diff --git a/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/js/checkers/declaration/FirJsRuntimeAnnotationChecker.kt b/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/js/checkers/declaration/FirJsRuntimeAnnotationChecker.kt
index 70ef8798117..7bfd539a26a 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/js/checkers/declaration/FirJsRuntimeAnnotationChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/checkers/checkers.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/js/checkers/declaration/FirJsRuntimeAnnotationChecker.kt
@@ -12,16 +12,13 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.declaration.FirBasicDeclaratio
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.getExplicitAnnotationRetention
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.js.checkers.isEffectivelyExternal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.diagnostics.js.FirJsErrors
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.declarations.FirDeclaration
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.declarations.FirMemberDeclaration
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.expressions.unexpandedConeClassLikeType
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.toSymbol
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.declarations.*
 
 object FirJsRuntimeAnnotationChecker : FirBasicDeclarationChecker() {
     override fun check(declaration: FirDeclaration, context: CheckerContext, reporter: DiagnosticReporter) {
         for (annotation in declaration.annotations) {
-            val annotationClass = annotation.unexpandedConeClassLikeType?.lookupTag?.toSymbol(context.session) ?: continue
-            if (annotationClass.getExplicitAnnotationRetention(context.session) != AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME) continue
+            val annotationClassSymbol = annotation.toAnnotationClassLikeSymbol(context.session) ?: continue
+            if (annotationClassSymbol.getExplicitAnnotationRetention(context.session) != AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME) continue
 
             if (declaration is FirMemberDeclaration && declaration.symbol.isEffectivelyExternal(context)) {
                 reporter.reportOn(annotation.source, FirJsErrors.RUNTIME_ANNOTATION_ON_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION, context)
diff --git a/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt b/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt
index f5aba8323b0..55bef2deab9 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.toSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.references.toResolvedCallableSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.symbols.ConeClassLikeLookupTag
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.symbols.FirBasedSymbol
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.symbols.impl.FirClassLikeSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.types.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
@@ -35,8 +36,11 @@ fun FirAnnotation.toAnnotationClassId(session: FirSession): ClassId? =
 private fun FirAnnotation.toAnnotationClassIdSafe(session: FirSession): ClassId? =
     toAnnotationLookupTagSafe(session)?.classId
 
+fun FirAnnotation.toAnnotationClassLikeSymbol(session: FirSession): FirClassLikeSymbol<*>? =
+    toAnnotationLookupTag(session)?.toSymbol(session)
+
 private fun FirAnnotation.toAnnotationClass(session: FirSession): FirRegularClass? =
-    toAnnotationLookupTag(session)?.toSymbol(session)?.fir as? FirRegularClass
+    toAnnotationClassLikeSymbol(session)?.fir as? FirRegularClass
 
 // TODO: this is temporary solution, we need something better
 private val FirExpression.callableNameOfMetaAnnotationArgument: Name?
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.kt
index 677bda33ca1..0d08cae6f0b 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ external class B {
     val r: Int
 }
 
+typealias TY = Y
+
+<!RUNTIME_ANNOTATION_ON_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION!>@TY<!>
+external class BB
+
 @X
 class C {
     @X
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.txt
index a0f5360d471..98809ddae96 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithJsStdLib/runtimeAnnotations.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ package
     public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
 }
 
+@TY /* = Y */ public final external class BB {
+    public constructor BB()
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
+
 @X public final class C {
     public constructor C()
     @X public final val p: kotlin.Int = 0
@@ -55,3 +62,5 @@ package
     public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
     public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
 }
+public typealias TY = Y
+