diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/PropertyGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/PropertyGenerator.kt
index deedca17b8d..b9ac0f722ab 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/PropertyGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/PropertyGenerator.kt
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ class PropertyGenerator(declarationGenerator: DeclarationGenerator) : Declaratio
                     ktProperty.startOffset, ktProperty.endOffset,
                     IrDeclarationOrigin.DEFINED, false,
                     propertyDescriptor
-            ).apply {
-                backingField =
+            ).buildWithScope { irProperty ->
+                irProperty.backingField =
                         if (propertyDescriptor.hasBackingField())
                             generatePropertyBackingField(ktProperty, propertyDescriptor) { irField ->
                                 ktProperty.initializer?.let { ktInitializer ->
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ class PropertyGenerator(declarationGenerator: DeclarationGenerator) : Declaratio
                         else
                             null
 
-                getter = generateGetterIfRequired(ktProperty, propertyDescriptor)
+                irProperty.getter = generateGetterIfRequired(ktProperty, propertyDescriptor)
 
-                setter = generateSetterIfRequired(ktProperty, propertyDescriptor)
+                irProperty.setter = generateSetterIfRequired(ktProperty, propertyDescriptor)
             }
 
     private fun PropertyDescriptor.hasBackingField(): Boolean =
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.kt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0b732e0923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+val test = try { } catch (e : Throwable) { }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..593e46e6e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FILE /catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.kt
+  PROPERTY public val test: kotlin.Unit
+    FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD public val test: kotlin.Unit
+      EXPRESSION_BODY
+        TRY type=kotlin.Unit
+          try: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+          CATCH parameter=e: Throwable
+            VAR CATCH_PARAMETER val e: kotlin.Throwable
+            BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+    FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR public fun <get-test>(): kotlin.Unit
+      BLOCK_BODY
+        RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='<get-test>(): Unit'
+          GET_FIELD 'test: Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java
index 83d2c94fb96..52633dc4a73 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ public class IrTextTestCaseGenerated extends AbstractIrTextTestCase {
             KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), TargetBackend.ANY, true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.kt")
+        public void testCatchParameterInTopLevelProperty() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/catchParameterInTopLevelProperty.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("classLevelProperties.kt")
         public void testClassLevelProperties() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/classLevelProperties.kt");