diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeArgumentsIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeArgumentsIntention.kt
index c72e467c993..906ca36beee 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeArgumentsIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeArgumentsIntention.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class RemoveExplicitTypeArgumentsIntention : SelfTargetingOffsetIndependentInten
     companion object {
         fun isApplicableTo(element: KtTypeArgumentList, approximateFlexible: Boolean): Boolean {
             val callExpression = element.parent as? KtCallExpression ?: return false
-            if (callExpression.typeArguments.isEmpty()) return false
+            val typeArguments = callExpression.typeArguments
+            if (typeArguments.isEmpty() || typeArguments.any { it.typeReference?.annotationEntries?.isNotEmpty() == true }) return false
 
             val resolutionFacade = callExpression.getResolutionFacade()
             val bindingContext = resolutionFacade.analyze(callExpression, BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL_WITH_CFA)
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitTypeArguments/hasAnnotation.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitTypeArguments/hasAnnotation.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..035d153b97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitTypeArguments/hasAnnotation.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+annotation class Foo(val value: String)
+
+fun main() {
+    val l = listOf<@Foo("bar") <caret>String>("")
+}
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diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
index db1b2b4dc6f..ec83710c5e7 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -14466,6 +14466,11 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitTypeArguments/getterBody.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("hasAnnotation.kt")
+        public void testHasAnnotation() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitTypeArguments/hasAnnotation.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("inapplicableTypeThatIsAFunItCannotBeInferred.kt")
         public void testInapplicableTypeThatIsAFunItCannotBeInferred() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitTypeArguments/inapplicableTypeThatIsAFunItCannotBeInferred.kt");