diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/declaration/JsDataClassGenerator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/declaration/JsDataClassGenerator.java
index f2a8108fdf4..1e7c95ab95b 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/declaration/JsDataClassGenerator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/declaration/JsDataClassGenerator.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class JsDataClassGenerator extends DataClassMethodGenerator {
 
         JsExpression referenceEqual = JsAstUtils.equality(JsLiteral.THIS, new JsNameRef(paramName));
         JsExpression isNotNull = JsAstUtils.inequality(new JsNameRef(paramName), JsLiteral.NULL);
+        JsExpression otherIsObject = JsAstUtils.typeof(paramName.makeRef(), context.program().getStringLiteral("object"));
         JsExpression prototypeEqual =
                 JsAstUtils.equality(new JsInvocation(new JsNameRef("getPrototypeOf", new JsNameRef("Object")), JsLiteral.THIS),
                                     new JsInvocation(new JsNameRef("getPrototypeOf", new JsNameRef("Object")), new JsNameRef(paramName)));
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ class JsDataClassGenerator extends DataClassMethodGenerator {
         assert fieldChain != null;
 
         JsExpression returnExpression =
-                JsAstUtils.or(referenceEqual, JsAstUtils.and(isNotNull, JsAstUtils.and(prototypeEqual, fieldChain)));
+                JsAstUtils.or(referenceEqual, JsAstUtils.and(isNotNull, JsAstUtils.and(otherIsObject, JsAstUtils.and(prototypeEqual, fieldChain))));
         functionObj.getBody().getStatements().add(new JsReturn(returnExpression));
     }
 
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/dataClass/cases/equals.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/dataClass/cases/equals.kt
index 46421c58d67..8baf4efbdf7 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testData/dataClass/cases/equals.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/dataClass/cases/equals.kt
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@ fun box(): String {
     assertNotEquals(ho1, ho2)
     assertNotEquals(ho1, ho3)
 
+    assertTrue((d1 : Any) != "")
+
     return "OK"
 }
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