diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityFix.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityFix.kt
index 8317a1d8cf7..1d2a5f61657 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityFix.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityFix.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptorWithVisibility
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Visibilities
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Visibility
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.canBeInternal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.canBePrivate
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.canBeProtected
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.setVisibility
@@ -65,7 +66,13 @@ open class ChangeVisibilityFix(
     }
 
     protected class ChangeToInternalFix(element: KtModifierListOwner, elementName: String) :
-            ChangeVisibilityFix(element, elementName, KtTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD)
+            ChangeVisibilityFix(element, elementName, KtTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD) {
+
+        override fun isAvailable(project: Project, editor: Editor?, file: KtFile): Boolean {
+            val element = element ?: return false
+            return element.canBeInternal()
+        }
+    }
 
     protected class ChangeToPrivateFix(element: KtModifierListOwner, elementName: String) :
             ChangeVisibilityFix(element, elementName, KtTokens.PRIVATE_KEYWORD), HighPriorityAction {
diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/decreaseVisibility/exposedTypeInAnnotation.kt b/idea/testData/quickfix/decreaseVisibility/exposedTypeInAnnotation.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c039e031a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/decreaseVisibility/exposedTypeInAnnotation.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// "Make '<init>' internal" "false"
+// DISABLE-ERRORS
+// ACTION: Make 'My' public
+
+internal class My
+
+annotation class Your(val x: <caret>My)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
index a2f1c63f492..ca07c38e46a 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/QuickFixTestGenerated.java
@@ -5240,6 +5240,11 @@ public class QuickFixTestGenerated extends AbstractQuickFixTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/quickfix/decreaseVisibility/exposedSuperInterfacePrivate.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("exposedTypeInAnnotation.kt")
+        public void testExposedTypeInAnnotation() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/quickfix/decreaseVisibility/exposedTypeInAnnotation.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("exposedTypeParameterBound.kt")
         public void testExposedTypeParameterBound() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/quickfix/decreaseVisibility/exposedTypeParameterBound.kt");