diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/suppressOnFunctionReference.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/suppressOnFunctionReference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af68bbfb0a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/suppressOnFunctionReference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// See KT-15839
+
+val x = "1".let(@Suppress("DEPRECATION") Integer::parseInt)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/suppressOnFunctionReference.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/suppressOnFunctionReference.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6deece5fc63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/suppressOnFunctionReference.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package
+
+public val x: kotlin.Int
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestWithStdLibGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestWithStdLibGenerated.java
index a2535956851..dd22ca3296c 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestWithStdLibGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestWithStdLibGenerated.java
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestWithStdLibGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTestW
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/multifileClassPartWithJavaAnnotation.kt");
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
+
+            @TestMetadata("suppressOnFunctionReference.kt")
+            public void testSuppressOnFunctionReference() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationApplicability/suppressOnFunctionReference.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
         }
 
         @TestMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationParameterMustBeConstant")