diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
index 008c5aab184c..0259db5090ad 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import tpd._
 import scala.tools.asm
 import StdNames.{nme, str}
 import NameOps._
-import NameKinds.DefaultGetterName
+import NameKinds.{DefaultGetterName, ExpandedName}
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Names.TypeName
 
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ class DottyBackendInterface(outputDirectory: AbstractFile, val superCallsMap: Ma
     def isType: Boolean = sym.isType
     def isAnonymousClass: Boolean = toDenot(sym).isAnonymousClass
     def isConstructor: Boolean = toDenot(sym).isConstructor
+    def isExpanded: Boolean = sym.name.is(ExpandedName)
     def isAnonymousFunction: Boolean = toDenot(sym).isAnonymousFunction
     def isMethod: Boolean = sym is Flags.Method
     def isPublic: Boolean =  sym.flags.is(Flags.EmptyFlags, Flags.Private | Flags.Protected)
diff --git a/scala-backend b/scala-backend
index 73ea6de97328..52a9b6af1440 160000
--- a/scala-backend
+++ b/scala-backend
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 73ea6de9732881591c73832092d440be0080e791
+Subproject commit 52a9b6af1440cdfd92f54f56cbe3b4a911a3243d
diff --git a/tests/run/forwarder.check b/tests/run/forwarder.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..739152e654d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/forwarder.check
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+public static int Foo.hi()
diff --git a/tests/run/forwarder.scala b/tests/run/forwarder.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..540acb76a58b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/forwarder.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+class Foo
+object Foo extends Bar
+
+trait Bar {
+  def hi: Int = 1
+  private def foo: Int = 1
+
+  class Inner {
+    val a = foo // Force foo to be expanded by ExpandPrivate
+  }
+}
+
+object Test {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    println(
+      classOf[Foo].getMethods
+        .filter(m => (m.getModifiers & java.lang.reflect.Modifier.STATIC) != 0)
+        .mkString("\n"))
+  }
+}