diff --git a/analysis/analysis-api-fe10/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/descriptors/references/base/KtFe10KotlinReferenceProviderContributor.kt b/analysis/analysis-api-fe10/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/descriptors/references/base/KtFe10KotlinReferenceProviderContributor.kt
index a488cb181af..d0de0c21640 100644
--- a/analysis/analysis-api-fe10/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/descriptors/references/base/KtFe10KotlinReferenceProviderContributor.kt
+++ b/analysis/analysis-api-fe10/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/descriptors/references/base/KtFe10KotlinReferenceProviderContributor.kt
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.descriptors.references.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.KotlinPsiReferenceRegistrar
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.KotlinReferenceProviderContributor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.readWriteAccess
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtImportDirective
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPackageDirective
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtUserType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getParentOfTypeAndBranch
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.parents
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.references.ReferenceAccess
 
@@ -51,6 +50,14 @@ class KtFe10KotlinReferenceProviderContributor : KotlinReferenceProviderContribu
                         )
                 }
             }
+
+            registerProvider<KtValueArgument> provider@{ element: KtValueArgument ->
+                if (element.isNamed()) return@provider null
+                val annotationEntry = element.getParentOfTypeAndBranch<KtAnnotationEntry> { valueArgumentList } ?: return@provider null
+                if (annotationEntry.valueArguments.size != 1) return@provider null
+
+                KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference(element)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/analysis/kt-references/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference.kt b/analysis/kt-references/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf67518ba66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/analysis/kt-references/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * 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.references
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange
+import com.intellij.psi.*
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.resolve.ResolveCache
+import com.intellij.psi.util.MethodSignatureUtil
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava.unwrapped
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtAnnotationEntry
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtParameter
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPrimaryConstructor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtValueArgument
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.containingClassOrObject
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.findPropertyByName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
+
+class KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference(element: KtValueArgument) : AbstractKtReference<KtValueArgument>(element) {
+    override val resolver: ResolveCache.PolyVariantResolver<KtReference>
+        get() = Resolver
+
+    override val resolvesByNames: Collection<Name>
+        get() = listOf(Name.identifier(PsiAnnotation.DEFAULT_REFERENCED_METHOD_NAME))
+
+    override fun getRangeInElement() = TextRange.EMPTY_RANGE
+
+    override fun getCanonicalText() = PsiAnnotation.DEFAULT_REFERENCED_METHOD_NAME
+
+    override fun isReferenceTo(candidateTarget: PsiElement): Boolean {
+        val unwrapped = candidateTarget.unwrapped
+        return (unwrapped is PsiMethod || unwrapped is KtParameter) && unwrapped == resolve()
+    }
+
+    override fun canRename(): Boolean = true
+
+    private object Resolver : ResolveCache.PolyVariantResolver<KtReference> {
+        override fun resolve(t: KtReference, incompleteCode: Boolean): Array<ResolveResult> {
+            require(t is KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference)
+            val annotationPsi = t.resolveAnnotationCallee() ?: return emptyArray()
+            val name = PsiAnnotation.DEFAULT_REFERENCED_METHOD_NAME
+            return when (annotationPsi) {
+                is PsiClass -> {
+                    val signature = MethodSignatureUtil.createMethodSignature(
+                        name, PsiType.EMPTY_ARRAY, PsiTypeParameter.EMPTY_ARRAY, PsiSubstitutor.EMPTY
+                    )
+                    val method = MethodSignatureUtil.findMethodBySignature(annotationPsi, signature, false) ?: return emptyArray()
+                    arrayOf(PsiElementResolveResult(method))
+                }
+                is KtPrimaryConstructor -> {
+                    val property = annotationPsi.containingClassOrObject?.findPropertyByName(name) as? KtParameter ?: return emptyArray()
+                    arrayOf(PsiElementResolveResult(property))
+                }
+                else -> emptyArray()
+            }
+        }
+
+        private fun KtDefaultAnnotationArgumentReference.resolveAnnotationCallee(): PsiElement? =
+            element.getStrictParentOfType<KtAnnotationEntry>()
+                ?.calleeExpression
+                ?.constructorReferenceExpression
+                ?.mainReference
+                ?.resolve()
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/analysis/kt-references/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/KtReference.kt b/analysis/kt-references/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/KtReference.kt
index 89d54c4596b..93f774e58e2 100644
--- a/analysis/kt-references/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/KtReference.kt
+++ b/analysis/kt-references/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/KtReference.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager
 import com.intellij.psi.*
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.resolve.ResolveCache
-import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava.unwrapped
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*