3 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala
index 6bed0b1228..b04d768baa 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala
@@ -1279,6 +1279,15 @@ abstract class RefChecks extends InfoTransform with reflect.internal.transform.R
     }
 
     def transformStat(tree: Tree, index: Int): List[Tree] = tree match {
+      case Apply(Select(This(_), nme.CONSTRUCTOR), args) =>
+        assert(index == 0, index)
+        val t = transform(tree)
+        if (currentLevel.maxindex > 0) {
+          // An implementation restriction to avoid VerifyErrors and lazyvals mishaps; see SI-4717
+          debuglog("refsym = " + currentLevel.refsym)
+          unit.error(currentLevel.refpos, "forward reference not allowed from self constructor invocation")
+        }
+        List(t)
       case ModuleDef(_, _, _) => eliminateModuleDefs(tree)
       case ValDef(_, _, _, _) =>
         val tree1 @ ValDef(_, _, _, rhs) = transform(tree) // important to do before forward reference check
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t4098.check b/test/files/neg/t4098.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d69cf151c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t4098.check
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+t4098.scala:3: error: forward reference not allowed from self constructor invocation
+    this(b)       
+         ^
+t4098.scala:8: error: forward reference not allowed from self constructor invocation
+    this(b)
+         ^
+t4098.scala:13: error: forward reference not allowed from self constructor invocation
+    this(b)
+         ^
+t4098.scala:18: error: forward reference not allowed from self constructor invocation
+    this(b)
+         ^
+four errors found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t4098.scala b/test/files/neg/t4098.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..744d6191b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t4098.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+class A(a: Any) { 
+  def this() = {  
+    this(b)       
+    def b = new {}
+  }
+
+  def this(x: Int) = {
+    this(b)
+    lazy val b = new {}
+  }
+
+  def this(x: Int, y: Int) = {
+    this(b)
+    val b = new {}
+  }
+
+  def this(x: Int, y: Int, z: Int) = {
+    this(b)
+    println(".")
+    def b = new {}
+  }
+}