diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt
index 799c3811f37..afb9fdcb004 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt
@@ -119,5 +119,10 @@ open class ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention protected constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    class Internal : ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention(KtTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD)
+    class Internal : ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention(KtTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD) {
+        override fun applicabilityRange(element: KtDeclaration): TextRange? {
+            if (isAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor(element)) return null
+            return super.applicabilityRange(element)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5880d690c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+annotation class C<caret>(val v: Int)
\ 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 66b5e9e57ec..cfb5627fcf8 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -2853,6 +2853,12 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
                 KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal"), Pattern.compile("^([\\w\\-_]+)\\.kt$"), TargetBackend.ANY, true);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt")
+            public void testNotForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("simple.kt")
             public void testSimple() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/internal/simple.kt");