diff --git a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/Converter.kt b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/Converter.kt
index 5bcb5c7689f..f6c2b2268f2 100644
--- a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/Converter.kt
+++ b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/Converter.kt
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class Converter private constructor(
                 result = Identifier.toKotlin(codeRefElement.referenceName!!) + "." + result
                 qualifier = codeRefElement.qualifier
             }
-            return ReferenceElement(Identifier.withNoPrototype(result), typeArgs).assignPrototype(element)
+            return ReferenceElement(Identifier.withNoPrototype(result), typeArgs).assignPrototype(element, CommentsAndSpacesInheritance.NO_SPACES)
         }
         else {
             if (!hasExternalQualifier) {
@@ -668,12 +668,12 @@ class Converter private constructor(
                 if (targetClass != null) {
                     val identifier = constructNestedClassReferenceIdentifier(targetClass, specialContext ?: element)
                     if (identifier != null) {
-                        return ReferenceElement(identifier, typeArgs).assignPrototype(element)
+                        return ReferenceElement(identifier, typeArgs).assignPrototype(element, CommentsAndSpacesInheritance.NO_SPACES)
                     }
                 }
             }
 
-            return ReferenceElement(Identifier.withNoPrototype(element.referenceName!!), typeArgs).assignPrototype(element)
+            return ReferenceElement(Identifier.withNoPrototype(element.referenceName!!), typeArgs).assignPrototype(element, CommentsAndSpacesInheritance.NO_SPACES)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/TypeConverter.kt b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/TypeConverter.kt
index d2213d28ec4..be00ea14260 100644
--- a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/TypeConverter.kt
+++ b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/TypeConverter.kt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TypeConverter(val converter: Converter) {
         else {
             convertType(variable.type, variableNullability(variable), variableMutability(variable))
         }
-        return result.assignPrototype(variable.typeElement)
+        return result.assignPrototype(variable.typeElement, CommentsAndSpacesInheritance.NO_SPACES)
     }
 
     fun convertMethodReturnType(method: PsiMethod): Type
diff --git a/j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.java b/j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8e031cd261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+public class AppInfo {
+
+    long mLastUpdateTime;
+
+    String mName;
+
+    String mIcon;
+
+    public AppInfo(String name, String icon, long lastUpdateTime) {
+        mName = name;
+        mIcon = icon;
+        mLastUpdateTime = lastUpdateTime;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.kt b/j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aee60d638d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class AppInfo(internal var mName: String, internal var mIcon: String, internal var mLastUpdateTime: Long)
+
diff --git a/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterForWebDemoTestGenerated.java b/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterForWebDemoTestGenerated.java
index d34e2398822..78ab0401923 100644
--- a/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterForWebDemoTestGenerated.java
+++ b/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterForWebDemoTestGenerated.java
@@ -2860,6 +2860,12 @@ public class JavaToKotlinConverterForWebDemoTestGenerated extends AbstractJavaTo
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("kt-14248.java")
+        public void testKt_14248() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.java");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("kt-5294.java")
         public void testKt_5294() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-5294.java");
diff --git a/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java b/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java
index 7a561847cd7..19a057c0c1f 100644
--- a/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java
+++ b/j2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java
@@ -2860,6 +2860,12 @@ public class JavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated extends AbstractJavaTo
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("kt-14248.java")
+        public void testKt_14248() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-14248.java");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("kt-5294.java")
         public void testKt_5294() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("j2k/testData/fileOrElement/issues/kt-5294.java");