diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
index e4f0cee0681..3f12b8f32f7 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.safe.access=Safe access dot
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.arrow=Arrow
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.comment=KDoc comment
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.tag=KDoc tag
-options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.value=KDoc tag value
+options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.value=Link in KDoc tag
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.trait=Trait
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.object=Object
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.annotation=Annotation
diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java
index 776e1ec14ce..4709e8e514e 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class JetHighlightingColors {
     public static final TextAttributesKey BLOCK_COMMENT = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_BLOCK_COMMENT", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.BLOCK_COMMENT);
     public static final TextAttributesKey DOC_COMMENT = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_DOC_COMMENT", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.DOC_COMMENT);
     public static final TextAttributesKey KDOC_TAG = createTextAttributesKey("KDOC_TAG_NAME", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.DOC_COMMENT_TAG);
-    public static final TextAttributesKey KDOC_TAG_VALUE = createTextAttributesKey("KDOC_TAG_VALUE", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.DOC_COMMENT_TAG_VALUE);
+    public static final TextAttributesKey KDOC_LINK = createTextAttributesKey("KDOC_LINK", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.DOC_COMMENT_TAG_VALUE);
 
     // class kinds
     public static final TextAttributesKey CLASS = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_CLASS", CodeInsightColors.CLASS_NAME_ATTRIBUTES);
diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocHighlightingVisitor.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocHighlightingVisitor.kt
index 80fb0dee477..e8315ae05a9 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocHighlightingVisitor.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/kdoc/KDocHighlightingVisitor.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.JetHighlightingColors
 class KDocHighlightingVisitor(holder: AnnotationHolder): HighlightingVisitor(holder) {
     override fun visitElement(element: PsiElement) {
         if (element is KDocLink) {
-            holder.createInfoAnnotation(element, null).setTextAttributes(JetHighlightingColors.KDOC_TAG_VALUE)
+            holder.createInfoAnnotation(element, null).setTextAttributes(JetHighlightingColors.KDOC_LINK)
         }
         super.visitElement(element)
     }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetColorSettingsPage.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetColorSettingsPage.java
index 19b07209831..76a8e913153 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetColorSettingsPage.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetColorSettingsPage.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class JetColorSettingsPage implements ColorSettingsPage {
 
             new AttributesDescriptor(JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.comment"), JetHighlightingColors.DOC_COMMENT),
             new AttributesDescriptor(JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.tag"), JetHighlightingColors.KDOC_TAG),
-            new AttributesDescriptor(JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.value"), JetHighlightingColors.KDOC_TAG_VALUE),
+            new AttributesDescriptor(JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.kdoc.value"), JetHighlightingColors.KDOC_LINK),
 
             new AttributesDescriptor(OptionsBundle.message("options.java.attribute.descriptor.class"), JetHighlightingColors.CLASS),
             new AttributesDescriptor(OptionsBundle.message("options.java.attribute.descriptor.type.parameter"), JetHighlightingColors.TYPE_PARAMETER),
diff --git a/idea/testData/highlighter/KDoc.kt b/idea/testData/highlighter/KDoc.kt
index 37be8a3c2d3..05bd200147f 100644
--- a/idea/testData/highlighter/KDoc.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/highlighter/KDoc.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * @param <info descr="null" textAttributesKey="KDOC_TAG_VALUE">x</info> foo and <info descr="null" textAttributesKey="KDOC_TAG_VALUE">[baz]</info>
- * @param <info descr="null" textAttributesKey="KDOC_TAG_VALUE">y</info> bar
+ * @param <info descr="null" textAttributesKey="KDOC_LINK">x</info> foo and <info descr="null" textAttributesKey="KDOC_LINK">[baz]</info>
+ * @param <info descr="null" textAttributesKey="KDOC_LINK">y</info> bar
  * @return notALink here
  */
 fun <info descr="null">f</info>(<info descr="null">x</info>: <info descr="null">Int</info>, <info descr="null">y</info>: <info descr="null">Int</info>): <info descr="null">Int</info> {