diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.java
index 92a264e8341..4df1fd5a338 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/PositioningStrategies.java
@@ -35,7 +35,22 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class PositioningStrategies {
 
-    public static final PositioningStrategy<PsiElement> DEFAULT = new PositioningStrategy<PsiElement>();
+    public static final PositioningStrategy<PsiElement> DEFAULT = new PositioningStrategy<PsiElement>() {
+        @NotNull
+        @Override
+        public List<TextRange> mark(@NotNull PsiElement element) {
+            if (element instanceof JetObjectLiteralExpression) {
+                JetObjectDeclaration objectDeclaration = ((JetObjectLiteralExpression) element).getObjectDeclaration();
+                PsiElement objectKeyword = objectDeclaration.getObjectKeyword();
+                JetDelegationSpecifierList delegationSpecifierList = objectDeclaration.getDelegationSpecifierList();
+                if (delegationSpecifierList == null) {
+                    return markElement(objectKeyword);
+                }
+                return markRange(objectKeyword.getTextRange().union(delegationSpecifierList.getTextRange()));
+            }
+            return super.mark(element);
+        }
+    };
 
     public static final PositioningStrategy<JetDeclaration> DECLARATION_RETURN_TYPE = new PositioningStrategy<JetDeclaration>() {
         @NotNull
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/objects/objectLiteralExpressionTypeMismatch.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/objects/objectLiteralExpressionTypeMismatch.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..324f54a836c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/objects/objectLiteralExpressionTypeMismatch.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+trait A
+
+trait B
+
+fun test1(): B = <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>object : A<!> {
+}
+
+fun test2(): B = <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>object<!> {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index d90aaef30c2..a7dcd42793e 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -4871,6 +4871,11 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractJetDiagnosticsTest {
                 doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/objects/kt2240.kt");
             }
             
+            @TestMetadata("objectLiteralExpressionTypeMismatch.kt")
+            public void testObjectLiteralExpressionTypeMismatch() throws Exception {
+                doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/objects/objectLiteralExpressionTypeMismatch.kt");
+            }
+            
             @TestMetadata("Objects.kt")
             public void testObjects() throws Exception {
                 doTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/objects/Objects.kt");