diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 40c71df3a7c..5c58dc9f4a9 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
 
     <codeInsight.linkHandler prefix="#kotlinClass/" handlerClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.KotlinClassTooltipLinkHandler"/>
 
+    <defaultHighlightingSettingProvider language="kotlin" implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider"/>
+
     <typeDeclarationProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.KotlinTypeDeclarationProvider"/>
 
     <completion.contributor language="kotlin"
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.172 b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.172
index e2f5c269738..1b3cad96b58 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.172
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.172
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
 
     <codeInsight.linkHandler prefix="#kotlinClass/" handlerClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.KotlinClassTooltipLinkHandler"/>
 
+    <defaultHighlightingSettingProvider language="kotlin" implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider"/>
+
     <typeDeclarationProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.KotlinTypeDeclarationProvider"/>
 
     <completion.contributor language="kotlin"
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.173 b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.173
index 73ebb270636..2597ba523ad 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.173
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.173
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
 
     <codeInsight.linkHandler prefix="#kotlinClass/" handlerClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.KotlinClassTooltipLinkHandler"/>
 
+    <defaultHighlightingSettingProvider language="kotlin" implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider"/>
+
     <typeDeclarationProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.KotlinTypeDeclarationProvider"/>
 
     <completion.contributor language="kotlin"
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.182 b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.182
index 2c7a9a49640..1520d1f1aed 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.182
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.182
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
 
     <codeInsight.linkHandler prefix="#kotlinClass/" handlerClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.KotlinClassTooltipLinkHandler"/>
 
+    <defaultHighlightingSettingProvider language="kotlin" implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider"/>
+
     <typeDeclarationProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.KotlinTypeDeclarationProvider"/>
 
     <completion.contributor language="kotlin"
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as31 b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as31
index 6bb35548384..46445e5800f 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as31
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as31
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
 
     <codeInsight.linkHandler prefix="#kotlinClass/" handlerClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.KotlinClassTooltipLinkHandler"/>
 
+    <defaultHighlightingSettingProvider language="kotlin" implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider"/>
+
     <typeDeclarationProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.KotlinTypeDeclarationProvider"/>
 
     <completion.contributor language="kotlin"
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as32 b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as32
index 74908fdae94..0ab49fe0d1b 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as32
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml.as32
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
 
     <codeInsight.linkHandler prefix="#kotlinClass/" handlerClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.KotlinClassTooltipLinkHandler"/>
 
+    <defaultHighlightingSettingProvider language="kotlin" implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider"/>
+
     <typeDeclarationProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.KotlinTypeDeclarationProvider"/>
 
     <completion.contributor language="kotlin"
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..774e4a2da38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter
+
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.analysis.DefaultHighlightingSettingProvider
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.analysis.FileHighlightingSetting
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.ProjectRootsUtil
+
+class KotlinDefaultHighlightingSettingsProvider : DefaultHighlightingSettingProvider() {
+    override fun getDefaultSetting(project: Project, file: VirtualFile): FileHighlightingSetting? {
+        return when {
+            ProjectRootsUtil.isProjectSourceFile(project, file) -> null
+            else -> FileHighlightingSetting.SKIP_INSPECTION
+        }
+    }
+}
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