diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java
index 94bb32dd414..dba7f0cb1ba 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ public abstract class AnnotationCodegen {
                 for (Map.Entry<ValueParameterDescriptor, ResolvedValueArgument> entry : resolvedCall.getValueArguments().entrySet()) {
                     ResolvedValueArgument valueArgument = entry.getValue();
                     if (!(valueArgument instanceof DefaultValueArgument)) {
-                        List<JetExpression> valueArguments = valueArgument.getArgumentExpressions();
+                        List<ValueArgument> valueArguments = valueArgument.getArguments();
                         assert  valueArguments.size() == 1 : "Number of assertions on " + resolvedCall.getResultingDescriptor() + " = " + valueArguments.size(); // todo
-                        CompileTimeConstant<?> compileTimeConstant = bindingContext.get(BindingContext.COMPILE_TIME_VALUE, valueArguments.get(0));
+                        CompileTimeConstant<?> compileTimeConstant = bindingContext.get(BindingContext.COMPILE_TIME_VALUE, valueArguments.get(0).getArgumentExpression());
                         assert compileTimeConstant != null;
 
                         Object value = compileTimeConstant.getValue();
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index aa11d9e6dcd..9c72de95925 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> {
             ResolvedValueArgument resolvedValueArgument = valueArguments.get(valueParameterDescriptor.getIndex());
             if(resolvedValueArgument instanceof ExpressionValueArgument) {
                 ExpressionValueArgument valueArgument = (ExpressionValueArgument) resolvedValueArgument;
-                gen(valueArgument.getExpression(), valueParameterTypes.get(index));
+                gen(valueArgument.getValueArgument().getArgumentExpression(), valueParameterTypes.get(index));
             }
             else if(resolvedValueArgument instanceof DefaultValueArgument) {
                 Type type = valueParameterTypes.get(index);
@@ -1522,14 +1522,14 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> {
                 Type type = asmType(outType);
                 assert type.getSort() == Type.ARRAY;
                 Type elementType = correctElementType(type);
-                int size = valueArgument.getArgumentExpressions().size();
+                int size = valueArgument.getArguments().size();
 
-                v.iconst(valueArgument.getArgumentExpressions().size());
+                v.iconst(valueArgument.getArguments().size());
                 v.newarray(elementType);
                 for(int i = 0; i != size; ++i) {
                     v.dup();
                     v.iconst(i);
-                    gen(valueArgument.getArgumentExpressions().get(i), elementType);
+                    gen(valueArgument.getArguments().get(i).getArgumentExpression(), elementType);
                     StackValue.arrayElement(elementType, false).store(v);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/Errors.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/Errors.java
index 1ca46d8fbae..932764ea5b4 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/Errors.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/Errors.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.diagnostics;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiNameIdentifierOwner;
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.*;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ public interface Errors {
     DiagnosticFactory<JetReferenceExpression> ARGUMENT_PASSED_TWICE = DiagnosticFactory.create(ERROR, "An argument is already passed for this parameter");
     UnresolvedReferenceDiagnosticFactory NAMED_PARAMETER_NOT_FOUND = UnresolvedReferenceDiagnosticFactory.create("Cannot find a parameter with this name");
     DiagnosticFactory<JetExpression> VARARG_OUTSIDE_PARENTHESES = DiagnosticFactory.create(ERROR, "Passing value as a vararg is only allowed inside a parenthesized argument list");
+    DiagnosticFactory<LeafPsiElement> NON_VARARG_SPREAD = DiagnosticFactory.create(ERROR, "The spread operator (*foo) may only be applied in a vararg position");
 
     DiagnosticFactory<JetExpression> MANY_FUNCTION_LITERAL_ARGUMENTS = DiagnosticFactory.create(ERROR, "Only one function literal is allowed outside a parenthesized argument list");
     DiagnosticFactory<PsiElement> PROPERTY_WITH_NO_TYPE_NO_INITIALIZER = DiagnosticFactory.create(ERROR, "This property must either have a type annotation or be initialized");
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/parsing/JetExpressionParsing.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/parsing/JetExpressionParsing.java
index 0ebf9560ac9..19ea99a25ca 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/parsing/JetExpressionParsing.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/parsing/JetExpressionParsing.java
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ public class JetExpressionParsing extends AbstractJetParsing {
 
