diff --git a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/expression/FirAnnotationArgumentChecker.kt b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/expression/FirAnnotationArgumentChecker.kt
index 9047a062549..6d6f96a5f76 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/expression/FirAnnotationArgumentChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/expression/FirAnnotationArgumentChecker.kt
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ object FirAnnotationArgumentChecker : FirAnnotationCallChecker() {
                 if (usedNonConst) return FirErrors.NON_CONST_VAL_USED_IN_CONSTANT_EXPRESSION
             }
             is FirVarargArgumentsExpression -> {
-                for (arg in expression.arguments)
-                    checkAnnotationArgumentWithSubElements(arg, fqName, session, reporter, context)
-                        ?.let { reporter.reportOn(arg.source, it, context) }
+                for (arg in expression.arguments) {
+                    val unwrappedArg = if (arg is FirSpreadArgumentExpression) arg.expression else arg
+                    checkAnnotationArgumentWithSubElements(unwrappedArg, fqName, session, reporter, context)
+                        ?.let { reporter.reportOn(unwrappedArg.source, it, context) }
+                }
             }
             else -> {
                 val error = when (checkConstantArguments(expression, session)) {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotation.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotation.fir.kt
index a497f672850..c2c506d90bb 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotation.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotation.fir.kt
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ fun foo4() {}
 @Anno(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>value = *nonConstArray<!>)
 fun bar1() {}
 
-@Anno(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>*nonConstArray<!>)
+@Anno(*<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>nonConstArray<!>)
 fun bar2() {}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotationError.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotationError.fir.kt
index 2f9fa270f42..b7a6af9478c 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotationError.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/assignNonConstSingleArrayElementAsVarargInAnnotationError.fir.kt
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ fun foo4() {}
 @Anno(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>value = *nonConstArray<!>)
 fun bar1() {}
 
-@Anno(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>*nonConstArray<!>)
+@Anno(*<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>nonConstArray<!>)
 fun bar2() {}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationParameterMustBeConstant/vararg.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationParameterMustBeConstant/vararg.fir.kt
index 76eabfc83a1..ac380240bc3 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationParameterMustBeConstant/vararg.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithStdLib/annotations/annotationParameterMustBeConstant/vararg.fir.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ annotation class Ann(vararg val i: Int)
 @Ann(i2)
 @Ann(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>i3<!>)
 @Ann(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>i<!>, i2, <!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>i3<!>)
-@Ann(*intArrayOf(i))
+@Ann(*<!NON_CONST_VAL_USED_IN_CONSTANT_EXPRESSION!>intArrayOf(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>i<!>)<!>)
 @Ann(*intArrayOf(i2))
-@Ann(*intArrayOf(i3))
-@Ann(*intArrayOf(i, i2, i3))
+@Ann(*<!NON_CONST_VAL_USED_IN_CONSTANT_EXPRESSION!>intArrayOf(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>i3<!>)<!>)
+@Ann(*<!NON_CONST_VAL_USED_IN_CONSTANT_EXPRESSION!>intArrayOf(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>i<!>, i2, <!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>i3<!>)<!>)
 class Test
 
 var i = 1
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ fun foo(): Int = 1
 @Repeatable
 annotation class AnnAnn(vararg val i: Ann)
 @AnnAnn(*arrayOf(Ann(1)))
-@AnnAnn(*arrayOf(iAnn))
+@AnnAnn(*<!NON_CONST_VAL_USED_IN_CONSTANT_EXPRESSION!>arrayOf(<!ANNOTATION_ARGUMENT_MUST_BE_CONST!>iAnn<!>)<!>)
 class TestAnn
 val iAnn = Ann(1)