diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/DefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/DefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt
index 32ec4f157b5..9cb5cdc03be 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/DefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/DefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt
@@ -111,17 +111,17 @@ open class DefaultArgumentStubGenerator(
                         val defaultFlag =
                             irCallOp(this@DefaultArgumentStubGenerator.context.ir.symbols.intAnd, context.irBuiltIns.intType, mask, bit)
 
-                        val expressionBody = valueParameter.defaultValue!!
-                        expressionBody.patchDeclarationParents(newIrFunction)
-                        expressionBody.transformChildrenVoid(object : IrElementTransformerVoid() {
-                            override fun visitGetValue(expression: IrGetValue): IrExpression {
-                                log { "GetValue: ${expression.symbol.owner}" }
-                                val valueSymbol = variables[expression.symbol.owner] ?: return expression
-                                return irGet(valueSymbol)
-                            }
-                        })
+                        val expression = valueParameter.defaultValue!!.expression
+                            .prepareToBeUsedIn(newIrFunction)
+                            .transform(object : IrElementTransformerVoid() {
+                                override fun visitGetValue(expression: IrGetValue): IrExpression {
+                                    log { "GetValue: ${expression.symbol.owner}" }
+                                    val valueSymbol = variables[expression.symbol.owner] ?: return expression
+                                    return irGet(valueSymbol)
+                                }
+                            }, null)
 
-                        selectArgumentOrDefault(defaultFlag, parameter, expressionBody.expression)
+                        selectArgumentOrDefault(defaultFlag, parameter, expression)
                     } else {
                         parameter
                     }
@@ -147,6 +147,28 @@ open class DefaultArgumentStubGenerator(
         return listOf(irFunction, newIrFunction)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Prepares the default value to be used inside the `function` body by patching the parents.
+     * In K/JS it also copies the expression in order to avoid duplicate declarations after this lowering.
+     *
+     * In K/JVM copying doesn't preserve metadata, so the following case won't work:
+     *
+     * ```
+     *   import kotlin.reflect.jvm.reflect
+     *
+     *   fun foo(x: Function<*> = {}) {
+     *       // Will print "null" if lambda is copied
+     *       println(x.reflect())
+     *   }
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Thus the duplicate declarations during the lowering pipeline is considered to be a lesser evil.
+     */
+    protected open fun IrExpression.prepareToBeUsedIn(function: IrFunction): IrExpression {
+        return patchDeclarationParents(function)
+    }
+
+
     protected open fun IrBlockBodyBuilder.selectArgumentOrDefault(
         defaultFlag: IrExpression,
         parameter: IrValueParameter,
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/EnumClassLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/EnumClassLowering.kt
index 4735b915d1c..861bb24df3c 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/EnumClassLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/EnumClassLowering.kt
@@ -407,12 +407,9 @@ class EnumClassCreateInitializerLowering(val context: JsIrBackendContext) : Decl
 
                     irClass.enumEntries.forEach { entry ->
                         entry.correspondingField?.let { instanceField ->
-                            +irSetField(null, instanceField, entry.initializerExpression!!.expression)
+                            +irSetField(null, instanceField, entry.initializerExpression!!.expression.deepCopyWithSymbols(it))
                         }
                     }
-                }.also {
-                    // entry.initializerExpression can have local declarations
-                    it.acceptVoid(PatchDeclarationParentsVisitor(irClass))
                 }.statements
             }
         }
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/JsDefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/JsDefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt
index 9e99500c9b6..982da3cc052 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/JsDefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/JsDefaultArgumentStubGenerator.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.lower
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.BodyLoweringPass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.deepCopyWithVariables
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.ir.isOverridableOrOverrides
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.DefaultArgumentStubGenerator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.DEFAULT_DISPATCH_CALL
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.IrCallImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.IrFunctionReferenceImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.deepCopyWithSymbols
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.patchDeclarationParents
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementTransformerVoid
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.transformChildrenVoid
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
@@ -44,6 +46,12 @@ class JsDefaultArgumentStubGenerator(override val context: JsIrBackendContext) :
         }
     }
 
+    override fun IrExpression.prepareToBeUsedIn(function: IrFunction): IrExpression {
+        return deepCopyWithVariables().also {
+            it.patchDeclarationParents(function)
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun resolveInvoke(paramCount: Int): IrSimpleFunction {
         assert(paramCount > 0)
         val functionKlass = context.ir.symbols.functionN(paramCount).owner
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/PropertyReferenceLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/PropertyReferenceLowering.kt
index adc43a32dae..c59d9b7dfcc 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/PropertyReferenceLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/PropertyReferenceLowering.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.buildFun
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.buildValueParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrDeclaration
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrDeclarationParent
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrSimpleFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrValueParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.*
@@ -35,11 +36,9 @@ class PropertyReferenceLowering(private val context: JsIrBackendContext) : BodyL
 
     private val throwISE = context.throwISEsymbol
 
-    private val newDeclarations = mutableListOf<IrDeclaration>()
-
     override fun lower(irBody: IrBody, container: IrDeclaration) {
-        newDeclarations.clear()
-        irBody.transformChildrenVoid(PropertyReferenceTransformer())
+        val currentParent = container as? IrDeclarationParent ?: container.parent
+        val newDeclarations = PropertyReferenceTransformer(currentParent).process(irBody)
         if (!newDeclarations.isEmpty()) {
             val file = container.file
             newDeclarations.forEach { it.parent = file }
@@ -47,7 +46,14 @@ class PropertyReferenceLowering(private val context: JsIrBackendContext) : BodyL
         }
     }
 
-    private inner class PropertyReferenceTransformer : IrElementTransformerVoid() {
+    private inner class PropertyReferenceTransformer(var currentParent: IrDeclarationParent) : IrElementTransformerVoid() {
+
+        val newDeclarations = mutableListOf<IrDeclaration>()
+
+        fun process(irBody: IrBody): List<IrDeclaration> {
+            irBody.transformChildrenVoid(this)
+            return newDeclarations
+        }
 
         private fun buildFactoryFunction(reference: IrPropertyReference): IrSimpleFunction {
             val property = reference.symbol.owner
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ class PropertyReferenceLowering(private val context: JsIrBackendContext) : BodyL
                 name = Name.identifier("${delegatedVar.name}\$stub")
             }
 
-            function.parent = delegatedVar.parent
+            function.parent = currentParent
 
             function.body = with(context.createIrBuilder(function.symbol)) {
                 irBlockBody {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/JsSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/JsSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt
index 76d2c2db75b..ec77f03cb32 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/JsSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/JsSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.IrType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.explicitParameters
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.patchDeclarationParents
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.DFS
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ class JsSuspendFunctionsLowering(ctx: JsIrBackendContext) : AbstractSuspendFunct
         }
 
         stateMachineFunction.transform(LiveLocalsTransformer(localToPropertyMap, { JsIrBuilder.buildGetValue(thisReceiver) }, unit), null)
+        // TODO find out why some parents are incorrect
+        stateMachineFunction.body!!.patchDeclarationParents(stateMachineFunction)
     }
 
     private fun assignStateIds(entryState: SuspendState, subject: IrVariableSymbol, switch: IrWhen, rootLoop: IrLoop) {