diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.kt
index ecf908d24e9..3e71d677efb 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.kt
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ public object ModifierCheckerCore {
             OVERRIDE_KEYWORD  to EnumSet.of(CLASS, ENUM_ENTRY),
             PROTECTED_KEYWORD to EnumSet.of(CLASS_ONLY, INNER_CLASS, LOCAL_CLASS, ENUM_CLASS, OBJECT),
             INTERNAL_KEYWORD  to EnumSet.of(CLASS_ONLY, INNER_CLASS, LOCAL_CLASS, OBJECT, OBJECT_LITERAL,
-                                            ANNOTATION_CLASS, ENUM_CLASS, ENUM_ENTRY, FILE),
+                                            ENUM_CLASS, ENUM_ENTRY, FILE),
+            PRIVATE_KEYWORD   to EnumSet.of(CLASS_ONLY, INNER_CLASS, LOCAL_CLASS, OBJECT, OBJECT_LITERAL,
+                                            INTERFACE, ENUM_CLASS, ENUM_ENTRY, FILE),
             COMPANION_KEYWORD to EnumSet.of(CLASS_ONLY, ENUM_CLASS, INTERFACE)
     )
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/annotations.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/annotations.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69758dfebbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/annotations.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+annotation class My(
+    public val x: Int,
+    <!WRONG_MODIFIER_CONTAINING_DECLARATION!>protected<!> val y: Int,
+    <!WRONG_MODIFIER_CONTAINING_DECLARATION!>internal<!> val z: Int,
+    <!WRONG_MODIFIER_CONTAINING_DECLARATION!>private<!> val w: Int
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/annotations.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/annotations.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a41a2c3ebde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/annotations.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package
+
+@kotlin.annotation.annotation() public final class My : kotlin.Annotation {
+    public constructor My(/*0*/ x: kotlin.Int, /*1*/ y: kotlin.Int, /*2*/ z: kotlin.Int, /*3*/ w: kotlin.Int)
+    private final val w: kotlin.Int
+    public final val x: kotlin.Int
+    protected final val y: kotlin.Int
+    internal final val z: kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index aa10a7ed10a..9fb8eda2508 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -9156,6 +9156,12 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractJetDiagnosticsTest {
                 JetTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), true);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("annotations.kt")
+            public void testAnnotations() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/annotations.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("defaultModifier.kt")
             public void testDefaultModifier() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/defaultModifier.kt");