diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ClassGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ClassGenerator.kt
index 6d680217706..448c0d4eb38 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ClassGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ClassGenerator.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtEnumEntry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.endOffset
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.startOffset
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.scopes.DescriptorKindFilter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.safeAs
@@ -286,14 +285,11 @@ class ClassGenerator(declarationGenerator: DeclarationGenerator) : DeclarationGe
         val classDescriptor = irClass.descriptor
         val primaryConstructorDescriptor = classDescriptor.unsubstitutedPrimaryConstructor ?: return null
 
-        val irPrimaryConstructor =
-            FunctionGenerator(declarationGenerator).generatePrimaryConstructor(primaryConstructorDescriptor, ktClassOrObject)
-
-        if (!DescriptorUtils.isAnnotationClass(classDescriptor)) {
-            irClass.addMember(irPrimaryConstructor)
-        }
-
-        return irPrimaryConstructor
+        return FunctionGenerator(declarationGenerator)
+            .generatePrimaryConstructor(primaryConstructorDescriptor, ktClassOrObject)
+            .also {
+                irClass.addMember(it)
+            }
     }
 
     private fun generateDeclarationsForPrimaryConstructorParameters(
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/FunctionGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/FunctionGenerator.kt
index 3b37aa975f3..2a007e971f4 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/FunctionGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/FunctionGenerator.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.isConstructorDelegatingToSuper
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.startOffsetOrUndefined
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorToSourceUtils
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils
 
