diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
index 9944ae30da0..9ba3e1b13a1 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ public class Converter {
     final Set<String> modifiers = modifiersListToModifiersSet(method.getModifierList());
     if (method.getHierarchicalMethodSignature().getSuperSignatures().size() > 0)
       modifiers.add(Modifier.OVERRIDE);
+    if (method.getParent() instanceof PsiClass && ((PsiClass) method.getParent()).isInterface())
+      modifiers.remove(Modifier.ABSTRACT);
 
     if (method.isConstructor())
       return new Constructor(
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ public class Converter {
   public static Set<String> modifiersListToModifiersSet(PsiModifierList modifierList) {
     HashSet<String> modifiersSet = new HashSet<String>();
     if (modifierList != null) {
+      if (modifierList.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.ABSTRACT)) modifiersSet.add(Modifier.ABSTRACT);
       if (modifierList.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.FINAL)) modifiersSet.add(Modifier.FINAL);
       if (modifierList.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) modifiersSet.add(Modifier.STATIC);
       if (modifierList.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PUBLIC)) modifiersSet.add(Modifier.PUBLIC);
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Class.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Class.java
index 87c05308f31..302c6c467ad 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Class.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Class.java
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ public class Class extends Member {
   String modifiersToKotlin() {
     List<String> modifierList = new LinkedList<String>();
 
+    if (needAbstractModifier())
+      modifierList.add(Modifier.ABSTRACT);
+
     modifierList.add(accessModifier());
 
     if (needOpenModifier())
@@ -91,6 +94,10 @@ public class Class extends Member {
     return !myModifiers.contains(Modifier.FINAL);
   }
 
+  boolean needAbstractModifier() {
+    return isAbstract();
+  }
+
   String bodyToKotlin() {
     return classObjectToKotlin() + N +
       AstUtil.joinNodes(getNonStatic(myFields), N) + N +
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.java
index 8efc6b4fb8a..60839930067 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public class Field extends Member {
   String modifiersToKotlin() {
     List<String> modifierList = new LinkedList<String>();
 
+    if (isAbstract())
+      modifierList.add(Modifier.ABSTRACT);
+
     modifierList.add(accessModifier());
 
     modifierList.add(myModifiers.contains(Modifier.FINAL) ? "val" : "var");
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Function.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Function.java
index cd9d435cf71..bfdfca1c769 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Function.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Function.java
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ public class Function extends Member {
   String modifiersToKotlin() {
     List<String> modifierList = new LinkedList<String>();
 
+    if (isAbstract())
+      modifierList.add(Modifier.ABSTRACT);
+
     if (myModifiers.contains(Modifier.OVERRIDE))
       modifierList.add(Modifier.OVERRIDE);
 
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/IMember.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/IMember.java
index 98f4fb46a20..9c3b406f3be 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/IMember.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/IMember.java
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast;
  */
 public interface IMember extends INode {
   public boolean isStatic();
+
+  boolean isAbstract();
 }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Member.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Member.java
index a93b8104777..e0fff02e4c3 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Member.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Member.java
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ public abstract class Member extends Node implements IMember {
     return EMPTY; // package local converted to internal, but we use internal by default
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isAbstract() {
+    return myModifiers.contains(Modifier.ABSTRACT);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean isStatic() {
     return myModifiers.contains(Modifier.STATIC);
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Trait.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Trait.java
index dcf23b4eca7..d450bef933d 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Trait.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Trait.java
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ public class Trait extends Class {
   boolean needOpenModifier() {
     return false;
   }
+
+  boolean needAbstractModifier() {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterTest.java b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterTest.java
index cfbc8e24a8a..67b8a051b86 100644
--- a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterTest.java
+++ b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ public class JavaToKotlinConverterTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
     String javaPath = getTestDataPath() + File.separator + getTestFilePath();
     String kotlinPath = javaPath.replace(".jav", ".kt");
 
-    final String expected = readFileToString(new File(kotlinPath));
+    final File kotlinFile = new File(kotlinPath);
+    if (!kotlinFile.exists())
+      writeStringToFile(kotlinFile, "");
+    final String expected = readFileToString(kotlinFile);
     final File javaFile = new File(javaPath);
     final String javaCode = readFileToString(javaFile);
 
diff --git a/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClass.jav b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClass.jav
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ff487db135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClass.jav
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+abstract class A { 
+  abstract void callme();
+
+  void callmetoo() {
+    print("This is a concrete method.");
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClass.kt b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClass.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38c5d667a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClass.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+abstract open class A {
+abstract fun callme() : Unit 
+fun callmetoo() : Unit {
+print("This is a concrete method.")
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClassShape.jav b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClassShape.jav
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cf102a0c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClassShape.jav
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+abstract class Shape {
+	public String color;
+	public Shape() {
+	}
+	public void setColor(String c) {
+		color = c;
+	}
+	public String getColor() {
+		return color;
+	}
+	abstract public double area();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClassShape.kt b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClassShape.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9237e4ca894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/ast/class/class/abstractClassShape.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+abstract open class Shape {
+public var color : String?
+public fun setColor(c : String?) : Unit {
+color = c
+}
+public fun getColor() : String? {
+return color
+}
+abstract public fun area() : Double 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testData/ast/function/method/abstractMethod.jav b/testData/ast/function/method/abstractMethod.jav
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03a2e8270c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/ast/function/method/abstractMethod.jav
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+abstract int getNoofGears();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testData/ast/function/method/abstractMethod.kt b/testData/ast/function/method/abstractMethod.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8163dfad9bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/ast/function/method/abstractMethod.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+abstract fun getNoofGears() : Int
\ No newline at end of file