diff --git a/compiler/jet.as.java.psi/src/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.java b/compiler/jet.as.java.psi/src/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.java
index d139b602514..a598e0388b1 100644
--- a/compiler/jet.as.java.psi/src/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.java
+++ b/compiler/jet.as.java.psi/src/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.java
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ public class KotlinLightClassForExplicitDeclaration extends AbstractLightClass i
     }
 
     private boolean isAbstract(@NotNull JetClassOrObject object) {
-        return object.hasModifier(ABSTRACT_KEYWORD) ||
-                classOrObject instanceof JetClass && ((JetClass) classOrObject).isTrait();
+        return object.hasModifier(ABSTRACT_KEYWORD) || isInterface();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -357,7 +356,9 @@ public class KotlinLightClassForExplicitDeclaration extends AbstractLightClass i
 
     @Override
     public boolean isInterface() {
-        return classOrObject instanceof JetClass && ((JetClass) classOrObject).isTrait();
+        if (!(classOrObject instanceof JetClass)) return false;
+        JetClass jetClass = (JetClass) classOrObject;
+        return jetClass.isTrait() || jetClass.isAnnotation();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassTest.java
index b0b5d79f19f..4c811a0c6b8 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/asJava/KotlinLightClassTest.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public abstract class KotlinLightClassTest extends KotlinAsJavaTestBase {
         }
 
         public void testAnnotation() {
-            checkModifiers("test.Annotation", PUBLIC, FINAL, ANNOTATION, INTERFACE);
+            checkModifiers("test.Annotation", PUBLIC, ANNOTATION, ABSTRACT, INTERFACE);
         }
 
         public void testEnum() {