diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
index 5b1050c5084..c94a5804f28 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class Converter {
     final StatementVisitor statementVisitor = new StatementVisitor();
     s.accept(statementVisitor);
     System.out.println(s.getClass());
-    return statementVisitor.getStatement();
+    return statementVisitor.getResult();
   }
 
   @NotNull
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class Converter {
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  public static Type typeToType(PsiType type) {
+  public static Type typeToType(@Nullable PsiType type) {
     if (type == null)
       return new EmptyType(); // TODO
     TypeVisitor typeVisitor = new TypeVisitor();
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/TypeCastExpression.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/TypeCastExpression.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddd82b0dad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/TypeCastExpression.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author ignatov
+ */
+public class TypeCastExpression extends Expression {
+  private final Type myType;
+  private final Expression myExpression;
+
+  public TypeCastExpression(Type type, Expression expression) {
+    myType = type;
+    myExpression = expression;
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public String toKotlin() {
+    return "(" + myExpression.toKotlin() + SPACE + "as" + SPACE + myType.toKotlin() + ")";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java
index d045c6741f2..25feabfa00b 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ElementVisitor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ import static org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.Converter.*;
 public class ElementVisitor extends JavaElementVisitor implements Visitor {
   private Element myResult = new EmptyElement();
 
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public Element getResult() {
+    return myResult;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void visitLocalVariable(PsiLocalVariable variable) {
     super.visitLocalVariable(variable);
@@ -42,9 +48,4 @@ public class ElementVisitor extends JavaElementVisitor implements Visitor {
       Converter.parametersToParameterList(list.getParameters())
     );
   }
-
-  @NotNull
-  public Element getResult() {
-    return myResult;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java
index 2abf0341f48..241dded360a 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/visitors/ExpressionVisitor.java
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ public class ExpressionVisitor extends StatementVisitor implements Visitor {
   @Override
   public void visitTypeCastExpression(PsiTypeCastExpression expression) {
     super.visitTypeCastExpression(expression);
+
+    final PsiTypeElement castType = expression.getCastType();
+    if (castType != null) {
+      myResult = new TypeCastExpression(
+        typeToType(castType.getType()),
+        expressionToExpression(expression.getOperand())
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/TypeCastExpressionTest.java b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/TypeCastExpressionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d89429f02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/TypeCastExpressionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.ast;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.j2k.JetTestCaseBase;
+
+/**
+ * @author ignatov
+ */
+public class TypeCastExpressionTest extends JetTestCaseBase {
+  public void testStringCast() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+      expressionToKotlin("(String)t"),
+      "(t as String?)"
+    );
+  }
+
+  public void testIntCast() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+      expressionToKotlin("(int)t"),
+      "(t as Int)"
+    );
+  }
+
+  public void testFooCast() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+      expressionToKotlin("(Foo)t"),
+      "(t as Foo?)"
+    );
+  }
+
+//  TODO: add support for generics and uncomment
+//  public void testSimpleGenericCast() throws Exception {
+//    Assert.assertEquals(
+//      expressionToKotlin("(List<Expression>)list"),
+//      "(list as List<Expression?>)"
+//    );
+//  }
+//
+//  public void testExtendsWildcardCast() throws Exception {
+//    Assert.assertEquals(
+//      expressionToKotlin("(List<? extends String>)list"),
+//      "(list as List<out String?>)"
+//    );
+//  }
+//
+//  public void testSuperWildcardCast() throws Exception {
+//    Assert.assertEquals(
+//      expressionToKotlin("(List<? super String>)list"),
+//      "(list as List<in String?>)"
+//    );
+//  }
+//
+//  public void testWildcardCast() throws Exception {
+//    Assert.assertEquals(
+//      expressionToKotlin("(List<?>)list"),
+//      "(list as List<*>)"
+//    );
+//  }
+}
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