diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java
index 7973c05ed74..6d8ca6af889 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixes.java
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ public class QuickFixes {
         actions.put(UNSAFE_CALL, ExclExclCallFix.introduceExclExclCall());
         actions.put(UNNECESSARY_NOT_NULL_ASSERTION, ExclExclCallFix.removeExclExclCall());
 
+        JetIntentionActionFactory removeProtectedModifierFactory = RemoveModifierFix.createRemoveModifierFromListOwnerFactory(PROTECTED_KEYWORD);
+        factories.put(PACKAGE_MEMBER_CANNOT_BE_PROTECTED, removeProtectedModifierFactory);
+
         actions.put(PUBLIC_MEMBER_SHOULD_SPECIFY_TYPE, new SpecifyTypeExplicitlyFix());
 
         factories.put(ELSE_MISPLACED_IN_WHEN, MoveWhenElseBranchFix.createFactory());
diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/afterPackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt b/idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/afterPackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de0cdcad4a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/afterPackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// "Remove 'protected' modifier" "true"
+package test
+
+val a: Int = 0
diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/beforePackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt b/idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/beforePackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..49ac940481c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/beforePackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// "Remove 'protected' modifier" "true"
+package test
+
+<caret>protected val a: Int = 0
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
index 750effd8682..7cf0cf66228 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
@@ -433,6 +433,11 @@ public class QuickFixTestGenerated extends AbstractQuickFixTest {
             doTest("idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/beforeOpenModifierInEnum.kt");
         }
         
+        @TestMetadata("beforePackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt")
+        public void testPackageMemberCannotBeProtected() throws Exception {
+            doTest("idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/beforePackageMemberCannotBeProtected.kt");
+        }
+        
         @TestMetadata("beforeRemoveIncompatibleModifier.kt")
         public void testRemoveIncompatibleModifier() throws Exception {
             doTest("idea/testData/quickfix/modifiers/beforeRemoveIncompatibleModifier.kt");