diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/SoftKeywordsHighlightingVisitor.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/SoftKeywordsHighlightingVisitor.java
index 4dacbfc30cf..337ceb1c863 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/SoftKeywordsHighlightingVisitor.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/highlighter/SoftKeywordsHighlightingVisitor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ package org.jetbrains.jet.plugin.highlighter;
 import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
 import com.intellij.lang.annotation.AnnotationHolder;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.TextAttributesKey;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetTokens;
 
@@ -35,8 +37,13 @@ class SoftKeywordsHighlightingVisitor extends HighlightingVisitor {
     @Override
     public void visitElement(PsiElement element) {
         if (element instanceof LeafPsiElement) {
-            if (JetTokens.SOFT_KEYWORDS.contains(((LeafPsiElement) element).getElementType())) {
-                holder.createInfoAnnotation(element, null).setTextAttributes(JetHighlightingColors.KEYWORD);
+            IElementType elementType = ((LeafPsiElement)element).getElementType();
+            if (JetTokens.SOFT_KEYWORDS.contains(elementType)) {
+                TextAttributesKey attributes = JetHighlightingColors.KEYWORD;
+                if (JetTokens.MODIFIER_KEYWORDS.contains(elementType)) {
+                    attributes = JetHighlightingColors.BUILTIN_ANNOTATION;
+                }
+                holder.createInfoAnnotation(element, null).setTextAttributes(attributes);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/idea/testData/highlighter/Functions.kt b/idea/testData/highlighter/Functions.kt
index 7bc28c1f028..51b9c1f0d31 100644
--- a/idea/testData/highlighter/Functions.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/highlighter/Functions.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ fun <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_FUNCTION_DECLARATION">global</info>() {
 fun Int.<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_FUNCTION_DECLARATION">ext</info>() {
 }
 
-<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_KEYWORD">open</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_CLASS">Container</info> {
-    <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_KEYWORD">open</info> fun <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_FUNCTION_DECLARATION">member</info>() {
+<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_BUILTIN_ANNOTATION">open</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_CLASS">Container</info> {
+    <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_BUILTIN_ANNOTATION">open</info> fun <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_FUNCTION_DECLARATION">member</info>() {
         <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_NAMESPACE_FUNCTION_CALL">global</info>()
         5.<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_EXTENSION_FUNCTION_CALL">ext</info>()
         <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_FUNCTION_CALL">member</info>()
diff --git a/idea/testData/highlighter/TypesAndAnnotations.kt b/idea/testData/highlighter/TypesAndAnnotations.kt
index d40cd837716..4f988fcf4c8 100644
--- a/idea/testData/highlighter/TypesAndAnnotations.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/highlighter/TypesAndAnnotations.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ trait <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_TRAIT">TheTrait</info> {
 class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_CLASS">TheClass</info> : <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_TRAIT">TheTrait</info> {
 }
 
-<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_KEYWORD">annotation</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ANNOTATION">magnificent</info>
-<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_KEYWORD">annotation</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ANNOTATION">deprecated</info>
+<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_BUILTIN_ANNOTATION">annotation</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ANNOTATION">magnificent</info>
+<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_BUILTIN_ANNOTATION">annotation</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ANNOTATION">deprecated</info>
 
 [<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ANNOTATION">deprecated</info>]
-<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ANNOTATION">magnificent</info> <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_KEYWORD">abstract</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ABSTRACT_CLASS">AbstractClass</info><<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_TYPE_PARAMETER">T</info>> {
+<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ANNOTATION">magnificent</info> <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_BUILTIN_ANNOTATION">abstract</info> class <info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_ABSTRACT_CLASS">AbstractClass</info><<info textAttributesKey="KOTLIN_TYPE_PARAMETER">T</info>> {
 }