     /*
      * valueArguments
-     *   : "(" (SimpleName "=")? ("out" | "ref")? element{","} ")"
+     *   : "(" (SimpleName "=")? "*"? element{","} ")"
      *   ;
      */
     public void parseValueArgumentList() {
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ public class JetExpressionParsing extends AbstractJetParsing {
     }
 
     /*
-     * (SimpleName "=")? element
+     * (SimpleName "=")? "*"? element
      */
     private void parseValueArgument() {
         PsiBuilder.Marker argument = mark();
@@ -1853,6 +1853,9 @@ public class JetExpressionParsing extends AbstractJetParsing {
             argName.done(VALUE_ARGUMENT_NAME);
             advance(); // EQ
         }
+        if (at(MUL)) {
+            advance(); // MUL
+        }
         parseExpression();
         argument.done(VALUE_ARGUMENT);
     }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetValueArgument.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetValueArgument.java
index a6bd78ba99b..9e8d47b025f 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetValueArgument.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetValueArgument.java
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi;
 
 import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.JetNodeTypes;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetTokens;
 
 /**
  * @author max
@@ -61,4 +63,10 @@ public class JetValueArgument extends JetElement implements ValueArgument {
     public PsiElement asElement() {
         return this;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public LeafPsiElement getSpreadElement() {
+        ASTNode node = getNode().findChildByType(JetTokens.MUL);
+        return node == null ? null : (LeafPsiElement) node.getPsi();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/ValueArgument.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/ValueArgument.java
index be116cf5327..58cd0b53bea 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/ValueArgument.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/ValueArgument.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi;
 
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -36,4 +37,7 @@ public interface ValueArgument {
     @NotNull
     PsiElement asElement();
 
+    /* The '*' in something like foo(*arr) i.e. pass an array as a number of vararg arguments */
+    @Nullable
+    LeafPsiElement getSpreadElement();
 }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnnotationResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnnotationResolver.java
index 7bbcb3ab53d..34e3d93b576 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnnotationResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnnotationResolver.java
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ public class AnnotationResolver {
         for (Map.Entry<ValueParameterDescriptor, ResolvedValueArgument> descriptorToArgument :
                 results.getResultingCall().getValueArguments().entrySet()) {
             // TODO: are varargs supported here?
-            List<JetExpression> argumentExpressions = descriptorToArgument.getValue().getArgumentExpressions();
+            List<ValueArgument> valueArguments = descriptorToArgument.getValue().getArguments();
             ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor = descriptorToArgument.getKey();
-            for (JetExpression argument : argumentExpressions) {
-                arguments.add(resolveAnnotationArgument(argument, parameterDescriptor.getType(), trace));
+            for (ValueArgument argument : valueArguments) {
+                arguments.add(resolveAnnotationArgument(argument.getArgumentExpression(), parameterDescriptor.getType(), trace));
             }
         }
         descriptor.setValueArguments(arguments);
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallMaker.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallMaker.java
index 83fe600bc22..abdb02465b6 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallMaker.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallMaker.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.*;
@@ -37,9 +38,6 @@ public class CallMaker {
         private final JetExpression expression;
 
         private final PsiElement reportErrorsOn;
-        private ExpressionValueArgument(@NotNull JetExpression expression) {
-            this(expression, expression);
-        }
 
         private ExpressionValueArgument(@Nullable JetExpression expression, @NotNull PsiElement reportErrorsOn) {
             this.expression = expression;
@@ -67,6 +65,10 @@ public class CallMaker {
             return reportErrorsOn;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public LeafPsiElement getSpreadElement() {
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     private static class CallImpl implements Call {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
index 08e662357aa..75cfc768414 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
@@ -467,19 +467,20 @@ public class CallResolver {
 
         // Value parameters
         for (Map.Entry<ValueParameterDescriptor, ResolvedValueArgument> entry : candidateCall.getValueArguments().entrySet()) {
-            ResolvedValueArgument valueArgument = entry.getValue();
+            ResolvedValueArgument resolvedValueArgument = entry.getValue();
             ValueParameterDescriptor valueParameterDescriptor = candidateWithFreshVariables.getValueParameters().get(entry.getKey().getIndex());
 
-            JetType effectiveExpectedType = getEffectiveExpectedType(valueParameterDescriptor);
 
-            for (JetExpression expression : valueArgument.getArgumentExpressions()) {
+            for (ValueArgument valueArgument : resolvedValueArgument.getArguments()) {
                 // TODO : more attempts, with different expected types
 
