diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetFunctionDefinitionUsage.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetFunctionDefinitionUsage.java
index 4216d12aa6e..0f611f11a9e 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetFunctionDefinitionUsage.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetFunctionDefinitionUsage.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class JetFunctionDefinitionUsage<T extends PsiElement> extends JetUsageIn
             boolean returnTypeIsNeeded = (changeInfo.isRefactoringTarget(originalFunctionDescriptor)
                                          || !(function instanceof JetFunctionLiteral)
                                          || function.getTypeReference() != null) &&
-                                         !(function instanceof JetSecondaryConstructor);
+                                         !(function instanceof JetConstructor);
             if (changeInfo.isReturnTypeChanged() && returnTypeIsNeeded) {
                 function.setTypeReference(null);
                 String returnTypeText = changeInfo.renderReturnType((JetFunctionDefinitionUsage<PsiElement>) this);
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/PrimaryConstructorByRefAfter.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/PrimaryConstructorByRefAfter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bda54276f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/PrimaryConstructorByRefAfter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class A(n: Int) {
+
+}
+
+fun test() {
+    <caret>A(1)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/PrimaryConstructorByRefBefore.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/PrimaryConstructorByRefBefore.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c78e6a8a149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/PrimaryConstructorByRefBefore.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class A() {
+
+}
+
+fun test() {
+    <caret>A()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/JetChangeSignatureTest.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/JetChangeSignatureTest.java
index b7a39581505..5929cc7cd0e 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/JetChangeSignatureTest.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/JetChangeSignatureTest.java
@@ -939,6 +939,16 @@ public class JetChangeSignatureTest extends KotlinCodeInsightTestCase {
         doTest(changeInfo);
     }
 
+    public void testPrimaryConstructorByRef() throws Exception {
+        JetChangeInfo changeInfo = getChangeInfo();
+        JetPsiFactory psiFactory = new JetPsiFactory(getProject());
+        JetParameterInfo newParameter = new JetParameterInfo(changeInfo.getMethodDescriptor().getBaseDescriptor(),
+                                                             -1, "n", KotlinBuiltIns.getInstance().getIntType(), null,
+                                                             psiFactory.createExpression("1"), JetValVar.None, null);
+        changeInfo.addParameter(newParameter);
+        doTest(changeInfo);
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     @Override
     protected String getTestDataPath() {