diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/library/a.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/library/a.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec17d72359e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/library/a.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@file:Suppress("INVISIBLE_MEMBER", "INVISIBLE_REFERENCE")
+package a
+
+import kotlin.internal.RequireKotlin
+
+class Outer {
+    @RequireKotlin("1.44")
+    class Nested {
+        @RequireKotlin("1.88")
+        fun f() {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/output.txt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..229621c8f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/source.kt:3:19: error: 'Nested' is only available since Kotlin 1.44 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+                  ^
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/source.kt:4:7: error: 'f(): Unit' is only available since Kotlin 1.88 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+    a.f()
+      ^
+COMPILATION_ERROR
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/source.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/source.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..850b632de23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClasses/source.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import a.Outer
+
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+    a.f()
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/library/a.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/library/a.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec17d72359e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/library/a.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@file:Suppress("INVISIBLE_MEMBER", "INVISIBLE_REFERENCE")
+package a
+
+import kotlin.internal.RequireKotlin
+
+class Outer {
+    @RequireKotlin("1.44")
+    class Nested {
+        @RequireKotlin("1.88")
+        fun f() {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/output.txt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79911cff48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/source.kt:3:19: error: 'Nested' is only available since Kotlin 1.44 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+                  ^
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/source.kt:4:7: error: 'f(): Unit' is only available since Kotlin 1.88 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+    a.f()
+      ^
+COMPILATION_ERROR
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/source.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/source.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..850b632de23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14/source.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import a.Outer
+
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+    a.f()
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/library/a.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/library/a.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec17d72359e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/library/a.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@file:Suppress("INVISIBLE_MEMBER", "INVISIBLE_REFERENCE")
+package a
+
+import kotlin.internal.RequireKotlin
+
+class Outer {
+    @RequireKotlin("1.44")
+    class Nested {
+        @RequireKotlin("1.88")
+        fun f() {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/output.txt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf724a54895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/source.kt:3:19: error: 'Nested' is only available since Kotlin 1.44 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+                  ^
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/source.kt:4:7: error: 'f(): Unit' is only available since Kotlin 1.88 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+    a.f()
+      ^
+COMPILATION_ERROR
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/source.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/source.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..850b632de23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js/source.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import a.Outer
+
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+    a.f()
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/library/a.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/library/a.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec17d72359e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/library/a.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@file:Suppress("INVISIBLE_MEMBER", "INVISIBLE_REFERENCE")
+package a
+
+import kotlin.internal.RequireKotlin
+
+class Outer {
+    @RequireKotlin("1.44")
+    class Nested {
+        @RequireKotlin("1.88")
+        fun f() {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/output.txt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d99614073b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/source.kt:3:19: error: 'Nested' is only available since Kotlin 1.44 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+                  ^
+compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/source.kt:4:7: error: 'f(): Unit' is only available since Kotlin 1.88 and cannot be used in Kotlin 1.2
+    a.f()
+      ^
+COMPILATION_ERROR
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/source.kt b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/source.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..850b632de23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileKotlinAgainstCustomBinaries/requireKotlinInNestedClassesJs/source.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import a.Outer
+
+fun test(a: Outer.Nested) {
+    a.f()
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileKotlinAgainstCustomBinariesTest.kt b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileKotlinAgainstCustomBinariesTest.kt
index 4431213f94b..a6506a950be 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileKotlinAgainstCustomBinariesTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jvm/compiler/CompileKotlinAgainstCustomBinariesTest.kt
@@ -295,6 +295,27 @@ class CompileKotlinAgainstCustomBinariesTest : AbstractKotlinCompilerIntegration
         doTestKotlinLibraryWithWrongMetadataVersionJs("library", "-Xskip-metadata-version-check")
     }
 
+    fun testRequireKotlinInNestedClasses() {
+        compileKotlin("source.kt", tmpdir, listOf(compileLibrary("library")))
+    }
+
+    fun testRequireKotlinInNestedClassesJs() {
+        compileKotlin("source.kt", File(tmpdir, "usage.js"), listOf(compileJsLibrary("library")), K2JSCompiler())
+    }
+
+    fun testRequireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14() {
+        val library = compileLibrary("library", additionalOptions = listOf("-Xmetadata-version=1.4.0"))
+        compileKotlin("source.kt", tmpdir, listOf(library), additionalOptions = listOf("-Xskip-metadata-version-check"))
+    }
+
+    fun testRequireKotlinInNestedClassesAgainst14Js() {
+        val library = compileJsLibrary("library", additionalOptions = listOf("-Xmetadata-version=1.4.0"))
+        compileKotlin(
+            "source.kt", File(tmpdir, "usage.js"), listOf(library), K2JSCompiler(),
+            additionalOptions = listOf("-Xskip-metadata-version-check")
+        )
+    }
+
     /*test source mapping generation when source info is absent*/
     fun testInlineFunWithoutDebugInfo() {
         compileKotlin("sourceInline.kt", tmpdir)