diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprObjC.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprObjC.cpp
index 75f8c48022ae..b0d545380810 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprObjC.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprObjC.cpp
@@ -1561,8 +1561,15 @@ ActOnClassPropertyRefExpr(IdentifierInfo &receiverName,
 
       if (ObjCMethodDecl *CurMethod = tryCaptureObjCSelf(receiverNameLoc)) {
         if (CurMethod->isInstanceMethod()) {
-          QualType T = 
-            Context.getObjCInterfaceType(CurMethod->getClassInterface());
+          ObjCInterfaceDecl *Super =
+            CurMethod->getClassInterface()->getSuperClass();
+          if (!Super) {
+            // The current class does not have a superclass.
+            Diag(receiverNameLoc, diag::error_root_class_cannot_use_super)
+            << CurMethod->getClassInterface()->getIdentifier();
+            return ExprError();
+          }
+          QualType T = Context.getObjCInterfaceType(Super);
           T = Context.getObjCObjectPointerType(T);
         
           return HandleExprPropertyRefExpr(T->getAsObjCInterfacePointerType(),
diff --git a/clang/test/Coverage/objc-language-features.inc b/clang/test/Coverage/objc-language-features.inc
index dbbf205fcd6b..29d8298c82e6 100644
--- a/clang/test/Coverage/objc-language-features.inc
+++ b/clang/test/Coverage/objc-language-features.inc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 @class B;
 
 @interface Root
+@property(readonly) int p0;
 @end
 
 @interface A : Root <P1> {
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaObjC/super-property-notation.m b/clang/test/SemaObjC/super-property-notation.m
index 0c17bb9392ec..a0364c9d9c04 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaObjC/super-property-notation.m
+++ b/clang/test/SemaObjC/super-property-notation.m
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fsyntax-only -verify %s
-// expected-no-diagnostics
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fsyntax-only -fobjc-default-synthesize-properties -verify %s
 
 @interface B
 +(int) classGetter;
@@ -29,3 +28,25 @@ void f0() {
   int l2 = [A classGetter2];
 }
 
+// rdar://13349296
+__attribute__((objc_root_class)) @interface ClassBase 
+@property (nonatomic, retain) ClassBase * foo;
+@end
+
+@implementation ClassBase 
+- (void) Meth:(ClassBase*)foo {
+  super.foo = foo; // expected-error {{'ClassBase' cannot use 'super' because it is a root class}}
+  [super setFoo:foo]; // expected-error {{'ClassBase' cannot use 'super' because it is a root class}}
+}
+@end
+
+@interface ClassDerived : ClassBase 
+@property (nonatomic, retain) ClassDerived * foo;
+@end
+
+@implementation ClassDerived
+- (void) Meth:(ClassBase*)foo {
+  super.foo = foo; // issues compile warning
+  [super setFoo:foo]; // works with no warning
+}
+@end