diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/ClassInheritanceTest.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/ClassInheritanceTest.java
index 644778294c3..c76656841c7 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/ClassInheritanceTest.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/k2js/test/semantics/ClassInheritanceTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ public final class ClassInheritanceTest extends SingleFileTranslationTest {
         fooBoxTest();
     }
 
+    public void testValOverride() throws Exception {
+        fooBoxTest();
+    }
+
     public void testInitializationOrder() throws Exception {
         fooBoxTest();
     }
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java
index cf61dab9d69..b5c8ef3dc29 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.FunctionDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.Modality;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.PropertyDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
 
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ public final class JsAstUtils {
     @NotNull
     public static JsObjectLiteral createPropertyDataDescriptor(@NotNull PropertyDescriptor descriptor,
             @NotNull JsExpression value) {
-        return createPropertyDataDescriptor(descriptor.isVar(), descriptor, value);
+        return createPropertyDataDescriptor(descriptor.isVar() || descriptor.getModality() == Modality.OPEN, descriptor, value);
     }
 
     @NotNull
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/inheritance/cases/valOverride.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/inheritance/cases/valOverride.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db26372be7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/inheritance/cases/valOverride.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package foo
+
+open class C() {
+    open val a = 1
+}
+
+class D() : C() {
+    override val a = 2
+}
+
+fun box(): Boolean {
+    val d : C = D()
+    if(d.a != 2) return false
+    return true
+}
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