diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt
index e6fd5bee093..799c3811f37 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention.kt
@@ -102,10 +102,13 @@ open class ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention protected constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    protected fun isAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor(element: KtDeclaration) = element is KtPrimaryConstructor && (element.parent as? KtClass)?.hasModifier(KtTokens.ANNOTATION_KEYWORD) ?: false
+
     class Public : ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention(KtTokens.PUBLIC_KEYWORD), HighPriorityAction
 
     class Private : ChangeVisibilityModifierIntention(KtTokens.PRIVATE_KEYWORD), HighPriorityAction {
         override fun applicabilityRange(element: KtDeclaration): TextRange? {
+            if (isAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor(element)) return null
             return if (element.canBePrivate()) super.applicabilityRange(element) else null
         }
     }
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/private/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/private/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5880d690c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/private/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+annotation class C<caret>(val v: Int)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
index 52ea8167278..66b5e9e57ec 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -2934,6 +2934,12 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt")
+            public void testNotForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/private/notForAnnotationClassPrimaryConstructor.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("notForLocal.kt")
             public void testNotForLocal() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/intentions/changeVisibility/private/notForLocal.kt");