diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
index 8d721d4369d..4aa9f3d09ce 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.asm4.Opcodes.*;
-import static org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.DescriptorUtils.isClassObject;
-import static org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.DescriptorUtils.isEnumEntry;
 import static org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.context.CodegenBinding.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.BindingContextUtils.descriptorToDeclaration;
+import static org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.DescriptorUtils.isClassObject;
 
 /**
  * @author yole
@@ -1005,7 +1004,7 @@ public class JetTypeMapper {
                 }
             }
             if (containingDeclaration instanceof NamespaceDescriptor) {
-                return 0;
+                return ACC_PUBLIC;
             }
             return ACC_PRIVATE;
         }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/multi/nestedPackages/a.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/multi/nestedPackages/a.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7baf5e4feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/multi/nestedPackages/a.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package a
+
+private val x: String = "OK"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/multi/nestedPackages/box.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/multi/nestedPackages/box.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a63dd0b7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/multi/nestedPackages/box.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package a.b
+
+fun box() = a.x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/MultiFileGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/MultiFileGenTest.java
index 23400a5b171..f12c5b96c3c 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/MultiFileGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/MultiFileGenTest.java
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ public class MultiFileGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     public void testInternalVisibility() {
         blackBoxMultiFile("/multi/internalVisibility/box.kt", "/multi/internalVisibility/a.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testNestedPackagesVisibility() {
+        blackBoxMultiFile("/multi/nestedPackages/box.kt", "/multi/nestedPackages/a.kt");
+    }
 }