+                JetType effectiveExpectedType = getEffectiveExpectedType(valueParameterDescriptor, valueArgument);
+
                 // Here we type check expecting an error type (that is a subtype of any type and a supertype of any type
                 // and throw the results away
                 // We'll type check the arguments later, with the inferred types expected
                 TemporaryBindingTrace traceForUnknown = TemporaryBindingTrace.create(context.trace);
-                JetType type = expressionTypingServices.getType(context.scope, expression, substituteDontCare.substitute(valueParameterDescriptor.getType(), Variance.INVARIANT), traceForUnknown);
+                JetType type = expressionTypingServices.getType(context.scope, valueArgument.getArgumentExpression(), substituteDontCare.substitute(valueParameterDescriptor.getType(), Variance.INVARIANT), traceForUnknown);
                 if (type != null && !ErrorUtils.isErrorType(type)) {
                     constraintSystem.addSubtypingConstraint(VALUE_ARGUMENT.assertSubtyping(type, effectiveExpectedType));
                 }
@@ -525,14 +526,6 @@ public class CallResolver {
         }
     }
 
-    private static JetType getEffectiveExpectedType(ValueParameterDescriptor valueParameterDescriptor) {
-        JetType effectiveExpectedType = valueParameterDescriptor.getVarargElementType();
-        if (effectiveExpectedType == null) {
-            effectiveExpectedType = valueParameterDescriptor.getType();
-        }
-        return effectiveExpectedType;
-    }
-
     private static void recordAutoCastIfNecessary(ReceiverDescriptor receiver, BindingTrace trace) {
         if (receiver instanceof AutoCastReceiver) {
             AutoCastReceiver autoCastReceiver = (AutoCastReceiver) receiver;
@@ -635,19 +628,19 @@ public class CallResolver {
             ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor = entry.getKey();
             ResolvedValueArgument resolvedArgument = entry.getValue();
 
-            JetType parameterType = getEffectiveExpectedType(parameterDescriptor);
 
-            List<JetExpression> argumentExpressions = resolvedArgument.getArgumentExpressions();
-            for (JetExpression argumentExpression : argumentExpressions) {
-                if (argumentExpression == null) {
-                    throw new IllegalStateException("A null instead of an expression in the arguments for " + entry.getKey());
-                }
-                JetType type = expressionTypingServices.getType(context.scope, argumentExpression, parameterType, context.dataFlowInfo, context.candidateCall.getTrace());
+            for (ValueArgument argument : resolvedArgument.getArguments()) {
+                JetExpression expression = argument.getArgumentExpression();
+                if (expression == null) continue;
+
+                JetType expectedType = getEffectiveExpectedType(parameterDescriptor, argument);
+
+                JetType type = expressionTypingServices.getType(context.scope, expression, expectedType, context.dataFlowInfo, context.candidateCall.getTrace());
                 if (type == null || ErrorUtils.isErrorType(type)) {
                     context.candidateCall.argumentHasNoType();
                 }
-                else if (!typeChecker.isSubtypeOf(type, parameterType)) {
-//                    VariableDescriptor variableDescriptor = AutoCastUtils.getVariableDescriptorFromSimpleName(temporaryTrace.getBindingContext(), argumentExpression);
+                else if (!typeChecker.isSubtypeOf(type, expectedType)) {
+//                    VariableDescriptor variableDescriptor = AutoCastUtils.getVariableDescriptorFromSimpleName(temporaryTrace.getBindingContext(), argument);
 //                    if (variableDescriptor != null) {
 //                        JetType autoCastType = null;
 //                        for (JetType possibleType : dataFlowInfo.getPossibleTypesForVariable(variableDescriptor)) {
@@ -658,10 +651,10 @@ public class CallResolver {
 //                        }
 //                        if (autoCastType != null) {
 //                            if (AutoCastUtils.isStableVariable(variableDescriptor)) {
-//                                temporaryTrace.record(AUTOCAST, argumentExpression, autoCastType);
+//                                temporaryTrace.record(AUTOCAST, argument, autoCastType);
 //                            }
 //                            else {
-//                                temporaryTrace.report(AUTOCAST_IMPOSSIBLE.on(argumentExpression, autoCastType, variableDescriptor));
+//                                temporaryTrace.report(AUTOCAST_IMPOSSIBLE.on(argument, autoCastType, variableDescriptor));
 //                                result = false;
 //                            }
 //                        }
@@ -674,6 +667,31 @@ public class CallResolver {
         return result;
     }
 
