diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationChecker.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationChecker.kt
index a5fb526aad9..56f5b54c034 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationChecker.kt
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ public class AnnotationChecker(private val additionalCheckers: Iterable<Addition
                 is JetClassInitializer -> TargetLists.T_INITIALIZER
                 is JetMultiDeclaration -> TargetLists.T_MULTI_DECLARATION
                 is JetFunctionLiteralExpression -> TargetLists.T_FUNCTION_LITERAL
+                is JetObjectLiteralExpression -> TargetLists.T_OBJECT_LITERAL
                 is JetExpression -> TargetLists.T_EXPRESSION
                 else -> TargetLists.EMPTY
             }
@@ -229,6 +230,8 @@ public class AnnotationChecker(private val additionalCheckers: Iterable<Addition
 
             val T_FUNCTION_LITERAL = targetList(FUNCTION_LITERAL, FUNCTION, EXPRESSION)
 
+            val T_OBJECT_LITERAL = targetList(OBJECT_LITERAL, CLASS, EXPRESSION)
+
             val T_TYPE_REFERENCE = targetList(TYPE) {
                 onlyWithUseSiteTarget(VALUE_PARAMETER)
             }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/objectLiteral.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/objectLiteral.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f9a6d917c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/objectLiteral.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
+annotation class Ann
+
+open class My
+
+fun foo(): My {
+    return (@Ann object: My() {})
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/objectLiteral.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/objectLiteral.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b91bd97bb46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/objectLiteral.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package
+
+public fun foo(): My
+
+@kotlin.annotation.Target(allowedTargets = {AnnotationTarget.CLASS}) @kotlin.annotation.annotation() public final class Ann : kotlin.Annotation {
+    public constructor Ann()
+    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
+}
+
+public open class My {
+    public constructor My()
+    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 660022d82b8..d2c331ced02 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -1064,6 +1064,12 @@ public class JetDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractJetDiagnosticsTest {
                     doTest(fileName);
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("objectLiteral.kt")
+                public void testObjectLiteral() throws Exception {
+                    String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/objectLiteral.kt");
+                    doTest(fileName);
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("repeatable.kt")
                 public void testRepeatable() throws Exception {
                     String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/annotations/options/repeatable.kt");
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/KotlinTarget.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/KotlinTarget.kt
index bfc25e5015f..630971098c8 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/KotlinTarget.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/KotlinTarget.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util.*
 // NOTE: this enum must have the same entries with kotlin.annotation.AnnotationTarget,
 // and may also have some additional entries
 public enum class KotlinTarget(val description: String, val isDefault: Boolean = true) {
-    CLASS("class"),                            // includes CLASS_ONLY, OBJECT, INTERFACE, *_CLASS but not ENUM_ENTRY
+    CLASS("class"),                            // includes CLASS_ONLY, OBJECT, OBJECT_LITERAL, INTERFACE, *_CLASS but not ENUM_ENTRY
     ANNOTATION_CLASS("annotation class"),
     TYPE_PARAMETER("type parameter", false),
     PROPERTY("property"),                      // includes *_PROPERTY, PROPERTY_PARAMETER, ENUM_ENTRY
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public enum class KotlinTarget(val description: String, val isDefault: Boolean =
     PROPERTY_GETTER("getter"),
     PROPERTY_SETTER("setter"),
     TYPE("type usage", false),
-    EXPRESSION("expression", false),           // includes FUNCTION_LITERAL
+    EXPRESSION("expression", false),           // includes FUNCTION_LITERAL, OBJECT_LITERAL
     FILE("file", false),
 
     TYPE_PROJECTION("type projection", false),
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public enum class KotlinTarget(val description: String, val isDefault: Boolean =
     PROPERTY_PARAMETER("property constructor parameter", false),
 
     CLASS_ONLY("class", false),  // includes only top level classes and nested classes (but not enums, objects, interfaces, inner or local classes)
-    OBJECT("object", false),
+    OBJECT("object", false),     // does not include OBJECT_LITERAL
     INTERFACE("interface", false),
     ENUM_CLASS("enum class", false),
     ENUM_ENTRY("enum entry", false),
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public enum class KotlinTarget(val description: String, val isDefault: Boolean =
 
     INITIALIZER("initializer", false),
     MULTI_DECLARATION("multi declaration", false),
-    FUNCTION_LITERAL("function literal", false)
+    FUNCTION_LITERAL("function literal", false),
+    OBJECT_LITERAL("object literal", false)
     ;
 
     companion object {