diff --git a/idea/testData/codegen/privateVal.jet b/idea/testData/codegen/privateVal.jet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..622e6348c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/codegen/privateVal.jet
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class PrivateVal {
+  private val prop = 0;
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12579ca1705
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+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyGenTest.java
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+package org.jetbrains.jet.codegen;
+
+/**
+ * @author yole
+ */
+public class PropertyGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
+    public void testPrivateVal() throws Exception {
+        loadFile("privateVal.jet");
+        System.out.println(generateToText());
+        // TODO
+
+    }
+}