+    @NotNull
+    private JetType getEffectiveExpectedType(ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor, ValueArgument argument) {
+        if (argument.getSpreadElement() != null) {
+            if (parameterDescriptor.getVarargElementType() == null) {
+                // Spread argument passed to a non-vararg parameter, an error is already reported by ValueArgumentsToParametersMapper
+                return ErrorUtils.createErrorType("Don't care");
+            }
+            else {
+                return parameterDescriptor.getType();
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            if (argument.isNamed()) {
+                return parameterDescriptor.getType();
+            }
+            else {
+                JetType varargElementType = parameterDescriptor.getVarargElementType();
+                if (varargElementType == null) {
+                    return parameterDescriptor.getType();
+                }
+                return varargElementType;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     private <D extends CallableDescriptor> OverloadResolutionResultsImpl<D> computeResultAndReportErrors(
             BindingTrace trace,
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/DefaultValueArgument.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/DefaultValueArgument.java
index ea0497611ba..873f57ad142 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/DefaultValueArgument.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/DefaultValueArgument.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.ValueArgument;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ public class DefaultValueArgument implements ResolvedValueArgument {
 
     @NotNull
     @Override
-    public List<JetExpression> getArgumentExpressions() {
-        return Collections.emptyList(); //throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Look into the default value of the parameter");
+    public List<ValueArgument> getArguments() {
+        return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ExpressionValueArgument.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ExpressionValueArgument.java
index b9fb592bf8a..fe19f456e20 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ExpressionValueArgument.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ExpressionValueArgument.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.ValueArgument;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -27,27 +28,28 @@ import java.util.List;
 * @author abreslav
 */
 public class ExpressionValueArgument implements ResolvedValueArgument {
-    private final JetExpression expression;
+    private final ValueArgument valueArgument;
 
-    public ExpressionValueArgument(@Nullable JetExpression expression) {
-        this.expression = expression;
+    public ExpressionValueArgument(@Nullable ValueArgument valueArgument) {
+        this.valueArgument = valueArgument;
     }
 
     // Nullable when something like f(a, , b) was in the source code
     @Nullable
-    public JetExpression getExpression() {
-        return expression;
+    public ValueArgument getValueArgument() {
+        return valueArgument;
     }
 
     @NotNull
     @Override
-    public List<JetExpression> getArgumentExpressions() {
-        if (expression == null) return Collections.emptyList();
-        return Collections.singletonList(expression);
+    public List<ValueArgument> getArguments() {
+        if (valueArgument == null) return Collections.emptyList();
+        return Collections.singletonList(valueArgument);
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return expression.getText();
+        JetExpression expression = valueArgument.getArgumentExpression();
+        return expression == null ? "no expression" : expression.getText();
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedCallImpl.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedCallImpl.java
index c620a57c204..771cca8c841 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedCallImpl.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedCallImpl.java
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ public class ResolvedCallImpl<D extends CallableDescriptor> implements ResolvedC
     }
 
     public void recordTypeArgument(@NotNull TypeParameterDescriptor typeParameter, @NotNull JetType typeArgument) {
-        assert !typeArguments.containsKey(typeParameter);
+        assert !typeArguments.containsKey(typeParameter) : typeParameter + " -> " + typeArgument;
         typeArguments.put(typeParameter, typeArgument);
     }
 
     public void recordValueArgument(@NotNull ValueParameterDescriptor valueParameter, @NotNull ResolvedValueArgument valueArgument) {
-        assert !valueArguments.containsKey(valueParameter);
+        assert !valueArguments.containsKey(valueParameter) : valueParameter + " -> " + valueArgument;
         valueArguments.put(valueParameter, valueArgument);
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedValueArgument.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedValueArgument.java
index dc692ba7bd2..98a52dcc27d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedValueArgument.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ResolvedValueArgument.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.ValueArgument;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 */
 public interface ResolvedValueArgument {
     @NotNull
-    List<JetExpression> getArgumentExpressions();
+    List<ValueArgument> getArguments();
 
