diff --git a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt
index 233f8390ef2..b45bc8d0686 100644
--- a/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt
+++ b/eval4j/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/interpreterLoop.kt
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public fun interpreterLoop(
                                     Type.BYTE -> byte(value.int.toByte())
                                     Type.SHORT -> short(value.int.toShort())
                                     Type.CHAR -> char(value.int.toChar())
+                                    Type.INT -> int(value.int)
                                     else -> throw UnsupportedByteCodeException("Should not be coerced: $expectedType")
                                 }
                                 return ValueReturned(coerced)
diff --git a/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/TestData.java b/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/TestData.java
index 8d0b8743ba3..30bef2c577f 100644
--- a/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/TestData.java
+++ b/eval4j/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/TestData.java
@@ -779,6 +779,11 @@ class TestData extends BaseTestData {
         return true;
     }
 
+    static int coerceByte() {
+        byte[] b = new byte[2];
+        return b[1];
+    }
+
     public TestData() {
     }
 }