diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
index 537d52aca79..cf39bc3857c 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.JvmClassName;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.JvmPackage;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.JvmPrimitiveType;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.diagnostics.JvmDeclarationOrigin;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.synthetic.SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.JetType;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.TypesPackage;
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.*;
@@ -308,19 +309,38 @@ public class AsmUtil {
         if (isInterface(containingDeclaration)) {
             return ACC_PUBLIC;
         }
+
         Visibility memberVisibility = memberDescriptor.getVisibility();
         if (memberVisibility == Visibilities.LOCAL && memberDescriptor instanceof CallableMemberDescriptor) {
             return ACC_PUBLIC;
         }
+
         if (isEnumEntry(memberDescriptor)) {
             return NO_FLAG_PACKAGE_PRIVATE;
         }
+
         if (memberDescriptor instanceof ConstructorDescriptor && isAnonymousObject(memberDescriptor.getContainingDeclaration())) {
             return NO_FLAG_PACKAGE_PRIVATE;
         }
+
+        if (memberDescriptor instanceof SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor) {
+            return getVisibilityAccessFlag(((SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor) memberDescriptor).getGetMethod());
+        }
+        if (memberDescriptor instanceof PropertyAccessorDescriptor) {
+            PropertyDescriptor property = ((PropertyAccessorDescriptor) memberDescriptor).getCorrespondingProperty();
+            if (property instanceof SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor) {
+                FunctionDescriptor method = memberDescriptor == property.getGetter()
+                                                ? ((SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor) property).getGetMethod()
+                                                : ((SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor) property).getSetMethod();
+                assert method != null : "No setMethod in SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor";
+                return getVisibilityAccessFlag(method);
+            }
+        }
+
         if (!Visibilities.isPrivate(memberVisibility)) {
             return null;
         }
+
         // the following code is only for PRIVATE visibility of member
         if (memberDescriptor instanceof ConstructorDescriptor) {
             if (isNonCompanionObject(containingDeclaration) || isEnumEntry(containingDeclaration)) {
@@ -332,6 +352,7 @@ public class AsmUtil {
                 return ACC_PROTECTED;
             }
         }
+
         if (containingDeclaration instanceof PackageFragmentDescriptor) {
             return ACC_PUBLIC;
         }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protected.java b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protected.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0c502c2e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protected.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+public class _protected {
+    protected String getOk() { return "OK"; }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protected.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protected.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b0cece6e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protected.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package p
+
+import _protected
+
+fun box(): String {
+    return KotlinClass().ok()
+}
+
+class KotlinClass : _protected() {
+    fun ok() = ok
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protectedSetter.java b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protectedSetter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a71175b66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protectedSetter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+public class _protectedSetter {
+    private String x = null;
+
+    public String getX() { return "OK"; }
+    protected void setX(String x) { this.x = x; }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protectedSetter.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protectedSetter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58fd8472e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protectedSetter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package p
+
+import _protectedSetter
+
+fun box(): String {
+    return KotlinClass().ok()
+}
+
+class KotlinClass : _protectedSetter() {
+    fun ok(): String {
+        x = "o"
+        x += "k"
+        return x
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxAgainstJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxAgainstJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 6a7c85ce297..fe52df32d4a 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxAgainstJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxAgainstJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -894,6 +894,18 @@ public class BlackBoxAgainstJavaCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCod
             String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/setter.kt");
             doTestAgainstJava(fileName);
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("_protected.kt")
+        public void test_protected() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protected.kt");
+            doTestAgainstJava(fileName);
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("_protectedSetter.kt")
+        public void test_protectedSetter() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/syntheticExtensions/_protectedSetter.kt");
+            doTestAgainstJava(fileName);
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/visibility")