diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index 1a51b3d1a6b..387b5311e34 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -465,16 +465,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor {
                         generateCompareOp(expression, opToken);
                     }
                     else {
-                        int opcode;
-                        if (op.getName().equals("plus")) {
-                            opcode = Opcodes.IADD;
-                        }
-                        else if (op.getName().equals("times")) {
-                            opcode = Opcodes.IMUL;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Don't know how to generate binary op method " + op.getName());
-                        }
+                        int opcode = opcodeForMethod(op.getName());
                         generateBinaryOp(expression, (FunctionDescriptor) op, opcode);
                     }
                     return;
@@ -502,6 +493,19 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Don't know how to generate binary op " + expression);
     }
 
+    private static int opcodeForMethod(final String name) {
+        if (name.equals("plus")) {
+            return Opcodes.IADD;
+        }
+        if (name.equals("minus")) {
+            return Opcodes.ISUB;
+        }
+        if (name.equals("times")) {
+            return Opcodes.IMUL;
+        }
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Don't know how to generate binary op method " + name);
+    }
+
     private void generateBinaryOp(JetBinaryExpression expression, FunctionDescriptor op, int opcode) {
         JetType returnType = op.getUnsubstitutedReturnType();
         if (returnType.equals(stdlib.getIntType())) {
diff --git a/idea/testData/codegen/continue.jet b/idea/testData/codegen/continue.jet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6716e7ef20b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/codegen/continue.jet
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fun continue_test(i: Int): Int {
+  var count = i;
+  var result = 0;
+  while(count > 0) {
+    count = count - 1;
+    if (count <= 2) continue;
+    result = result + count;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java
index 05912f28602..6d436eac0a7 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ public class NamespaceGenTest extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
         assertEquals(120, main.invoke(null, 5));
     }
 
+    public void testContinue() throws Exception {
+        loadFile("continue.jet");
+        System.out.println(generateToText());
+        final Method main = generateFunction();
+        assertEquals(3, main.invoke(null, 4));
+        assertEquals(7, main.invoke(null, 5));
+    }
+
     private void loadFile(final String name) {
         myFixture.configureByFile(JetParsingTest.getTestDataDir() + "/codegen/" + name);
     }