diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
index c0e4a77fcef..0480a27a6b3 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
@@ -522,7 +522,11 @@ public class FunctionCodegen {
 
     @NotNull
     public static String[] getThrownExceptions(@NotNull FunctionDescriptor function, @NotNull final JetTypeMapper mapper) {
-        AnnotationDescriptor annotation = function.getAnnotations().findAnnotation(new FqName("kotlin.Throws"));
+        AnnotationDescriptor annotation = function.getAnnotations().findAnnotation(new FqName("kotlin.throws"));
+        if (annotation == null) {
+            annotation = function.getAnnotations().findAnnotation(new FqName("kotlin.jvm.Throws"));
+        }
+
         if (annotation == null) return ArrayUtil.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
 
         Collection<ConstantValue<?>> values = annotation.getAllValueArguments().values();
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.kt
index ccd1eba5aab..a076a659c4f 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class A {
         @<!DEPRECATED_DECAPITALIZED_ANNOTATION!>jvmStatic<!> fun bar() {}
     }
 
-    <!DEPRECATED_DECAPITALIZED_ANNOTATION!>throws<!>(java.lang.RuntimeException::class)
+    <!DEPRECATED_SYMBOL_WITH_MESSAGE!>throws<!>(java.lang.RuntimeException::class)
     <!DEPRECATED_DECAPITALIZED_ANNOTATION!>synchronized<!> fun <T> baz() {
         @<!DEPRECATED_DECAPITALIZED_ANNOTATION!>suppress<!>("UNCHECKED_CAST")
         (1 as T)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.txt
index bf88d070489..3c49fba5487 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/decapitalized.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kotlin.jvm.Strictfp() public fun bar(/*0*/ x: kotlin.Deprecated): @[kotlin.Exten
 
 public final class A {
     public constructor A()
-    kotlin.Throws(exceptionClasses = {java.lang.RuntimeException::class}) kotlin.jvm.Synchronized() public final fun </*0*/ T> baz(): kotlin.Unit
+    kotlin.throws(exceptionClasses = {java.lang.RuntimeException::class}) kotlin.jvm.Synchronized() public final fun </*0*/ T> baz(): kotlin.Unit
     public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
     kotlin.Deprecated(value = "") public final fun foo(): kotlin.Unit
     public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/DecapitalizedAnnotationScope.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/DecapitalizedAnnotationScope.kt
index 43edc71d483..9ddc3d5ba50 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/DecapitalizedAnnotationScope.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/DecapitalizedAnnotationScope.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
 
 val DECAPITALIZED_DEPRECATED_ANNOTATIONS = arrayOf(
-        "Deprecated", "Extension", "Suppress", "Throws",
+        "Deprecated", "Extension", "Suppress",
         "jvm.Volatile", "jvm.Transient", "jvm.Strictfp", "jvm.Synchronized",
         "jvm.JvmOverloads", "jvm.JvmName", "jvm.JvmStatic", "annotation.Target"
 ).map { FqName("kotlin.$it") }.toSet()
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/jvm/JvmPlatformAnnotations.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/jvm/JvmPlatformAnnotations.kt
index 76f51207250..1e52a82d23f 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/jvm/JvmPlatformAnnotations.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/jvm/JvmPlatformAnnotations.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package kotlin.jvm
 
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
 /**
  * Instructs the Kotlin compiler to generate overloads for this function that substitute default parameter values.
  *
@@ -64,4 +66,25 @@ public annotation class JvmMultifileClass
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FIELD)
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
 @MustBeDocumented
-public annotation class publicField
\ No newline at end of file
+public annotation class publicField
+
+/**
+ * This annotation indicates what exceptions should be declared by a function when compiled to a JVM method.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * throws(IOException::class)
+ * fun readFile(name: String): String {...}
+ * ```
+ *
+ * will be translated to
+ *
+ * ```
+ * String readFile(String name) throws IOException {...}
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @property exceptionClasses the list of checked exception classes that may be thrown by the function.
+ */
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
+public annotation class Throws(public vararg val exceptionClasses: KClass<out Throwable>)
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/util/JLangJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/util/JLangJVM.kt
index 450a6522b65..7d8ff4a93d9 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/util/JLangJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/util/JLangJVM.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KClass
  * @property exceptionClasses the list of checked exception classes that may be thrown by the function.
  */
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
-public annotation class Throws(public vararg val exceptionClasses: KClass<out Throwable>)
+@Deprecated("Use 'kotlin.jvm.Throws' instead", ReplaceWith("kotlin.jvm.Throws"))
+public annotation class throws(public vararg val exceptionClasses: KClass<out Throwable>)
 
 /**
  * Returns the runtime Java class of this object.