 }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ValueArgumentsToParametersMapper.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ValueArgumentsToParametersMapper.java
index e78984f3f05..17a75efc4b9 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ValueArgumentsToParametersMapper.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/ValueArgumentsToParametersMapper.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.CallableDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.ValueParameterDescriptor;
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ import static org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.BindingContext.REFERENCE_TARGET;
             ValueArgument valueArgument = valueArguments.get(i);
             if (valueArgument.isNamed()) {
                 someNamed = true;
-                JetReferenceExpression nameReference = valueArgument.getArgumentName().getReferenceExpression();
-                ValueParameterDescriptor valueParameterDescriptor = parameterByName.get(valueArgument.getArgumentName().getReferenceExpression().getReferencedName());
+                JetSimpleNameExpression nameReference = valueArgument.getArgumentName().getReferenceExpression();
+                ValueParameterDescriptor valueParameterDescriptor = parameterByName.get(nameReference.getReferencedName());
                 if (valueParameterDescriptor == null) {
                     temporaryTrace.report(NAMED_PARAMETER_NOT_FOUND.on(nameReference));
                     error = true;
@@ -200,13 +201,14 @@ import static org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.BindingContext.REFERENCE_TARGET;
                 varargs.put(valueParameterDescriptor, vararg);
                 candidateCall.recordValueArgument(valueParameterDescriptor, vararg);
             }
-            JetExpression expression = valueArgument.getArgumentExpression();
-            if (expression != null) {
-                vararg.getArgumentExpressions().add(expression);
-            }
+            vararg.addArgument(valueArgument);
         }
         else {
-            ResolvedValueArgument argument = new ExpressionValueArgument(valueArgument.getArgumentExpression());
+            LeafPsiElement spread = valueArgument.getSpreadElement();
+            if (spread != null) {
+                 candidateCall.getTrace().report(NON_VARARG_SPREAD.on(spread));
+            }
+            ResolvedValueArgument argument = new ExpressionValueArgument(valueArgument);
             candidateCall.recordValueArgument(valueParameterDescriptor, argument);
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/VarargValueArgument.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/VarargValueArgument.java
index 3748765d450..483be4abf27 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/VarargValueArgument.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/calls/VarargValueArgument.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.ValueArgument;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -27,20 +28,25 @@ import java.util.List;
 * @author abreslav
 */
 public class VarargValueArgument implements ResolvedValueArgument {
-    private final List<JetExpression> values = Lists.newArrayList();
+    private final List<ValueArgument> arguments = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+    public void addArgument(@NotNull ValueArgument argument) {
+        arguments.add(argument);
+    }
 
-    @NotNull
     @Override
-    public List<JetExpression> getArgumentExpressions() {
-        return values;
+    @NotNull
+    public List<ValueArgument> getArguments() {
+        return arguments;
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("vararg:{");
-        for (Iterator<JetExpression> iterator = values.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
-            JetExpression expression = iterator.next();
-            builder.append(expression.getText());
+        for (Iterator<ValueArgument> iterator = arguments.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
+            ValueArgument valueArgument = iterator.next();
+            JetExpression expression = valueArgument.getArgumentExpression();
+            builder.append(expression == null ? "no expression" : expression.getText());
             if (iterator.hasNext()) {
                 builder.append(", ");
             }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/spreadArguments/SpreadVarargs.jet b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/spreadArguments/SpreadVarargs.jet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eaf2e25cdb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/spreadArguments/SpreadVarargs.jet
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+fun <T> array1(vararg a : T) = a
+
+fun main(args : Array<String>) {
+    val a = array1("a", "b")
+    val b = array1(1, 1)
+    join(1)
+    join(1, "2")
+    join(1, "2", "3")
+    join(<!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, "2")
+    join(1, *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
+    join(x = 1, a = <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
+    join(x = <!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, a = *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
+    join(x = 1, a = *a)
+    join(x = 1, a = *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>b<!>)
+    join(1, *a)
+    join(1, *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>b<!>)
+    join(1, *a, "3")
+    join(1, *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>b<!>, "3")
+    join(1, "4", *a, "3")
+    join(1, "4", *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>b<!>, "3")
+    join(1, "4", *a)
+    join(1, "4", *a, *a, "3")
+    join(1, "4", *a, *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>b<!>, "3")
+    join(a = *a, x = 1)
+    join(a = *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>b<!>, x = 1)
+
+    joinG<String>(1, "2")
+    joinG<String>(<!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, "2")
+    joinG<String>(1, *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
+    joinG<String>(x = 1, a = *a)
+    joinG<String>(x = 1, a = <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
+    joinG<String>(x = <!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, a = *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
+    joinG<String>(1, *a)
+    joinG<String>(1, *a, "3")
+    joinG<String>(1, "4", *a, "3")
+    joinG<String>(1, "4", *a)
+    joinG<String>(1, "4", *a, *a, "3")
+    joinG<String>(a = *a, x = 1)
+
+    joinG(1, "2")
+    joinG(<!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, "2")
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_FAILED!>joinG(1, *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)<!>
+    joinG(x = 1, a = *a)
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_FAILED!>joinG(x = 1, a = <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)<!>
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_FAILED!>joinG(x = <!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, a = *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)<!>
+    joinG(1, *a)
+    joinG(1, *a, "3")
+    joinG(1, "4", *a, "3")
+    joinG(1, "4", *a)
+    joinG(1, "4", *a, *a, "3")
+    joinG(a = *a, x = 1)
+
+    val x1 = joinT(1, "2")
+    x1 : String?
+    val x2 = joinT(<!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, "2")
+    x2 : String?
+    val x6 = joinT(1, *a)
+    x6 : String?
+    val x7 = joinT(1, *a, "3")
+    x7 : String?
+    val x8 = joinT(1, "4", *a, "3")
+    x8 : String?
+    val x9 = joinT(1, "4", *a)
+    x9 : String?
+    val x10 = joinT(1, "4", *a, *a, "3")
+    x10 : String?
+    val x11 = joinT(a = *a, x = 1)
+    x11 : String?
+    val x12 = joinT(x = 1, a = *a)
+    x12 : String?
+}
+
+fun join(x : Int, vararg a : String) : String {
+    val b = StringBuilder(x.toString())
+    for (s in a) {
+        b.append(s)
+    }
+    return b.toString()!!
+}
+
+fun <T> joinG(x : Int, vararg a : T) : String {
+    val b = StringBuilder(x.toString())
+    for (s in a) {
+        b.append(s)
+    }
+    return b.toString()!!
+}
+
+fun <T> joinT(<!UNUSED_PARAMETER!>x<!> : Int, vararg <!UNUSED_PARAMETER!>a<!> : T) : T? {
+    return null
+}
+
diff --git a/grammar/src/expressions.grm b/grammar/src/expressions.grm
index 1c3fc4d0f69..af008f7ef6c 100644
--- a/grammar/src/expressions.grm
+++ b/grammar/src/expressions.grm
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ longTemplate
   : "${" expression "}"
   ;
 
