diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression.kt b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression.kt
index 054dea3464e..9a12c6cf698 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression.kt
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast
 
 import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast.types.ArrayType
 import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast.types.Type
+import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast.types.PrimitiveType
 
 public open class ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression(val `type` : Type, val expressions : List<Expression>) : Expression() {
     public override fun toKotlin() : String {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ public open class ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression(val `type` : Type, val ex
             return constructInnerType(`type`, expressions)
         }
 
-        return getConstructorName(`type`)
+        return getConstructorName(`type`, expressions.size() != 0)
     }
 
     private fun constructInnerType(hostType : ArrayType, expressions: List<Expression>) : String {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ public open class ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression(val `type` : Type, val ex
             return oneDim(hostType, expressions[0], "{" + constructInnerType(innerType, expressions.subList(1, expressions.size())) + "}")
         }
 
-        return getConstructorName(hostType)
+        return getConstructorName(hostType, expressions.size() != 0)
     }
 
     class object {
@@ -31,9 +32,24 @@ public open class ArrayWithoutInitializationExpression(val `type` : Type, val ex
         }
 
         private open fun oneDim(`type` : Type, size : Expression, init : String) : String {
-            return getConstructorName(`type`) + "(" + size.toKotlin() + init.withPrefix(", ") + ")"
+            return getConstructorName(`type`, !init.isEmpty()) + "(" + size.toKotlin() + init.withPrefix(", ") + ")"
         }
 
-        private open fun getConstructorName(`type` : Type) : String = `type`.convertedToNotNull().toKotlin()
+        private open fun getConstructorName(`type` : Type, hasInit : Boolean) : String {
+            return if (`type` is ArrayType)
+                when (`type`.elementType) {
+                    is PrimitiveType ->
+                        `type`.convertedToNotNull().toKotlin()
+                    is ArrayType ->
+                        if (hasInit)
+                            `type`.convertedToNotNull().toKotlin()
+                        else
+                            "arrayOfNulls<" + `type`.elementType.toKotlin() + ">"
+                    else ->
+                        "arrayOfNulls<" + `type`.elementType.toKotlin() + ">"
+                }
+            else
+                `type`.convertedToNotNull().toKotlin()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/intArrayWithLength.jav b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/intArrayWithLength.jav
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf0219dc831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/intArrayWithLength.jav
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int[] a = new int[10]
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diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/intArrayWithLength.kt b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/intArrayWithLength.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f63facdd5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/intArrayWithLength.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var a : IntArray? = IntArray(10)
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diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/objectArrayWithLength.jav b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/objectArrayWithLength.jav
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04dedc06ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/objectArrayWithLength.jav
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Object[] a = new Object[10]
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diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/objectArrayWithLength.kt b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/objectArrayWithLength.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b294296ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayInitializerExpression/statement/objectArrayWithLength.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var a : Array<Any?>? = arrayOfNulls<Any?>(10)
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diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension.kt b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension.kt
index ea4fcc7e35e..a55da469576 100644
--- a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension.kt
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension.kt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var d2 : Array<IntArray?>? = Array<IntArray?>(5)
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+var d2 : Array<IntArray?>? = arrayOfNulls<IntArray?>(5)
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diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension3d.kt b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension3d.kt
index 95be479049e..76a8da1a13f 100644
--- a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension3d.kt
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/arrayInitializationStatementWithDimension3d.kt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var d3 : Array<Array<IntArray?>?>? = Array<Array<IntArray?>?>(5, {Array<IntArray?>(5)})
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+var d3 : Array<Array<IntArray?>?>? = Array<Array<IntArray?>?>(5, {arrayOfNulls<IntArray?>(5)})
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diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d2StringEmptyArray.kt b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d2StringEmptyArray.kt
index a4786c4ecb1..ada23e19294 100644
--- a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d2StringEmptyArray.kt
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d2StringEmptyArray.kt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var ss : Array<Array<String?>?>? = Array<Array<String?>?>(5, {Array<String?>(5)})
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+var ss : Array<Array<String?>?>? = Array<Array<String?>?>(5, {arrayOfNulls<String?>(5)})
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diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d3StringEmptyArray.kt b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d3StringEmptyArray.kt
index 7e3bd1cb471..2657bcc524c 100644
--- a/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d3StringEmptyArray.kt
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/arrayType/statement/d3StringEmptyArray.kt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var sss : Array<Array<Array<String?>?>?>? = Array<Array<Array<String?>?>?>(5, {Array<Array<String?>?>(5, {Array<String?>(5)})})
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+var sss : Array<Array<Array<String?>?>?>? = Array<Array<Array<String?>?>?>(5, {Array<Array<String?>?>(5, {arrayOfNulls<String?>(5)})})
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