diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt
index eeb0417c907..3155e0fe142 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt
@@ -125,7 +125,12 @@ class ModuleDescriptorImpl @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     override fun shouldSeeInternalsOf(targetModule: ModuleDescriptor): Boolean {
-        return this == targetModule || targetModule in dependencies!!.modulesWhoseInternalsAreVisible || targetModule in expectedByModules
+        if (this == targetModule) return true
+        if (targetModule in dependencies!!.modulesWhoseInternalsAreVisible) return true
+        if (targetModule in expectedByModules) return true
+        if (this in targetModule.expectedByModules) return true
+
+        return false
     }
 
     private val id: String
diff --git a/idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalInheritanceToCommon/a_common_dep(stdlib)/common.kt b/idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalInheritanceToCommon/a_common_dep(stdlib)/common.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db6c9aa0d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalInheritanceToCommon/a_common_dep(stdlib)/common.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package foo
+
+internal expect abstract class ExpectBase() {
+    abstract fun foo(cause: Throwable?)
+}
+
+interface I {
+    fun foo(cause: Throwable?)
+}
+
+internal abstract class CommonAbstract : ExpectBase()
diff --git a/idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalInheritanceToCommon/a_jvm_dep(stdlib)/jvm.kt b/idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalInheritanceToCommon/a_jvm_dep(stdlib)/jvm.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3618885d72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalInheritanceToCommon/a_jvm_dep(stdlib)/jvm.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package foo
+
+private class A : CommonAbstract() {
+    override fun foo(cause: Throwable?) {}
+}
+
+internal actual abstract class ExpectBase actual constructor() : I {
+    actual abstract override fun foo(cause: Throwable?)
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiPlatformHighlightingTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiPlatformHighlightingTestGenerated.java
index c847c6312cb..e2f3802ca87 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiPlatformHighlightingTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiPlatformHighlightingTestGenerated.java
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ public class MultiPlatformHighlightingTestGenerated extends AbstractMultiPlatfor
         runTest("idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalDependencyFromTests/");
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("internalInheritanceToCommon")
+    public void testInternalInheritanceToCommon() throws Exception {
+        runTest("idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/internalInheritanceToCommon/");
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("javaUsesPlatformFacade")
     public void testJavaUsesPlatformFacade() throws Exception {
         runTest("idea/testData/multiModuleHighlighting/multiplatform/javaUsesPlatformFacade/");