diff --git a/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/common/common.kt b/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/common/common.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc1c972043c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/common/common.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+expect fun <lineMarker descr="Has actuals in JVM">foo</lineMarker>(): Int
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diff --git a/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/jvm_base/base.kt b/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/jvm_base/base.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed077971da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/jvm_base/base.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// !CHECK_HIGHLIGHTING
+
+actual fun foo() = 42
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diff --git a/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/jvm_user/user.kt b/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/jvm_user/user.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..230123f2b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiModuleLineMarker/transitive/jvm_user/user.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// !CHECK_HIGHLIGHTING
+
+fun bar() = foo()
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diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiModuleLineMarkerTest.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiModuleLineMarkerTest.kt
index 5123127117a..47756505aba 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiModuleLineMarkerTest.kt
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/MultiModuleLineMarkerTest.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.CompilerModuleExtension
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootModificationUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JvmTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.TargetPlatformKind
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.stubs.createFacet
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.PluginTestCaseBase
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TestJdkKind
 
 class MultiModuleLineMarkerTest : AbstractMultiModuleHighlightingTest() {
 
@@ -63,4 +65,23 @@ class MultiModuleLineMarkerTest : AbstractMultiModuleHighlightingTest() {
                                 }
                             })
     }
+
+    fun testTransitive() {
+        val commonModule = module("common", TestJdkKind.MOCK_JDK)
+        commonModule.createFacet(TargetPlatformKind.Common, false)
+        val jvmPlatform = TargetPlatformKind.Jvm[JvmTarget.JVM_1_6]
+
+        val baseModule = module("jvm_base", TestJdkKind.MOCK_JDK)
+        baseModule.createFacet(jvmPlatform, implementedModuleName = "common")
+        baseModule.enableMultiPlatform()
+        baseModule.addDependency(commonModule)
+
+        val userModule = module("jvm_user", TestJdkKind.MOCK_JDK)
+        userModule.createFacet(jvmPlatform)
+        userModule.enableMultiPlatform()
+        userModule.addDependency(commonModule)
+        userModule.addDependency(baseModule)
+
+        checkHighlightingInAllFiles()
+    }
 }
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