diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/A.scala b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/A.scala
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index 000000000..cf57bdb33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/A.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+trait A {
+	def bar: Int = 0
+}
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/B.scala b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/B.scala
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index 000000000..a0bb35627
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+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/B.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+object B extends A {
+	def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = println(bar)
+}
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/changes/A.scala b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/changes/A.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eb53d77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/changes/A.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+trait A {
+	private var foo = 12
+	// we need to access foo to trigger AbstractMethodError
+	def bar: Int = foo
+}
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/pending b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/pending
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index 000000000..d928246a9
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+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/trait-private-var/pending
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# compile and run for the first time to verify that everything works
+> run
+
+# introduce private var and refer to it in a trait that we inherit from
+# there'll be pair of getters and setters generated for private var that
+# has to be implemented by a class (where you can declare corresponding field)
+$ copy-file changes/A.scala A.scala
+
+# this fails with AbstractMethodError because getters and setters for
+# a private var are not generated because introduction of a private var
+# does not trigger recompilation of B
+# B is not recompiled because incremental compiler tracks only public
+# interace (members visible from outside of given trait/class)
+> run