diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java
index a52fb3f0101..213871f03a6 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public interface Errors {
     DiagnosticFactory0<JetConstructorDelegationCall> CYCLIC_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL = DiagnosticFactory0.create(ERROR);
     DiagnosticFactory0<JetSecondaryConstructor> SECONDARY_CONSTRUCTOR_IN_OBJECT = DiagnosticFactory0.create(ERROR);
     DiagnosticFactory0<JetDelegatorToSuperCall> SUPERTYPE_INITIALIZED_WITHOUT_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR = DiagnosticFactory0.create(ERROR);
+    DiagnosticFactory0<JetConstructorDelegationCall> PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL_EXPECTED = DiagnosticFactory0.create(ERROR);
 
     // Trait-specific
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/rendering/DefaultErrorMessages.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/rendering/DefaultErrorMessages.java
index 9d5850906c4..8c8a12fc30d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/rendering/DefaultErrorMessages.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/rendering/DefaultErrorMessages.java
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorMessages {
         MAP.put(CYCLIC_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL, "There's a cycle in the delegation calls chain");
         MAP.put(SECONDARY_CONSTRUCTOR_IN_OBJECT, "Constructors are not allowed for objects");
         MAP.put(SUPERTYPE_INITIALIZED_WITHOUT_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR, "Supertype initialization is impossible without primary constructor");
+        MAP.put(PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL_EXPECTED, "Primary constructor call expected");
 
         MAP.put(ILLEGAL_SELECTOR, "Expression ''{0}'' cannot be a selector (occur after a dot)", STRING);
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
index 7eefd6f608a..fb5f2fc02f5 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors.EXPECTED_PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors.NOT_A_CLASS;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors.NO_CONSTRUCTOR;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.bindingContextUtil.BindingContextUtilPackage.recordScopeAndDataFlowInfo;
@@ -301,6 +302,12 @@ public class CallResolver {
                                                    DescriptorUtilPackage.getSuperClassOrAny(currentClassDescriptor);
         Collection<ConstructorDescriptor> constructors = delegateClassDescriptor.getConstructors();
 
+        if (!calleeExpression.isThis() && currentClassDescriptor.getUnsubstitutedPrimaryConstructor() != null) {
+            context.trace.report(PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL_EXPECTED.on(
+                    (JetConstructorDelegationCall) calleeExpression.getParent()
+            ));
+        }
+
         if (constructors.isEmpty()) {
             context.trace.report(NO_CONSTRUCTOR.on(CallUtilPackage.getValueArgumentListOrElement(context.call)));
             return checkArgumentTypesAndFail(context);
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0216202458f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// !DIAGNOSTICS: -UNUSED_PARAMETER
+class A(x: Int) {
+    <!PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL_EXPECTED!>constructor<!>() {}
+}
+open class B(x: Int)
+class C(x: Int) : B(x) {
+    constructor(): <!PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL_EXPECTED!>super<!>(1) {}
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a73cfdd238f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package
+
+internal final class A {
+    public constructor A()
+    public constructor A(/*0*/ x: kotlin.Int)
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
+
+internal open class B {
+    public constructor B(/*0*/ x: kotlin.Int)
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
+
+internal final class C : B {
+    public constructor C()
+    public constructor C(/*0*/ x: kotlin.Int)
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index e11d534275e..114fb235f8a 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -10433,6 +10433,12 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractJetDiagnosticsTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.kt")
+            public void testExpectedPrimaryConstructorCall() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/expectedPrimaryConstructorCall.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("generics.kt")
             public void testGenerics() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/secondaryConstructors/generics.kt");