diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/TopDownAnalyzer.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/TopDownAnalyzer.java
index 5d727b16dba..4fabaf44872 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/TopDownAnalyzer.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/TopDownAnalyzer.java
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ public class TopDownAnalyzer {
             if (setter != null && setterDescriptor != null) {
                 resolveFunctionBody(fieldAccessTrackingTrace, setter, setterDescriptor, accessorScope);
             }
+
+            if (!declaration.isVar() && initializer != null && !trace.hasBackingField(propertyDescriptor)) {
+                semanticServices.getErrorHandler().genericError(initializer.getNode(), "Initializer is not allowed here because this property has no setter and no backing field either");
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/checker/Properties.jet b/idea/testData/checker/Properties.jet
index f27d32062e5..8199b9a165e 100644
--- a/idea/testData/checker/Properties.jet
+++ b/idea/testData/checker/Properties.jet
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
       $x = <error>1.lng</error>
     }
 
- val xx : Int = 1 + x
+ val xx : Int = <error>1 + x</error>
    get() : Int = 1
    <error>set(ref value : Long) {$x = value}</error>
 
+  val p : Int = <error>1</error>
+    get() = 1
+
 class Test {
     var a : Int
     var b : Int get() = <error>$a</error>; set(x) {a = x; <error>$a</error> = x}