diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index 47787f36f0e..ebb2137513f 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -2014,7 +2014,6 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends KtVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> impleme
 
             boolean directToField = isSyntheticField && contextKind() != OwnerKind.DEFAULT_IMPLS;
             ClassDescriptor superCallTarget = resolvedCall == null ? null : getSuperCallTarget(resolvedCall.getCall());
-            propertyDescriptor = context.accessibleDescriptor(propertyDescriptor, superCallTarget);
 
             if (directToField) {
                 receiver = StackValue.receiverWithoutReceiverArgument(receiver);
@@ -2201,6 +2200,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends KtVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> impleme
         DeclarationDescriptor ownerDescriptor = containingDeclaration;
         boolean skipPropertyAccessors;
 
+        PropertyDescriptor originalPropertyDescriptor = DescriptorUtils.unwrapFakeOverride(propertyDescriptor);
         if (fieldAccessorKind != FieldAccessorKind.NORMAL) {
             int flags = AsmUtil.getVisibilityForSpecialPropertyBackingField(propertyDescriptor, isDelegatedProperty);
             skipPropertyAccessors = (flags & ACC_PRIVATE) == 0 || skipAccessorsForPrivateFieldInOuterClass;
@@ -2259,7 +2259,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends KtVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> impleme
         if (isExtensionProperty && !isDelegatedProperty) {
             fieldName = null;
         }
-        else if (propertyDescriptor.getContainingDeclaration() == backingFieldContext.getContextDescriptor()) {
+        else if (originalPropertyDescriptor.getContainingDeclaration() == backingFieldContext.getContextDescriptor()) {
             assert backingFieldContext instanceof FieldOwnerContext
                     : "Actual context is " + backingFieldContext + " but should be instance of FieldOwnerContext";
             fieldName = ((FieldOwnerContext) backingFieldContext).getFieldName(propertyDescriptor, isDelegatedProperty);
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/JvmCodegenUtil.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/JvmCodegenUtil.java
index bdff9c99bbf..1613a34f69a 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/JvmCodegenUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/JvmCodegenUtil.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class JvmCodegenUtil {
         if (JetTypeMapper.isAccessor(property)) return false;
 
         // Inline functions can't use direct access because a field may not be visible at the call site
-        if (context.isInlineFunction() && !Visibilities.isPrivate(property.getVisibility())) {
+        if (context.isInlineFunction()) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/protectedInInline/JavaClass.java b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/protectedInInline/JavaClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..346dff3f2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/protectedInInline/JavaClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class JavaClass {
+
+    protected String FIELD = "OK";
+
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/protectedInInline/Kotlin.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/protectedInInline/Kotlin.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c79521acae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/protectedInInline/Kotlin.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package test
+
+import JavaClass
+
+class B : JavaClass() {
+    inline fun bar() = FIELD
+}
+
+fun box() = B().bar()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java
index bf01756092c..41837f1bd6c 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/generated/BlackBoxWithJavaCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ public class BlackBoxWithJavaCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodege
         doTestWithJava(fileName);
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("protectedInInline")
+    public void testProtectedInInline() throws Exception {
+        String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/protectedInInline/");
+        doTestWithJava(fileName);
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/boxWithJava/annotatedFileClasses")
     @TestDataPath("$PROJECT_ROOT")
     @RunWith(JUnit3RunnerWithInners.class)