diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/argumentOrder/kt9277.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/argumentOrder/kt9277.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb08fb7b719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/argumentOrder/kt9277.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// KT-9277 Unexpected NullPointerException in an invocaton with named arguments
+
+fun box(): String {
+    foo(null)
+
+    return "OK"
+}
+
+fun foo(x : Int?){
+    bar(z = x ?: return, y = x)
+}
+
+fun bar(y : Int, z : Int) {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 3e55220381f..e388bccfcfe 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ public class BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("kt9277.kt")
+        public void testKt9277() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/argumentOrder/kt9277.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("lambdaMigration.kt")
         public void testLambdaMigration() throws Exception {
             String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/box/argumentOrder/lambdaMigration.kt");