diff --git a/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/providers/LLFirCombinedJavaSymbolProvider.kt b/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/providers/LLFirCombinedJavaSymbolProvider.kt
index 6c8fe0c84d3..e6c6851f5c1 100644
--- a/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/providers/LLFirCombinedJavaSymbolProvider.kt
+++ b/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/providers/LLFirCombinedJavaSymbolProvider.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.providers.FirSymbolProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.providers.FirSymbolProviderInternals
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.symbols.impl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JavaClassFinder
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JvmAnnotationNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.createJavaClassFinder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.structure.impl.JavaClassImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ internal class LLFirCombinedJavaSymbolProvider private constructor(
 
     private fun computeClassLikeSymbolByClassId(classId: ClassId): FirRegularClassSymbol? {
         val javaClasses = javaClassFinder.findClasses(classId)
+            .filterNot { javaClass -> javaClass.annotations.any { it.isResolvedTo(JvmAnnotationNames.METADATA_FQ_NAME) } }
         if (javaClasses.isEmpty()) return null
 
         val (javaClass, provider) = selectFirstElementInClasspathOrder(javaClasses) { javaClass ->
diff --git a/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/JavaUtils.kt b/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/JavaUtils.kt
index 5596f0d5a39..3d716554f52 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/JavaUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/JavaUtils.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ val JavaClass.classKind: ClassKind
     }
 
 fun JavaClass.hasMetadataAnnotation(): Boolean =
-    annotations.any { it.classId?.asSingleFqName() == JvmAnnotationNames.METADATA_FQ_NAME }
+    annotations.any { it.isResolvedTo(JvmAnnotationNames.METADATA_FQ_NAME) }
 
 internal fun Any?.createConstantOrError(session: FirSession): FirExpression {
     return createConstantIfAny(session) ?: buildErrorExpression {
diff --git a/compiler/resolution.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/impl/JavaAnnotationImpl.java b/compiler/resolution.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/impl/JavaAnnotationImpl.java
index 0ca7930677e..d4d0baf2670 100644
--- a/compiler/resolution.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/impl/JavaAnnotationImpl.java
+++ b/compiler/resolution.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/impl/JavaAnnotationImpl.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.structure.impl.JavaElementCollectionFromPsiArrayUtil.namedAnnotationArguments;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,15 @@ public class JavaAnnotationImpl extends JavaElementImpl<PsiAnnotation> implement
         return externalAnnotationManager.isExternalAnnotation(psi);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isResolvedTo(@NotNull FqName fqName) {
+        PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement referenceElement = getPsi().getNameReferenceElement();
+        if (referenceElement == null || !Objects.equals(referenceElement.getReferenceName(), fqName.shortNameOrSpecial().asString())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return getPsi().hasQualifiedName(fqName.asString());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isFreshlySupportedTypeUseAnnotation() {
         return false;
diff --git a/core/compiler.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/javaElements.kt b/core/compiler.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/javaElements.kt
index 5b308973a26..4d09bf287b0 100644
--- a/core/compiler.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/javaElements.kt
+++ b/core/compiler.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/structure/javaElements.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ interface JavaAnnotation : JavaElement {
     val isFreshlySupportedTypeUseAnnotation: Boolean
         get() = false
 
+    fun isResolvedTo(fqName: FqName) : Boolean {
+        return classId?.asSingleFqName() == fqName
+    }
+
     fun resolve(): JavaClass?
 }