diff --git a/plugins/devkit/src/dom/impl/ExtensionDomExtender.java b/plugins/devkit/src/dom/impl/ExtensionDomExtender.java
index 0bd5e19bff15..922861de9c70 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/src/dom/impl/ExtensionDomExtender.java
+++ b/plugins/devkit/src/dom/impl/ExtensionDomExtender.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTypesUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.xml.XmlElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.xml.XmlFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.xml.XmlTag;
+import com.intellij.refactoring.psi.PropertyUtils;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.xml.*;
 import com.intellij.util.xml.reflect.DomExtender;
@@ -127,18 +128,20 @@ public class ExtensionDomExtender extends DomExtender<Extensions> {
     if (beanClass == null) return;
 
     for (PsiField field : beanClass.getAllFields()) {
-      if (field.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PUBLIC)) {
-        registerField(registrar, field);
-      }
+      registerField(registrar, field);
     }
   }
 
   private static void registerField(final DomExtensionsRegistrar registrar, @NotNull final PsiField field) {
-    final PsiModifierList modifierList = field.getModifierList();
-    if (modifierList == null) return;
+    final PsiMethod getter = PropertyUtils.findGetterForField(field);
+    final PsiMethod setter = PropertyUtils.findSetterForField(field);
+    if (!field.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PUBLIC) && (getter == null || setter == null)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     final String fieldName = field.getName();
     final PsiConstantEvaluationHelper evalHelper = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(field.getProject()).getConstantEvaluationHelper();
-    final PsiAnnotation attrAnno = modifierList.findAnnotation(Attribute.class.getName());
+    final PsiAnnotation attrAnno = findAnnotation(Attribute.class, field, getter, setter);
     if (attrAnno != null) {
       final String attrName = getStringAttribute(attrAnno, "value", evalHelper);
       if (attrName != null) {
@@ -150,9 +153,9 @@ public class ExtensionDomExtender extends DomExtender<Extensions> {
       }
       return;
     }
-    final PsiAnnotation tagAnno = modifierList.findAnnotation(Tag.class.getName());
-    final PsiAnnotation propAnno = modifierList.findAnnotation(Property.class.getName());
-    final PsiAnnotation absColAnno = modifierList.findAnnotation(AbstractCollection.class.getName());
+    final PsiAnnotation tagAnno = findAnnotation(Tag.class, field, getter, setter);
+    final PsiAnnotation propAnno = findAnnotation(Property.class, field, getter, setter);
+    final PsiAnnotation absColAnno = findAnnotation(AbstractCollection.class, field, getter, setter);
     //final PsiAnnotation colAnno = modifierList.findAnnotation(Collection.class.getName()); // todo
     final String tagName = tagAnno != null? getStringAttribute(tagAnno, "value", evalHelper) :
                            propAnno != null && getBooleanAttribute(propAnno, "surroundWithTag", evalHelper)? Constants.OPTION : null;
@@ -178,6 +181,20 @@ public class ExtensionDomExtender extends DomExtender<Extensions> {
     }
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  private static PsiAnnotation findAnnotation(final Class<?> annotationClass, PsiMember... members) {
+    for (PsiMember member : members) {
+      final PsiModifierList modifierList = member.getModifierList();
+      if (modifierList != null) {
+        final PsiAnnotation annotation = modifierList.findAnnotation(annotationClass.getName());
+        if (annotation != null) {
+          return annotation;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   private static void registerCollectionBinding(PsiType type,
                                                 DomExtensionsRegistrar registrar,
                                                 PsiAnnotation anno,
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/ExtBeanWithAccessors.java b/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/ExtBeanWithAccessors.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf06af52d87c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/ExtBeanWithAccessors.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import java.lang.String;
+
+public class ExtBeanWithAccessors {
+  private String field;
+
+  @com.intellij.util.xmlb.annotations.Attribute("param")
+  public String getField() {
+    return field;
+  }
+
+  public void setField(String field) {
+    this.field = field;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/extensionAttributeWithAccessors.xml b/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/extensionAttributeWithAccessors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..843d95a23878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/extensionAttributeWithAccessors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<idea-plugin>
+  <id>com.intellij.myPlugin</id>
+
+  <extensionPoints>
+    <extensionPoint name="acc" beanClass="ExtBeanWithAccessors"/>
+  </extensionPoints>
+
+  <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij.myPlugin">
+    <acc param="123"/>
+  </extensions>
+
+</idea-plugin>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java b/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java
index 24d8e0790446..dc9e0767b163 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java
+++ b/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ public class PluginXmlFunctionalTest extends JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     myFixture.testHighlighting("deprecatedExtensionAttribute.xml", "MyExtBean.java");
   }
 
+  public void testExtensionAttributeDeclaredUsingAccessors() {
+    myFixture.testHighlighting("extensionAttributeWithAccessors.xml", "ExtBeanWithAccessors.java");
+  }
+
   public void testPluginModule() throws Throwable {
     myFixture.testHighlighting("pluginWithModules.xml");
   }