diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
index d033575cbfe..4559c07d073 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
@@ -6008,6 +6008,12 @@ public class BoxJsTestGenerated extends AbstractBoxJsTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("privateExternal.kt")
+        public void testPrivateExternal() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/native/privateExternal.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("safeCastToNativeInterface.kt")
         public void testSafeCastToNativeInterface() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/native/safeCastToNativeInterface.kt");
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/privateExternal.js b/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/privateExternal.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8e518740fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/privateExternal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function foo() {
+    return "OK";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/privateExternal.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/privateExternal.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec2f9bf641b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/privateExternal.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+private external fun foo(): String
+
+fun box() = foo()
\ No newline at end of file