-
 isRHS
   : pattern
   ;
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ typeArguments
   ;
 
 valueArguments
-  : "(" (SimpleName "=")? expression{","} ")"
+  : "(" (SimpleName "=")? "*"? expression{","} ")"
   ;
 
 jump
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java
index b2457440b30..8c5ddd45d18 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.VariableAsFunctionDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetCallExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetSimpleNameExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.ValueArgument;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.*;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.general.AbstractTranslator;
@@ -121,24 +122,24 @@ public final class CallExpressionTranslator extends AbstractTranslator {
     @NotNull
     private List<JsExpression> translateSingleArgument(@NotNull ResolvedValueArgument actualArgument,
                                                        @NotNull ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor) {
-        List<JetExpression> argumentExpressions = actualArgument.getArgumentExpressions();
+        List<ValueArgument> valueArguments = actualArgument.getArguments();
         if (actualArgument instanceof VarargValueArgument) {
-            return translateVarargArgument(argumentExpressions);
+            return translateVarargArgument(valueArguments);
         }
         if (actualArgument instanceof DefaultValueArgument) {
             JetExpression defaultArgument = getDefaultArgument(bindingContext(), parameterDescriptor);
             return Arrays.asList(Translation.translateAsExpression(defaultArgument, context()));
         }
         assert actualArgument instanceof ExpressionValueArgument;
-        assert argumentExpressions.size() == 1;
-        return Arrays.asList(Translation.translateAsExpression(argumentExpressions.get(0), context()));
+        assert valueArguments.size() == 1;
+        return Arrays.asList(Translation.translateAsExpression(valueArguments.get(0).getArgumentExpression(), context()));
     }
 
     @NotNull
-    private List<JsExpression> translateVarargArgument(@NotNull List<JetExpression> arguments) {
+    private List<JsExpression> translateVarargArgument(@NotNull List<ValueArgument> arguments) {
         List<JsExpression> translatedArgs = Lists.newArrayList();
-        for (JetExpression argument : arguments) {
-            translatedArgs.add(Translation.translateAsExpression(argument, context()));
+        for (ValueArgument argument : arguments) {
+            translatedArgs.add(Translation.translateAsExpression(argument.getArgumentExpression(), context()));
         }
         if (isNativeFunctionCall) {
             return translatedArgs;