diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/DescriptorResolverUtils.java b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/DescriptorResolverUtils.java
index c7eb0e83cd4..0e8a1aaff9a 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/DescriptorResolverUtils.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/DescriptorResolverUtils.java
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ public final class DescriptorResolverUtils {
         return null;
     }
 
+    public static Visibility getConstructorVisibility(ClassDescriptor classDescriptor) {
+        Visibility containingClassVisibility = classDescriptor.getVisibility();
+        if (containingClassVisibility == JavaDescriptorResolver.PROTECTED_STATIC_VISIBILITY) {
+            return Visibilities.PROTECTED;
+        }
+        return containingClassVisibility;
+    }
+
     public static void checkPsiClassIsNotJet(@Nullable PsiClass psiClass) {
         if (psiClass instanceof JetJavaMirrorMarker) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("trying to resolve fake jet PsiClass as regular PsiClass: " + psiClass.getQualifiedName());
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaConstructorResolver.java b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaConstructorResolver.java
index cf1bc025f06..382bc9321a1 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaConstructorResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaConstructorResolver.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public final class JavaConstructorResolver {
                 constructors.add(trace.get(BindingContext.CONSTRUCTOR, psiClass));
             }
             else {
+                Visibility constructorVisibility = DescriptorResolverUtils.getConstructorVisibility(containingClass);
                 // We need to create default constructors for classes and abstract classes.
                 // Example:
                 // class Kotlin() : Java() {}
@@ -94,8 +95,7 @@ public final class JavaConstructorResolver {
                             containingClass,
                             Collections.<AnnotationDescriptor>emptyList(),
                             true);
-                    constructorDescriptor.initialize(typeParameters, Collections.<ValueParameterDescriptor>emptyList(), containingClass
-                            .getVisibility(), isStatic);
+                    constructorDescriptor.initialize(typeParameters, Collections.<ValueParameterDescriptor>emptyList(), constructorVisibility, isStatic);
                     constructors.add(constructorDescriptor);
                     trace.record(BindingContext.CONSTRUCTOR, psiClass, constructorDescriptor);
                 }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public final class JavaConstructorResolver {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    constructorDescriptor.initialize(typeParameters, valueParameters, containingClass.getVisibility(), isStatic);
+                    constructorDescriptor.initialize(typeParameters, valueParameters, constructorVisibility, isStatic);
                     constructors.add(constructorDescriptor);
                     trace.record(BindingContext.CONSTRUCTOR, psiClass, constructorDescriptor);
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.java b/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71b1715ec3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package test;
+
+public class ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass {
+    protected static class Inner {
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d72b7febebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJavaCustom/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package test
+
+public open class ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass : java.lang.Object {
+    public constructor ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass()
+    
+    protected_static open class Inner : java.lang.Object {
+        protected constructor Inner()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaCustomTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaCustomTest.java
index 769ae6cf1e8..d9eed260b48 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaCustomTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/jvm/compiler/LoadJavaCustomTest.java
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ public final class LoadJavaCustomTest extends KotlinTestWithEnvironment {
         doSimpleTest();
     }
 
+    public void testProtectedStaticVisibility() throws Exception {
+        String dir = PATH + "/protectedStaticVisibility/constructor/";
+        doTest(dir + "ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.txt",
+               dir + "ConstructorInProtectedStaticNestedClass.java");
+    }
+
     public void testStaticFinal() throws Exception {
         String dir = "/staticFinal/";
         doTest(PATH + dir + "expected.txt",