diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1159.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1159.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8bb69a04c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1159.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+public object RefreshQueue {
+    private val workerThread: Thread = Thread(object : Runnable {
+        override fun run() {
+            workerThread.isInterrupted()
+        }
+    });
+
+    {
+        workerThread.start()
+    }
+}
+
+fun box() : String {
+    RefreshQueue
+    return "OK"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
index 8ea823b65d0..be12bdb0b1a 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
@@ -185,4 +185,8 @@ public class PropertyGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     public void testKt1170() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1170.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testKt1159() throws Exception {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1159.kt");
+    }
 }