diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/BinaryOp.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/BinaryOp.java
index e813857f0de..1255b108ef2 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/BinaryOp.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/BinaryOp.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.ExpressionCodegen;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.JetTypeMapper;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.StackValue;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Type;
 import org.objectweb.asm.commons.InstructionAdapter;
 
@@ -31,11 +32,11 @@ public class BinaryOp implements IntrinsicMethod {
             if (receiver != null) {
                 receiver.put(expectedType, v);
             }
-            codegen.gen(arguments.get(0), expectedType);
+            codegen.gen(arguments.get(0), shift() ? Type.INT_TYPE : expectedType);
         }
         else {
             codegen.gen(arguments.get(0), expectedType);
-            codegen.gen(arguments.get(1), expectedType);
+            codegen.gen(arguments.get(1), shift() ? Type.INT_TYPE : expectedType);
         }
         v.visitInsn(expectedType.getOpcode(opcode));
 
@@ -44,4 +45,8 @@ public class BinaryOp implements IntrinsicMethod {
         }
         return StackValue.onStack(expectedType);
     }
+
+    private boolean shift() {
+        return opcode == Opcodes.ISHL || opcode == Opcodes.ISHR || opcode == Opcodes.IUSHR;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt753.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt753.jet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1b81de8138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt753.jet
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace bitwise_demo
+
+fun Long?.shl(bits : Int?) : Long = this.sure().shl(bits.sure())
+
+fun box() : String {
+    val x : Long? = 10
+    val y : Int? = 12
+
+    System.out?.println(x.shl(y))
+    return "OK"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PrimitiveTypesTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PrimitiveTypesTest.java
index 30edd4d4a3d..39edddeae2a 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PrimitiveTypesTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PrimitiveTypesTest.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class PrimitiveTypesTest extends CodegenTestCase {
 
     public void testKt737() throws Exception {
         loadText("fun box() = if(3.compareTo(2) != 1) \"fail\" else if(5.byt.compareTo(10.lng) >= 0) \"fail\" else \"OK\"");
-        System.out.println(generateToText());
+//        System.out.println(generateToText());
         assertEquals("OK", blackBox());
     }
 
@@ -340,6 +340,11 @@ public class PrimitiveTypesTest extends CodegenTestCase {
 
     public void testKt752 () {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt752.jet");
-        System.out.println(generateToText());
+//        System.out.println(generateToText());
+    }
+
+    public void testKt753 () {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt753.jet");
+//        System.out.println(generateToText());
     }
 }