1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
index 770daccef0..ddbba00653 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
@@ -1398,10 +1398,16 @@ trait Typers { self: Analyzer =>
               (if (value.hasAnnotation(BooleanBeanPropertyAttr)) "is" else "get") +
               nameSuffix
             val beanGetter = value.owner.info.decl(beanGetterName)
+            if (beanGetter == NoSymbol) {
+              // the namer decides wether to generate these symbols or not. at that point, we don't
+              // have symbolic information yet, so we only look for annotations named "BeanProperty".
+              unit.error(stat.pos, "implementation limitation: the BeanProperty annotation cannot be used in a type alias or renamed import")
+            }
             beanGetter.setAnnotations(memberAnnots(allAnnots, BeanGetterTargetClass))
-            if (mods hasFlag MUTABLE) {
+            if (mods.hasFlag(MUTABLE) && beanGetter != NoSymbol) {
               val beanSetterName = "set" + nameSuffix
               val beanSetter = value.owner.info.decl(beanSetterName)
+              // unlike for the beanGetter, the beanSetter body is generated here. see comment in Namers.
               gs.append(setterDef(beanSetter, isBean = true))
             }
           }