diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/ValueTypeInfo.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/ValueTypeInfo.java
index 8d38bd3b528..0755187084c 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/ValueTypeInfo.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/ValueTypeInfo.java
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 package org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.intrinsics;
 
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.CodegenUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.ExpressionCodegen;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.JetTypeMapper;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.StackValue;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetClassOrObject;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.BindingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.JvmAbi;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.JvmStdlibNames;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.JetStandardClasses;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.JetType;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Type;
 import org.objectweb.asm.commons.InstructionAdapter;
 
@@ -18,8 +24,21 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class ValueTypeInfo implements IntrinsicMethod {
     @Override
     public StackValue generate(ExpressionCodegen codegen, InstructionAdapter v, Type expectedType, PsiElement element, List<JetExpression> arguments, StackValue receiver) {
-        codegen.gen(arguments.get(0), JetTypeMapper.TYPE_JET_OBJECT);
-        v.invokeinterface(JetTypeMapper.TYPE_JET_OBJECT.getInternalName(), JvmStdlibNames.JET_OBJECT_GET_TYPEINFO_METHOD, "()Ljet/TypeInfo;");
+        JetExpression expr = arguments.get(0);
+        BindingContext bindingContext = codegen.getBindingContext();
+        JetType jetType = bindingContext.get(BindingContext.EXPRESSION_TYPE, expr);
+        DeclarationDescriptor declarationDescriptor = jetType.getConstructor().getDeclarationDescriptor();
+        PsiElement psiElement = bindingContext.get(BindingContext.DESCRIPTOR_TO_DECLARATION, declarationDescriptor.getOriginal());
+        if(psiElement instanceof JetClassOrObject) {
+            codegen.gen(expr, JetTypeMapper.TYPE_JET_OBJECT);
+            v.invokeinterface(JetTypeMapper.TYPE_JET_OBJECT.getInternalName(), JvmStdlibNames.JET_OBJECT_GET_TYPEINFO_METHOD, "()Ljet/TypeInfo;");
+        }
+        else {
+            codegen.gen(expr, JetTypeMapper.TYPE_OBJECT);
+            v.invokevirtual("java/lang/Object", "getClass", "()Ljava/lang/Class;");
+            v.iconst(jetType.isNullable() ? 1 : 0);
+            v.invokestatic("jet/TypeInfo", "getTypeInfo", "(Ljava/lang/Class;Z)Ljet/TypeInfo;");
+        }
         return StackValue.onStack(JetTypeMapper.TYPE_TYPEINFO);
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1113.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1113.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc75494b435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1113.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class A
+
+fun box():String {
+    System.out?.println(typeinfo("foo" as String?))
+    System.out?.println(typeinfo("foo"))
+    return "OK"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/TypeInfoTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/TypeInfoTest.java
index 05a950fba5a..f5139823337 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/TypeInfoTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/TypeInfoTest.java
@@ -152,4 +152,9 @@ public class TypeInfoTest extends CodegenTestCase {
         blackBoxFile("typeInfo/inheritance.jet");
         System.out.println(generateToText());
     }
+
+    public void testkt1113() throws Exception {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1113.kt");
+        System.out.println(generateToText());
+    }
 }