diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/IrIntrinsicFunction.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/IrIntrinsicFunction.kt
index 7257c7fc096..f08f16eb075 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/IrIntrinsicFunction.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/IrIntrinsicFunction.kt
@@ -19,16 +19,39 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.intrinsics
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.JvmBackendContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.codegen.BlockInfo
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.codegen.ExpressionCodegen
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.AsmUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.Callable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.StackValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.FunctionDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.UNDEFINED_OFFSET
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrMemberAccessExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementTransformer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementVisitor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.components.isVararg
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.jvmSignature.JvmMethodSignature
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Type
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.commons.InstructionAdapter
 import java.util.*
 
+private class IrEmptyVarargExpression(
+        override val type: KotlinType,
+        override val startOffset: Int,
+        override val endOffset: Int
+) : IrExpression {
+    override fun <R, D> accept(visitor: IrElementVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R {
+        TODO("not implemented")
+    }
+
+    override fun <D> acceptChildren(visitor: IrElementVisitor<Unit, D>, data: D) {
+        TODO("not implemented")
+    }
+
+    override fun <D> transformChildren(transformer: IrElementTransformer<D>, data: D) {
+        TODO("not implemented")
+    }
+}
 
 open class IrIntrinsicFunction(
         val expression: IrMemberAccessExpression,
@@ -60,12 +83,26 @@ open class IrIntrinsicFunction(
     }
 
     open fun invoke(v: InstructionAdapter, codegen: ExpressionCodegen, data: BlockInfo):StackValue {
-        val args = mutableListOf(expression.dispatchReceiver, expression.extensionReceiver)
-        args.addAll(expression.descriptor.valueParameters.mapIndexed {
-            i, _ ->
-            expression.getValueArgument(i)
-        })
-        args.filterNotNull().forEachIndexed { i, irExpression -> genArg(irExpression, codegen, i, data) }
+        val args = listOfNotNull(expression.dispatchReceiver, expression.extensionReceiver) +
+                                    expression.descriptor.valueParameters.mapIndexed { i, descriptor ->
+                       expression.getValueArgument(i) ?:
+                       if (descriptor.isVararg)
+                           IrEmptyVarargExpression(descriptor.type, UNDEFINED_OFFSET, UNDEFINED_OFFSET)
+                       else error("Unknown parameter: $descriptor in $expression")
+                   }
+
+        args.forEachIndexed { i, irExpression ->
+            if (irExpression is IrEmptyVarargExpression) {
+                val parameterType = codegen.typeMapper.mapType(irExpression.type)
+                StackValue.operation(parameterType) {
+                    it.aconst(0)
+                    it.newarray(AsmUtil.correctElementType(parameterType))
+                }.put(parameterType, codegen.mv)
+            }
+            else {
+                genArg(irExpression, codegen, i, data)
+            }
+        }
         genInvokeInstruction(v)
         return StackValue.onStack(returnType)
     }