diff --git a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/AnnotationsUtils.java b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/AnnotationsUtils.java
index 76fc4612d61..c03e7cedd27 100644
--- a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/AnnotationsUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/utils/AnnotationsUtils.java
@@ -83,18 +83,24 @@ public final class AnnotationsUtils {
 
     @Nullable
     public static String getNameForAnnotatedObject(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
+        String defaultJsName = getJsName(descriptor);
+
         for (PredefinedAnnotation annotation : PredefinedAnnotation.Companion.getWITH_CUSTOM_NAME()) {
             if (!hasAnnotationOrInsideAnnotatedClass(descriptor, annotation)) {
                 continue;
             }
             String name = getNameForAnnotatedObject(descriptor, annotation);
             if (name == null) {
-                name = getJsName(descriptor);
+                name = defaultJsName;
             }
             return name != null ? name : descriptor.getName().asString();
         }
 
-        return getJsName(descriptor);
+        if (defaultJsName == null && isEffectivelyExternal(descriptor)) {
+            return descriptor.getName().asString();
+        }
+
+        return defaultJsName;
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ public final class AnnotationsUtils {
     }
 
     public static boolean isNativeObject(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
-        if (hasAnnotationOrInsideAnnotatedClass(descriptor, PredefinedAnnotation.NATIVE)) return true;
+        if (hasAnnotationOrInsideAnnotatedClass(descriptor, PredefinedAnnotation.NATIVE) || isEffectivelyExternal(descriptor)) return true;
 
         if (descriptor instanceof PropertyAccessorDescriptor) {
             PropertyAccessorDescriptor accessor = (PropertyAccessorDescriptor) descriptor;
@@ -126,6 +132,13 @@ public final class AnnotationsUtils {
         return isNativeObject(descriptor) && DescriptorUtils.isInterface(descriptor);
     }
 
+    private static boolean isEffectivelyExternal(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
+        if (descriptor instanceof MemberDescriptor && ((MemberDescriptor) descriptor).isExternal()) return true;
+
+        ClassDescriptor containingClass = DescriptorUtils.getContainingClass(descriptor);
+        return containingClass != null && isEffectivelyExternal(containingClass);
+    }
+
     public static boolean isLibraryObject(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
         return hasAnnotationOrInsideAnnotatedClass(descriptor, PredefinedAnnotation.LIBRARY);
     }
@@ -151,6 +164,7 @@ public final class AnnotationsUtils {
 
     public static boolean isPredefinedObject(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
         if (descriptor instanceof MemberDescriptor && ((MemberDescriptor) descriptor).isPlatform()) return true;
+        if (isEffectivelyExternal(descriptor)) return true;
 
         for (PredefinedAnnotation annotation : PredefinedAnnotation.values()) {
             if (hasAnnotationOrInsideAnnotatedClass(descriptor, annotation)) {
diff --git a/js/js.libraries/src/core/annotations.kt b/js/js.libraries/src/core/annotations.kt
index e75476fccc6..b3dc29f57db 100644
--- a/js/js.libraries/src/core/annotations.kt
+++ b/js/js.libraries/src/core/annotations.kt
@@ -20,18 +20,22 @@ import kotlin.annotation.AnnotationTarget.*
 
 @native
 @Target(CLASS, FUNCTION, PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTOR, VALUE_PARAMETER, PROPERTY_GETTER, PROPERTY_SETTER)
+@Deprecated("Use `external` modifier instead")
 public annotation class native(@Deprecated public val name: String = "")
 
 @native
 @Target(FUNCTION)
+@Deprecated
 public annotation class nativeGetter
 
 @native
 @Target(FUNCTION)
+@Deprecated
 public annotation class nativeSetter
 
 @native
 @Target(FUNCTION)
+@Deprecated
 public annotation class nativeInvoke
 
 @native
diff --git a/js/js.libraries/src/core/concurrent.kt b/js/js.libraries/src/core/concurrent.kt
index 2641683f84d..5ca28f1d680 100644
--- a/js/js.libraries/src/core/concurrent.kt
+++ b/js/js.libraries/src/core/concurrent.kt
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ package kotlin
 // so they annotated as 'native' to avoid warnings/errors from some minifiers.
 // They was reserved word in ECMAScript 2, but is not since ECMAScript 5.
 
-@native
+// Additional note:
+// Although it's reasonable to mark these annotations as `@native` (`external` since 1.1),
+// we prohibit marking annotations this way.
+// TODO: Another workaround is required to remove these annotations from kotlin.js
+
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY, AnnotationTarget.FIELD)
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
 public annotation class Volatile
 
-@native
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY_GETTER, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY_SETTER)
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
 public annotation class Synchronized