diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/objects/safeAccess.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/objects/safeAccess.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbb2c6db410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/objects/safeAccess.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// KT-5159
+
+object Test {
+    val a = "OK"
+}
+
+fun box(): String = Test?.a
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 9033b83d5d8..a67aff94497 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -4852,6 +4852,12 @@ public class BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
         
+        @TestMetadata("safeAccess.kt")
+        public void testSafeAccess() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/objects/safeAccess.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
         @TestMetadata("simpleObject.kt")
         public void testSimpleObject() throws Exception {
             String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/objects/simpleObject.kt");