 class FunctionGenerator(declarationGenerator: DeclarationGenerator) : DeclarationGeneratorExtension(declarationGenerator) {
     constructor(context: GeneratorContext) : this(DeclarationGenerator(context))
@@ -198,7 +199,10 @@ class FunctionGenerator(declarationGenerator: DeclarationGenerator) : Declaratio
         ktClassOrObject: KtClassOrObject
     ): IrConstructor =
         declareConstructor(ktClassOrObject, ktClassOrObject.primaryConstructor ?: ktClassOrObject, primaryConstructorDescriptor) {
-            if (primaryConstructorDescriptor.isExpect)
+            if (
+                primaryConstructorDescriptor.isExpect ||
+                DescriptorUtils.isAnnotationClass(primaryConstructorDescriptor.constructedClass)
+            )
                 null
             else
                 generatePrimaryConstructorBody(ktClassOrObject)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/annotationClasses.kt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/annotationClasses.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ebcb48a4829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/annotationClasses.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+annotation class Test1(val x: Int)
+
+annotation class Test2(val x: Int = 0)
+
+annotation class Test3(val x: Test1)
+
+annotation class Test4(vararg val xs: Int)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/annotationClasses.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/annotationClasses.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..026e2d570d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/annotationClasses.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/annotationClasses.kt
+  CLASS ANNOTATION_CLASS name:Test1 modality:FINAL visibility:public flags:
+    $this: VALUE_PARAMETER INSTANCE_RECEIVER name:<this> type:Test1 flags:
+    superClasses:
+      CLASS IR_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION_STUB INTERFACE name:Annotation modality:ABSTRACT visibility:public flags:
+    CONSTRUCTOR visibility:public <> (x:kotlin.Int) returnType:Test1 flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:x index:0 type:kotlin.Int flags:
+    PROPERTY name:x type:kotlin.Int visibility:public modality:FINAL flags:val
+      FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:x type:kotlin.Int visibility:public
+        EXPRESSION_BODY
+          GET_VAR 'value-parameter x: Int' type=kotlin.Int origin=INITIALIZE_PROPERTY_FROM_PARAMETER
+      FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR name:<get-x> visibility:public modality:FINAL <> ($this:Test1) returnType:Int flags:
+        $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:Test1 flags:
+        BLOCK_BODY
+          RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='<get-x>(): Int'
+            GET_FIELD 'x: Int' type=kotlin.Int origin=null
+              receiver: GET_VAR 'this@Test1: Test1' type=Test1 origin=null
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:other index:0 type:kotlin.Any? flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+  CLASS ANNOTATION_CLASS name:Test2 modality:FINAL visibility:public flags:
+    $this: VALUE_PARAMETER INSTANCE_RECEIVER name:<this> type:Test2 flags:
+    superClasses:
+      CLASS IR_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION_STUB INTERFACE name:Annotation modality:ABSTRACT visibility:public flags:
+    CONSTRUCTOR visibility:public <> (x:kotlin.Int) returnType:Test2 flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:x index:0 type:kotlin.Int flags:
+        EXPRESSION_BODY
+          CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value=0
+    PROPERTY name:x type:kotlin.Int visibility:public modality:FINAL flags:val
+      FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:x type:kotlin.Int visibility:public
+        EXPRESSION_BODY
+          GET_VAR 'value-parameter x: Int = ...' type=kotlin.Int origin=INITIALIZE_PROPERTY_FROM_PARAMETER
+      FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR name:<get-x> visibility:public modality:FINAL <> ($this:Test2) returnType:Int flags:
+        $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:Test2 flags:
+        BLOCK_BODY
+          RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='<get-x>(): Int'
+            GET_FIELD 'x: Int' type=kotlin.Int origin=null
+              receiver: GET_VAR 'this@Test2: Test2' type=Test2 origin=null
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:other index:0 type:kotlin.Any? flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+  CLASS ANNOTATION_CLASS name:Test3 modality:FINAL visibility:public flags:
+    $this: VALUE_PARAMETER INSTANCE_RECEIVER name:<this> type:Test3 flags:
+    superClasses:
+      CLASS IR_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION_STUB INTERFACE name:Annotation modality:ABSTRACT visibility:public flags:
+    CONSTRUCTOR visibility:public <> (x:Test1) returnType:Test3 flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:x index:0 type:Test1 flags:
+    PROPERTY name:x type:Test1 visibility:public modality:FINAL flags:val
+      FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:x type:Test1 visibility:public
+        EXPRESSION_BODY
+          GET_VAR 'value-parameter x: Test1' type=Test1 origin=INITIALIZE_PROPERTY_FROM_PARAMETER
+      FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR name:<get-x> visibility:public modality:FINAL <> ($this:Test3) returnType:Test1 flags:
+        $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:Test3 flags:
+        BLOCK_BODY
+          RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='<get-x>(): Test1'
+            GET_FIELD 'x: Test1' type=Test1 origin=null
+              receiver: GET_VAR 'this@Test3: Test3' type=Test3 origin=null
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:other index:0 type:kotlin.Any? flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+  CLASS ANNOTATION_CLASS name:Test4 modality:FINAL visibility:public flags:
+    $this: VALUE_PARAMETER INSTANCE_RECEIVER name:<this> type:Test4 flags:
+    superClasses:
+      CLASS IR_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION_STUB INTERFACE name:Annotation modality:ABSTRACT visibility:public flags:
+    CONSTRUCTOR visibility:public <> (xs:kotlin.IntArray) returnType:Test4 flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:xs index:0 type:kotlin.IntArray varargElementType:kotlin.Int flags:vararg
+    PROPERTY name:xs type:kotlin.IntArray visibility:public modality:FINAL flags:val
+      FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:xs type:kotlin.IntArray visibility:public
+        EXPRESSION_BODY
+          GET_VAR 'value-parameter vararg xs: Int' type=kotlin.IntArray origin=INITIALIZE_PROPERTY_FROM_PARAMETER
+      FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR name:<get-xs> visibility:public modality:FINAL <> ($this:Test4) returnType:IntArray flags:
+        $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:Test4 flags:
+        BLOCK_BODY
+          RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='<get-xs>(): IntArray'
+            GET_FIELD 'xs: IntArray' type=kotlin.IntArray origin=null
+              receiver: GET_VAR 'this@Test4: Test4' type=Test4 origin=null
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+      VALUE_PARAMETER name:other index:0 type:kotlin.Any? flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:Int flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
+    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      overridden:
+        FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:String flags:
+      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any flags:
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/classes.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/classes.txt
index 0a4defab34a..98772059f63 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/classes.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/classes.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/classes.kt
     $this: VALUE_PARAMETER INSTANCE_RECEIVER name:<this> type:TestAnnotationClass flags:
     superClasses:
       CLASS IR_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION_STUB INTERFACE name:Annotation modality:ABSTRACT visibility:public flags:
+    CONSTRUCTOR visibility:public <> () returnType:TestAnnotationClass flags:
     FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
       overridden:
         FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:Boolean flags:
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java
index ad7d1b7f891..bb03bd5cc60 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrTextTestCaseGenerated.java
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ public class IrTextTestCaseGenerated extends AbstractIrTextTestCase {
             KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), TargetBackend.ANY, true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("annotationClasses.kt")
+        public void testAnnotationClasses() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/annotationClasses.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("argumentReorderingInDelegatingConstructorCall.kt")
         public void testArgumentReorderingInDelegatingConstructorCall() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/ir/irText/classes/argumentReorderingInDelegatingConstructorCall.kt");