diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/JetPsiChecker.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/JetPsiChecker.java
index 937b121a7ef..27fab5d3a42 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/JetPsiChecker.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/JetPsiChecker.java
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ public class JetPsiChecker implements Annotator {
             for (TextRange textRange : textRanges) {
                 Annotation errorAnnotation = holder.createErrorAnnotation(textRange, getMessage(diagnostic));
                 registerQuickFix(errorAnnotation, diagnostic);
+
+                if (diagnostic.getFactory() == Errors.INVISIBLE_REFERENCE) {
+                    errorAnnotation.setHighlightType(ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNKNOWN_SYMBOL);
+                }
             }
         }
         else if (diagnostic.getSeverity() == Severity.WARNING) {