diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/callableReference/kt16752.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/callableReference/kt16752.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1b491aeed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/callableReference/kt16752.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
+// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM
+
+class Incrementer : (Int) -> Int by Int::inc
+
+fun box(): String {
+    val incr = Incrementer()
+
+    val test = incr(5)
+    if (test != 6) throw Exception("incr(5): $test")
+
+    return "OK"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/js.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/wasm/semantics/IrCodegenBoxWasmTestGenerated.java b/js/js.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/wasm/semantics/IrCodegenBoxWasmTestGenerated.java
index 372687e0cb8..38bac3187c7 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/wasm/semantics/IrCodegenBoxWasmTestGenerated.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/wasm/semantics/IrCodegenBoxWasmTestGenerated.java
@@ -1260,6 +1260,11 @@ public class IrCodegenBoxWasmTestGenerated extends AbstractIrCodegenBoxWasmTest
             KtTestUtil.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/codegen/box/callableReference"), Pattern.compile("^([^_](.+))\\.kt$"), null, TargetBackend.WASM, true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("kt16752.kt")
+        public void testKt16752() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/callableReference/kt16752.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("kt37604.kt")
         public void testKt37604() throws Exception {
             runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/callableReference/kt37604.kt");