diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1170.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1170.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa003bd2a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1170.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+public abstract class BaseClass() {
+    protected open val kind : String = "BaseClass "
+
+    fun getKindValue() : String {
+        return kind
+    }
+}
+
+public class Subclass : BaseClass() {
+    override val kind : String = "Subclass "
+}
+
+fun box(): String {
+    val r = Subclass().getKindValue() + Subclass().kind
+    return if(r == "Subclass Subclass ") "OK" else "fail"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
index 65144a3f477..9cd14366834 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
@@ -172,4 +172,8 @@ public class PropertyGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     public void testKt1168() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1168.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testKt1170() throws Exception {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1170.kt");
+    }
 }