diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt
index 6afe5cb5cea..d5a1d2561c3 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/DoubleColonExpressionResolver.kt
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ class DoubleColonExpressionResolver(
         val traceAndCache = TemporaryTraceAndCache.create(c, "Resolve expression on LHS of callable reference", simpleNameExpression)
         val resolutionResult = callExpressionResolver.resolveSimpleName(c.replaceTraceAndCache(traceAndCache), simpleNameExpression)
 
-        val resultingCalls = resolutionResult.resultingCalls.filter { call -> call.status.possibleTransformToSuccess() }
+        val resultingCalls = resolutionResult.resultingCalls.filter { call ->
+            call.status.possibleTransformToSuccess() && !ErrorUtils.isError(call.resultingDescriptor)
+        }
         if (resultingCalls.isEmpty()) return
 
         if (resultingCalls.singleOrNull()?.resultingDescriptor is FakeCallableDescriptorForObject) return
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9eda16b6015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Different modules are important for this test because otherwise everything is analyzed at once and some errors
+// already exist in the binding context when we're analyzing "User::surname".
+// (The assertion at DoubleColonExpressionResolver.checkNoExpressionOnLHS is only performed when there are no errors in the binding context)
+
+// MODULE: m1
+// FILE: bar.kt
+
+fun <T> bar(<!UNUSED_PARAMETER!>ff<!>: <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>Err<!>.() -> Unit) {
+}
+
+// MODULE: m2(m1)
+// FILE: foo.kt
+
+data class User(val surname: String)
+
+fun foo() {
+    bar<String> {
+        <!UNUSED_EXPRESSION!>User::surname<!>
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26647d8f03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// -- Module: <m1> --
+package
+
+public fun </*0*/ T> bar(/*0*/ ff: [ERROR : Err].() -> kotlin.Unit): kotlin.Unit
+
+
+// -- Module: <m2> --
+package
+
+public fun </*0*/ T> bar(/*0*/ ff: [ERROR : Err].() -> kotlin.Unit): kotlin.Unit
+public fun foo(): kotlin.Unit
+
+public final data class User {
+    public constructor User(/*0*/ surname: kotlin.String)
+    public final val surname: kotlin.String
+    public final operator /*synthesized*/ fun component1(): kotlin.String
+    public final /*synthesized*/ fun copy(/*0*/ surname: kotlin.String = ...): User
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index bfbd3c4d70b..d966294dfca 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -1647,6 +1647,12 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTest {
                 KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), true);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.kt")
+            public void testEa81649_errorPropertyLHS() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/ea81649_errorPropertyLHS.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("emptyLhs.kt")
             public void testEmptyLhs() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/callableReference/emptyLhs.kt");