diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
index db8e62a1ea52..897eed80e468 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionToo
 
           checkAccessors(field, annotated, project, manager, anno, annoToRemove, holder);
 
-          if (REQUIRE_NOTNULL_FIELDS_INITIALIZED) {
-            checkNotNullFieldsInitialized(field, annotated, manager, holder);
-          }
-
           checkConstructorParameters(field, annotated, manager, anno, annoToRemove, holder);
         }
+
+        if (REQUIRE_NOTNULL_FIELDS_INITIALIZED && !annotated.isDeclaredNullable) {
+          checkNotNullFieldsInitialized(field, manager, holder);
+        }
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -259,17 +259,14 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionToo
     LOG.assertTrue(parameter.isPhysical(), setter.getText());
   }
 
-  private static void checkNotNullFieldsInitialized(PsiField field,
-                                                    Annotated annotated,
-                                                    NullableNotNullManager manager, @NotNull ProblemsHolder holder) {
-    if (annotated.isDeclaredNotNull && !HighlightControlFlowUtil.isFieldInitializedAfterObjectConstruction(field)) {
-      final PsiAnnotation annotation = AnnotationUtil.findAnnotation(field, manager.getNotNulls());
-      if (annotation != null) {
-        holder.registerProblem(annotation.isPhysical() ? annotation : field.getNameIdentifier(),
-                               "Not-null fields must be initialized",
-                               ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING);
-      }
-    }
+  private static void checkNotNullFieldsInitialized(PsiField field, NullableNotNullManager manager, @NotNull ProblemsHolder holder) {
+    PsiAnnotation annotation = manager.getNotNullAnnotation(field, false);
+    if (annotation == null || HighlightControlFlowUtil.isFieldInitializedAfterObjectConstruction(field)) return;
+
+    boolean byDefault = manager.isContainerAnnotation(annotation);
+    PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement name = annotation.getNameReferenceElement();
+    holder.registerProblem(annotation.isPhysical() && !byDefault ? annotation : field.getNameIdentifier(),
+                           (byDefault && name != null ? "@" + name.getReferenceName() : "Not-null") + " fields must be initialized");
   }
 
   private void checkConstructorParameters(PsiField field,
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/NotNullByDefaultFieldNotInitialized.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/NotNullByDefaultFieldNotInitialized.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..07427362783f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/NotNullByDefaultFieldNotInitialized.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import javax.annotation.*;
+
+@NonnullByDefault
+class Test {
+  Object <warning descr="@NonnullByDefault fields must be initialized">member</warning>;
+
+  private void accessMember() {
+    member = new Object();
+  }
+}
+
+
+@Nonnull
+@javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault(java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD)
+@interface NonnullByDefault {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
index e0c38a3913f4..4a27815e27d2 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionTest extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testNotNullByDefaultFieldNotInitialized() {
+    DataFlowInspectionTest.addJavaxNullabilityAnnotations(myFixture);
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testNotNullAnnotationChecksInChildClassMethods() { doTest(); }
 
   public void testGetterSetterProblems() throws Exception{ doTest(); }