diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java
index 9dbc8cefccf..58a4e739636 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/Errors.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@ public interface Errors {
     DiagnosticFactory2<PsiElement, KtModifierKeywordToken, String> DEPRECATED_MODIFIER_FOR_TARGET = DiagnosticFactory2.create(WARNING);
     DiagnosticFactory2<PsiElement, KtModifierKeywordToken, KtModifierKeywordToken> DEPRECATED_MODIFIER = DiagnosticFactory2.create(WARNING);
     DiagnosticFactory2<PsiElement, KtModifierKeywordToken, String> REDUNDANT_MODIFIER_FOR_TARGET = DiagnosticFactory2.create(WARNING);
-    DiagnosticFactory0<KtDeclaration> NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE = DiagnosticFactory0.create(ERROR, DECLARATION_MODIFIERS_AND_NAME);
+    DiagnosticFactory0<KtDeclaration> NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE = DiagnosticFactory0.create(ERROR, DECLARATION_START_TO_NAME);
     DiagnosticFactory0<KtNamedDeclaration> NO_EXPLICIT_RETURN_TYPE_IN_API_MODE = DiagnosticFactory0.create(ERROR, DECLARATION_NAME);
-    DiagnosticFactory0<KtDeclaration> NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE_WARNING = DiagnosticFactory0.create(WARNING, DECLARATION_MODIFIERS_AND_NAME);
+    DiagnosticFactory0<KtDeclaration> NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE_WARNING = DiagnosticFactory0.create(WARNING,
+                                                                                                             DECLARATION_START_TO_NAME);
     DiagnosticFactory0<KtNamedDeclaration> NO_EXPLICIT_RETURN_TYPE_IN_API_MODE_WARNING = DiagnosticFactory0.create(WARNING, DECLARATION_NAME);
     DiagnosticFactory2<PsiElement, KtModifierKeywordToken, String> WRONG_MODIFIER_CONTAINING_DECLARATION = DiagnosticFactory2.create(ERROR);
     DiagnosticFactory2<PsiElement, KtModifierKeywordToken, String> DEPRECATED_MODIFIER_CONTAINING_DECLARATION = DiagnosticFactory2.create(WARNING);
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.kt
index 9cd0f7c4f91..bc8a5f08f3e 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.kt
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
+ * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiComment
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiNameIdentifierOwner
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiWhiteSpace
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.TokenSet
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cfg.UnreachableCode
@@ -189,9 +180,27 @@ object PositioningStrategies {
     }
 
     @JvmField
-    val DECLARATION_MODIFIERS_AND_NAME: PositioningStrategy<KtDeclaration> = object : DeclarationHeader<KtDeclaration>() {
+    val DECLARATION_START_TO_NAME: PositioningStrategy<KtDeclaration> = object : DeclarationHeader<KtDeclaration>() {
+
+        private fun PsiElement.firstNonCommentNonAnnotationLeaf(): PsiElement? {
+            var child: PsiElement? = firstChild ?: return this // this is leaf
+            while (true) {
+                if (child is PsiComment || child is PsiWhiteSpace || child is KtAnnotationEntry) {
+                    child = child.nextSibling
+                    continue
+                }
+                if (child == null) return null // no children of accepted type in this
+                val leaf = child.firstNonCommentNonAnnotationLeaf()
+                if (leaf == null) {
+                    child = child.nextSibling
+                    continue
+                }
+                return leaf
+            }
+        }
+
         override fun mark(element: KtDeclaration): List<TextRange> {
-            val startElement = element.firstChild
+            val startElement = element.firstNonCommentNonAnnotationLeaf() ?: element
             val nameIdentifier = (element as? KtNamedDeclaration)?.nameIdentifier
             return if (nameIdentifier != null) {
                 markRange(startElement, nameIdentifier)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/annotations.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/annotations.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1859d6cd30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/annotations.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// SKIP_TXT
+
+<!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>annotation class A<!>
+
+@Target(
+    AnnotationTarget.CLASS,
+    AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY,
+    AnnotationTarget.CONSTRUCTOR,
+    AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION
+)
+public annotation class B
+
+/**
+ * Foo1 KDoc
+ */
+@B
+<!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>class Foo1<!>() {}
+
+public class Foo2() {
+    /**
+     * KDoc for methodWithAnnotations
+     */
+    @B
+    <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>fun methodWithAnnotations<!>() {}
+
+    /**
+     * Property KDoc
+     */
+    @B
+    <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>var simple<!>: Int = 10
+}
+
+public open class ClassWithOpen {
+    /**
+     * constructor KDoc
+     */
+    @B
+    <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>constructor<!>() {}
+
+    /**
+     * KDoc for openAnnotatedMethod
+     */
+    @B
+    <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>open fun openAnnotatedMethod<!>() {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/classes.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/classes.kt
index 49699871fcd..af2abfdf7ec 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/classes.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/classes.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 // SKIP_TXT
 
+/**
+ * KDoc for Foo1
+ */
 <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>class Foo1<!>() {}
 
 public class Foo2() {
+    /**
+     * KDoc for method
+     */
     <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>fun method<!>() {}
+
+    /**
+     * KDoc for method2
+     */
     public fun method2() {}
     private fun method3() {}
 
@@ -12,6 +22,18 @@ public class Foo2() {
     public fun implicit3(): Int = 10
 }
 
+public open class ClassWithOpen() {
+    /**
+     * KDoc for method
+     */
+    <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>fun method<!>() {}
+
+    /**
+     * KDoc for openMethod
+     */
+    <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>open fun openMethod<!>() {}
+}
+
 public data class FooData(val i: Int, val s: String)
 
 <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>data class FooData2<!>(val i: Int, val s: String)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/companionObject.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/companionObject.kt
index 0ac35aad619..a1d4401322b 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/companionObject.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/companionObject.kt
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ public class Bar2 {
 }
 
 public class Bar3 {
+    /**
+     * Nested object KDoc
+     */
     <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>object NestedObject<!> {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/constructors.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/constructors.kt
index 0aa5e90d962..1274e474233 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/constructors.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/constructors.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ public class Foo3 public constructor() {}
 public class Foo4 private constructor() {}
 
 public class Foo5 {
+    /**
+     * constructor KDoc
+     */
     <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>constructor<!>() {}
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/properties.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/properties.kt
index 1335aa10ddb..fdbd7c2b141 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/properties.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/properties.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // SKIP_TXT
 
 public class Foo(<!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>val bar<!>: Int, private var bar2: String, internal var bar3: Long, public var bar4: Int) {
+    /**
+     * Property KDoc
+     */
     <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>var simple<!>: Int = 10
     public var simple2: Int = 10
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/toplevel.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/toplevel.kt
index 3813b990605..54e92fd6f88 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/toplevel.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/toplevel.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 // SKIP_TXT
 
+/**
+ * foo KDoc
+ */
 <!NO_EXPLICIT_VISIBILITY_IN_API_MODE!>fun foo<!>() {}
 
 public fun foo2() {}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithExplicitApiGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithExplicitApiGenerated.java
index 5d6b181cfdc..d09f0f826f2 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithExplicitApiGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithExplicitApiGenerated.java
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ public class DiagnosticsWithExplicitApiGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsWith
         KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), null, true);
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("annotations.kt")
+    public void testAnnotations() throws Exception {
+        runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/annotations.kt");
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("classes.kt")
     public void testClasses() throws Exception {
         runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithExplicitApi/classes.kt");