Visible classes take priority when resolving imports with *

core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/JavaVisibilities.java

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ public class JavaVisibilities {
             return areInSamePackage(what, from);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean mustCheckInImports() {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         @Override
         protected Integer compareTo(@NotNull Visibility visibility) {
             if (this == visibility) return 0;
@@ -70,6 +75,11 @@ public class JavaVisibilities {
             return isVisible(receiver, what, fromClass.getContainingDeclaration());
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean mustCheckInImports() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             return "protected/*protected static*/";
@@ -101,6 +111,11 @@ public class JavaVisibilities {
             return isVisible(receiver, what, fromClass.getContainingDeclaration());
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean mustCheckInImports() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         @Override
         protected Integer compareTo(@NotNull Visibility visibility) {
             if (this == visibility) return 0;