diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
index 0c3ba19bbbf..f92f8dc16bc 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ public class JetTypeMapper {
         }
 
         if (JetStandardClasses.getAny().equals(descriptor)) {
+            if (signatureVisitor != null) {
+                visitAsmType(signatureVisitor, TYPE_OBJECT);
+            }
             return TYPE_OBJECT;
         }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/Any.java b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/Any.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb9763ee19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/Any.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+class Any {
+    {
+        Object r = namespace.anyany(new Object(), null);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/Any.kt b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/Any.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2483cfdeb0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/Any.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// extra parameter is to preserve generic signature
+fun anyany(a: Any, ignore: java.util.List<String>) = a