diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.kt
index 030a3faefe3..b0171c632a5 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.TransformationMethodVisitor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.boxing.FastPopBackwardPropagationTransformer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.boxing.RedundantBoxingMethodTransformer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.boxing.PopBackwardPropagationTransformer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.common.prepareForEmitting
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class OptimizationMethodVisitor(
                 RedundantCheckCastEliminationMethodTransformer(),
                 ConstantConditionEliminationMethodTransformer(),
                 RedundantBoxingMethodTransformer(),
+                FastPopBackwardPropagationTransformer(),
                 PopBackwardPropagationTransformer(),
                 DeadCodeEliminationMethodTransformer(),
                 RedundantGotoMethodTransformer(),
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/boxing/FastPopBackwardPropagationTransformer.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/boxing/FastPopBackwardPropagationTransformer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8822821e60c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/boxing/FastPopBackwardPropagationTransformer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.boxing
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.optimization.transformer.MethodTransformer
+import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes
+import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.tree.AbstractInsnNode
+import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.tree.InsnNode
+import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode
+
+class FastPopBackwardPropagationTransformer : MethodTransformer() {
+    override fun transform(internalClassName: String, methodNode: MethodNode) {
+        while (transformOnce(methodNode)) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun transformOnce(methodNode: MethodNode): Boolean {
+        val toRemove = ArrayList<AbstractInsnNode>()
+        val toReplaceWithNop = ArrayList<AbstractInsnNode>()
+
+        val insns = methodNode.instructions.toArray()
+
+        for (i in 1 until insns.size) {
+            val insn = insns[i]
+            val prev = insns[i - 1]
+
+            when (insn.opcode) {
+                Opcodes.POP -> {
+                    if (prev.isEliminatedByPop()) {
+                        toReplaceWithNop.add(insn)
+                        toRemove.add(prev)
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Opcodes.POP2 -> {
+                    if (prev.isEliminatedByPop2()) {
+                        toReplaceWithNop.add(insn)
+                        toRemove.add(prev)
+                    }
+                    else if (i > 1) {
+                        val prev2 = insns[i - 2]
+                        if (prev.isEliminatedByPop() && prev2.isEliminatedByPop()) {
+                            toReplaceWithNop.add(insn)
+                            toRemove.add(prev)
+                            toRemove.add(prev2)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        toReplaceWithNop.forEach { methodNode.instructions.set(it, InsnNode(Opcodes.NOP)) }
+        toRemove.forEach { methodNode.instructions.remove(it) }
+
+        return toReplaceWithNop.isNotEmpty() &&
+               toRemove.isNotEmpty()
+    }
+
+    private fun AbstractInsnNode.isEliminatedByPop() =
+            opcode in Opcodes.ACONST_NULL..Opcodes.FCONST_2 ||
+            opcode in Opcodes.BIPUSH..Opcodes.ILOAD ||
+            opcode == Opcodes.FLOAD ||
+            opcode == Opcodes.ALOAD ||
+            isUnitInstance() ||
+            opcode == Opcodes.DUP
+
+    private fun AbstractInsnNode.isEliminatedByPop2() =
+            opcode == Opcodes.LCONST_0 || opcode == Opcodes.LCONST_1 ||
+            opcode == Opcodes.DCONST_0 || opcode == Opcodes.DCONST_1 ||
+            opcode == Opcodes.LLOAD ||
+            opcode == Opcodes.DLOAD ||
+            opcode == Opcodes.DUP2
+}
+
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/coercionToUnitOptimization/largeMethodWithCoercionToUnit.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/coercionToUnitOptimization/largeMethodWithCoercionToUnit.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e0d9509d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/coercionToUnitOptimization/largeMethodWithCoercionToUnit.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+inline fun inlineFunVoid(f: () -> Unit): Unit {
+    return f()
+}
+
+inline fun coercedToUnit() {
+    inlineFunVoid {
+        var aa = 1
+        ++aa
+    }
+}
+
+inline fun dup(f: () -> Unit): Unit {
+    f()
+    f()
+}
+
+fun test() {
+    dup { dup { dup { dup { dup {
+    dup { dup {
+        coercedToUnit()
+    }}}}}
+    }}
+}
+
+// 3 POP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
index 62077c742b0..fc1e8ee2271 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
@@ -776,6 +776,12 @@ public class BytecodeTextTestGenerated extends AbstractBytecodeTextTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("largeMethodWithCoercionToUnit.kt")
+        public void testLargeMethodWithCoercionToUnit() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/coercionToUnitOptimization/largeMethodWithCoercionToUnit.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("nopInlineFuns.kt")
         public void testNopInlineFuns() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/coercionToUnitOptimization/nopInlineFuns.kt");