diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Library.jet b/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Library.jet
index 93643bba20e..b875c86c440 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Library.jet
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Library.jet
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public trait Annotation
 public annotation class volatile : Annotation
 public annotation class atomic : Annotation
 public annotation class data : Annotation
+public annotation class deprecated(value: String) : Annotation
 
 public fun <R> synchronized(lock: Any, block : () -> R) : R
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/lang/KotlinBuiltIns.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/lang/KotlinBuiltIns.java
index 4430fd149ac..fc02e0c2cb6 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/lang/KotlinBuiltIns.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/lang/KotlinBuiltIns.java
@@ -431,6 +431,11 @@ public class KotlinBuiltIns {
         return getBuiltInClassByName("volatile");
     }
 
+    @NotNull
+    public ClassDescriptor getDeprecatedAnnotation() {
+        return getBuiltInClassByName("deprecated");
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     public ClassDescriptor getString() {
         return getBuiltInClassByName("String");
@@ -831,6 +836,10 @@ public class KotlinBuiltIns {
         return containsAnnotation(classDescriptor, getDataClassAnnotation());
     }
 
+    public boolean isDeprecated(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor declarationDescriptor) {
+        return containsAnnotation(declarationDescriptor, getDeprecatedAnnotation());
+    }
+
     private boolean containsAnnotation(DeclarationDescriptor descriptor, ClassDescriptor annotationClass) {
         List<AnnotationDescriptor> annotations = descriptor.getOriginal().getAnnotations();
         if (annotations != null) {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt b/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
index 697b3af77e3..829767264df 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
@@ -1454,6 +1454,9 @@ public final annotation class jet.atomic : jet.Annotation {
 public final annotation class jet.data : jet.Annotation {
     public final /*constructor*/ fun <init>(): jet.data
 }
+public final annotation class jet.deprecated : jet.Annotation {
+    public final /*constructor*/ fun <init>(/*0*/ value: jet.String): jet.deprecated
+}
 public final annotation class jet.volatile : jet.Annotation {
     public final /*constructor*/ fun <init>(): jet.volatile
 }