diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
index 0533d81c60e..69a02222167 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
@@ -940,6 +940,9 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
 
         if (ArgumentTypeResolver.isFunctionLiteralArgument(baseExpression, context)) {
             context.trace.report(NOT_NULL_ASSERTION_ON_LAMBDA_EXPRESSION.on(operationSign));
+            if (baseTypeInfo == null) {
+                return TypeInfoFactoryKt.createTypeInfo(ErrorUtils.createErrorType("Unresolved lambda expression"), context);
+            }
             return baseTypeInfo;
         }
         assert baseTypeInfo != null : "Base expression was not processed: " + expression;
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt10843.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt10843.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9467ab4c6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt10843.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// See EA-76890 / KT-10843: NPE during analysis
+fun lambda(x : Int?) = x?.<!NO_VALUE_FOR_PARAMETER, TYPE_INFERENCE_NO_INFORMATION_FOR_PARAMETER, FUNCTION_CALL_EXPECTED!>let<!> <!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE!>l<!> {
+    <!CANNOT_INFER_PARAMETER_TYPE!>y<!> ->
+    if (<!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE!>y<!> <!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE!>><!> 0) return<!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>@l<!> x
+    <!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE!>y<!>
+}<!NOT_NULL_ASSERTION_ON_LAMBDA_EXPRESSION!>!!<!>
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt10843.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt10843.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13a7c7da10b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt10843.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package
+
+public fun lambda(/*0*/ x: kotlin.Int?): [ERROR : <ERROR FUNCTION RETURN TYPE>]
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index f5f5b4635f7..6ac1173b676 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -13386,6 +13386,12 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("kt10843.kt")
+            public void testKt10843() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt10843.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("kt127.kt")
             public void testKt127() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/regressions/kt127.kt");