8 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
@@ -3987,6 +3987,12 @@ public class QuickFixTestGenerated extends AbstractQuickFixTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("noAccessibleConstructors.kt")
+        public void testNoAccessibleConstructors() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/quickfix/supertypeInitialization/noAccessibleConstructors.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("noParameters.kt")
         public void testNoParameters() throws Exception {
             String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/quickfix/supertypeInitialization/noParameters.kt");