diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
index 1fcba9377a9..be3aaf207ee 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ public class DescriptorResolver {
         }
         else {
             getterDescriptor = createDefaultGetter(propertyDescriptor);
+            getterDescriptor.initialize(propertyDescriptor.getOutType());
         }
         return getterDescriptor;
     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1165.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1165.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37825bd22d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1165.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+public abstract class VirtualFile() {
+    public abstract val size : Long
+}
+
+public class PhysicalVirtualFile : VirtualFile() {
+    public override val size: Long
+    get() = 11
+}
+
+fun box() : String {
+    PhysicalVirtualFile()
+    return "OK"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java
index 39df82172b6..bec68856d79 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClassGenTest.java
@@ -254,15 +254,19 @@ public class ClassGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
         blackBoxFile("classes/selfcreate.kt");
     }
 
-    public void testkt1134() throws Exception {
+    public void testKt1134() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1134.kt");
     }
 
-    public void testkt1157() throws Exception {
+    public void testKt1157() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1157.kt");
     }
 
-    public void testkt471() throws Exception {
+    public void testKt471() throws Exception {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt471.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testKt1165() throws Exception {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt1165.kt");
+    }
 }