diff --git a/translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/TranslationUtils.java b/translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/TranslationUtils.java
index 5b5f5c907d6..b573d364880 100644
--- a/translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/TranslationUtils.java
+++ b/translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/TranslationUtils.java
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ public final class TranslationUtils {
             return TranslationUtils.getThisQualifier(context);
         }
         if (BindingUtils.isOwnedByNamespace(referencedDescriptor)) {
-            return context.getQualifierForDescriptor(referencedDescriptor);
+            if (context.hasQualifierForDescriptor(referencedDescriptor)) {
+                return context.getQualifierForDescriptor(referencedDescriptor);
+            }
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/translator/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ArrayListTest.java b/translator/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ArrayListTest.java
index 11de105e70d..af3feb104a6 100644
--- a/translator/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ArrayListTest.java
+++ b/translator/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/ArrayListTest.java
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ public final class ArrayListTest extends JavaClassesTest {
     public void emptyList() throws Exception {
         testFooBoxIsTrue("emptyList.kt");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void access() throws Exception {
+        testFooBoxIsTrue("access.kt");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/translator/testFiles/java/arrayList/cases/access.kt b/translator/testFiles/java/arrayList/cases/access.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75d36d287ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/testFiles/java/arrayList/cases/access.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace foo
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+fun box() : Boolean {
+    val a = ArrayList<Int>();
+    a.add(1)
+    a.add(2)
+    return (a.size == 2) && (a.get(1) == 2) && (a.get(0) == 1);
+}
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