diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetNamedDeclarationStub.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetNamedDeclarationStub.java
index 273a662112c..6396db83d2e 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetNamedDeclarationStub.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetNamedDeclarationStub.java
@@ -95,7 +95,15 @@ abstract class JetNamedDeclarationStub<T extends KotlinStubWithFqName> extends J
 
         if (hasModifier(JetTokens.PRIVATE_KEYWORD)) {
             JetElement containingClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(this, JetClassOrObject.class);
-            if (containingClass != null) return new LocalSearchScope(containingClass);
+            if (containingClass instanceof JetObjectDeclaration && ((JetObjectDeclaration) containingClass).isClassObject()) {
+                JetElement classObjectClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(containingClass, JetClassOrObject.class);
+                if (classObjectClass != null) {
+                    containingClass = classObjectClass;
+                }
+            }
+            if (containingClass != null) {
+                return new LocalSearchScope(containingClass);
+            }
         }
 
         return super.getUseScope();
diff --git a/idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.0.kt b/idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.0.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f55f00acfec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.0.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// PSI_ELEMENT: org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetProperty
+// OPTIONS: usages
+class Outer {
+    val x = Outer.t
+
+    class object {
+        private val <caret>t = 1
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.results.txt b/idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f62cc239193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Value read (4: 19) val x = Outer.t
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/findUsages/JetFindUsagesTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/findUsages/JetFindUsagesTestGenerated.java
index 2165304f922..748104f0c6f 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/findUsages/JetFindUsagesTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/findUsages/JetFindUsagesTestGenerated.java
@@ -702,6 +702,12 @@ public class JetFindUsagesTestGenerated extends AbstractJetFindUsagesTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.0.kt")
+            public void testKotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyInClassObjectUsages.0.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("kotlinPrivatePropertyUsages.0.kt")
             public void testKotlinPrivatePropertyUsages() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/findUsages/kotlin/findPropertyUsages/kotlinPrivatePropertyUsages.0.kt");