diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/DeadCodeInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/DeadCodeInspection.java
index fd9fca255d87..50d38b890652 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/DeadCodeInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/DeadCodeInspection.java
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ public class DeadCodeInspection extends FilteringInspectionTool {
   public boolean ADD_NONJAVA_TO_ENTRIES = true;
 
   public JDOMExternalizableStringList ADDITIONAL_ANNOTATIONS = new JDOMExternalizableStringList();
+  private static final String[] ADDITIONAL_ANNOS = {
+    "javax.ws.rs.*"
+  };
 
   private HashSet<RefElement> myProcessedSuspicious = null;
   private int myPhase;
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ public class DeadCodeInspection extends FilteringInspectionTool {
   public final UnusedCodeExtension[] myExtensions;
 
   public DeadCodeInspection() {
+    ADDITIONAL_ANNOTATIONS.addAll(Arrays.asList(ADDITIONAL_ANNOS));
     myQuickFixActions = new QuickFixAction[]{new PermanentDeleteAction(), new CommentOutBin(), new MoveToEntries()};
     ExtensionPoint<UnusedCodeExtension> point = Extensions.getRootArea().getExtensionPoint(ExtensionPoints.DEAD_CODE_TOOL);
     final UnusedCodeExtension[] deadCodeAddins = point.getExtensions();
@@ -430,7 +434,7 @@ public class DeadCodeInspection extends FilteringInspectionTool {
       if (isAddMainsEnabled() && PsiMethodUtil.hasMainMethod(aClass)) return true;
     }
     if (element instanceof PsiModifierListOwner
-        && AnnotationUtil.isAnnotated((PsiModifierListOwner)element, ADDITIONAL_ANNOTATIONS)) {
+        && AnnotationUtil.checkAnnotatedUsingPatterns((PsiModifierListOwner)element, ADDITIONAL_ANNOTATIONS)) {
       return true;
     }
     for (UnusedCodeExtension extension : myExtensions) {
diff --git a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/AnnotationUtil.java b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/AnnotationUtil.java
index 0a750e806c2b..2e6592ee5b56 100644
--- a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/AnnotationUtil.java
+++ b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/AnnotationUtil.java
@@ -222,4 +222,40 @@ public class AnnotationUtil {
   public static boolean isJetbrainsAnnotation(@NonNls final String simpleName) {
     return ArrayUtil.find(SIMPLE_NAMES, simpleName) != -1;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Works similar to #isAnnotated(PsiModifierListOwner, Collection<String>) but supports FQN patters
+   * like "javax.ws.rs.*". Supports ending "*" only.
+   *
+   * @param owner modifier list
+   * @param annotations annotations qualified names or patterns. Patterns can have '*' at the end
+   * @return <code>true</code> if annotated of at least one annotation from the annotations list
+   */
+  public static boolean checkAnnotatedUsingPatterns(PsiModifierListOwner owner, Collection<String> annotations) {
+    List<String> fqns = null;
+    final PsiModifierList modList;
+    if (owner == null || (modList = owner.getModifierList()) == null) return false;
+
+    for (String fqn : annotations) {
+      if (! fqn.endsWith("*") && isAnnotated(owner, fqn, false)) {
+        return true;
+      } else {
+        if (fqns == null) {
+          fqns = new ArrayList<String>();
+          final PsiAnnotation[] annos = modList.getAnnotations();
+          for (PsiAnnotation anno : annos) {
+            fqns.add(anno.getQualifiedName());
+          }
+          if (fqns.isEmpty()) return false;
+        }
+        fqn = fqn.substring(0, fqn.length() - 2);
+        for (String annoFQN : fqns) {
+          if (annoFQN.startsWith(fqn)) {
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }