diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
index 8e6c6f2899b..8acec2df471 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
@@ -348,7 +348,10 @@ fun KtModifierListOwner.canBeProtected(): Boolean {
 }
 
 fun KtModifierListOwner.canBeInternal(): Boolean {
-    if (containingClass()?.isInterface() == true && hasJvmFieldAnnotation()) return false
+    if (containingClass()?.isInterface() == true) {
+        val objectDeclaration = getStrictParentOfType<KtObjectDeclaration>() ?: return false
+        if (objectDeclaration.isCompanion() && hasJvmFieldAnnotation()) return false
+    }
     return !isAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor()
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterface.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceCompanion.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterface.kt
rename to idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceCompanion.kt
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..260984be8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+interface KotlinInterface {
+    object O {
+        @JvmField
+        <caret>val bar = Any()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc0c1189a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+interface KotlinInterface {
+    object O {
+        @JvmField
+        internal val bar = Any()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterface.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterface.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2509d4cb4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterface.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+interface A {
+    <caret>fun foo(name: String)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterfaceCompanion.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterfaceCompanion.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f4dde69146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterfaceCompanion.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+interface KotlinInterface {
+    companion object {
+        <caret>val bar = Any()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterfaceCompanion.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterfaceCompanion.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50f12836022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterfaceCompanion.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+interface KotlinInterface {
+    companion object {
+        internal val bar = Any()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
index 91e9e9f7060..911232e0c71 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -3333,9 +3333,24 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
                 KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal"), Pattern.compile("^([\\w\\-_]+)\\.(kt|kts)$"), null, true);
             }
 
-            @TestMetadata("hasJvmFieldInInterface.kt")
-            public void testHasJvmFieldInInterface() throws Exception {
-                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterface.kt");
+            @TestMetadata("hasJvmFieldInInterfaceCompanion.kt")
+            public void testHasJvmFieldInInterfaceCompanion() throws Exception {
+                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceCompanion.kt");
+            }
+
+            @TestMetadata("hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt")
+            public void testHasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject() throws Exception {
+                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/hasJvmFieldInInterfaceObject.kt");
+            }
+
+            @TestMetadata("inInterface.kt")
+            public void testInInterface() throws Exception {
+                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterface.kt");
+            }
+
+            @TestMetadata("inInterfaceCompanion.kt")
+            public void testInInterfaceCompanion() throws Exception {
+                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/inInterfaceCompanion.kt");
             }
 
             @TestMetadata("notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt")