diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1739.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1739.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..832bb197224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1739.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class RunnableFunctionWrapper(val f : () -> Unit) : Runnable {
+    public override fun run() {
+        f()
+    }
+}
+
+fun box() : String {
+  var res = ""
+  RunnableFunctionWrapper({ res = "OK" }).run()
+  return res
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java
index d912113456b..8316a2a9eea 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionGenTest.java
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ public class FunctionGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt2280.kt");
     }
 
+    public void testKt1739() {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1739.kt");
+    }
+
     public static class WithJavaFunctionGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
         private void blackBoxFileWithJava(@NotNull String ktFile) throws Exception {
             File javaClassesTempDirectory = new File(FileUtil.getTempDirectory(), "java-classes");