diff --git a/plugins/android/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/android/AndroidJpsUtil.java b/plugins/android/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/android/AndroidJpsUtil.java
index 9ebfe2cdb16d..2834bea4f149 100644
--- a/plugins/android/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/android/AndroidJpsUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/android/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/android/AndroidJpsUtil.java
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ class AndroidJpsUtil {
   public static Set<String> getExternalLibraries(@NotNull ProjectPaths paths, @NotNull Module module) {
     final Set<String> result = new HashSet<String>();
     fillClasspath(paths, module, null, result, new HashSet<String>(), false);
+
+    // todo: add annotations.jar to result
     return result;
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidFacet.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidFacet.java
index 9bf5d2ca049c..94e6eba01b33 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidFacet.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidFacet.java
@@ -46,13 +46,17 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.SdkAdditionalData;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.SdkModificator;
-import com.intellij.openapi.roots.*;
+import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootEvent;
+import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootListener;
+import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.roots.OrderRootType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.JarFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtilCore;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
@@ -520,20 +524,35 @@ public class AndroidFacet extends Facet<AndroidFacetConfiguration> {
     if (resFolderPath == null) {
       return;
     }
+    final List<VirtualFile> filesToAdd = new ArrayList<VirtualFile>();
 
     final VirtualFile resFolder = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(resFolderPath);
-    if (resFolder == null) {
-      return;
+    if (resFolder != null) {
+      filesToAdd.add(resFolder);
     }
 
-    for (VirtualFile root : sdk.getRootProvider().getFiles(OrderRootType.CLASSES)) {
-      if (root == resFolder) {
-        return;
+    if (platform.needToAddAnnotationsJarToClasspath()) {
+      final String sdkHomePath = FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(platform.getSdkData().getLocation());
+      final VirtualFile annotationsJar = JarFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(
+        sdkHomePath + AndroidSdkUtils.ANNOTATIONS_JAR_RELATIVE_PATH + JarFileSystem.JAR_SEPARATOR);
+      filesToAdd.add(annotationsJar);
+    }
+
+    addFilesToSdkIfNecessary(sdk, filesToAdd);
+  }
+
+  private static void addFilesToSdkIfNecessary(@NotNull Sdk sdk, @NotNull Collection<VirtualFile> files) {
+    final List<VirtualFile> newFiles = new ArrayList<VirtualFile>(files);
+    newFiles.removeAll(Arrays.asList(sdk.getRootProvider().getFiles(OrderRootType.CLASSES)));
+
+    if (newFiles.size() > 0) {
+      final SdkModificator modificator = sdk.getSdkModificator();
+
+      for (VirtualFile file : newFiles) {
+        modificator.addRoot(file, OrderRootType.CLASSES);
       }
+      modificator.commitChanges();
     }
-    final SdkModificator modificator = sdk.getSdkModificator();
-    modificator.addRoot(resFolder, OrderRootType.CLASSES);
-    modificator.commitChanges();
   }
 
   private static void updateDependenciesInPropertyFile(@NotNull final PropertiesFile projectProperties,
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidRootUtil.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidRootUtil.java
index 10badcdde18d..e88bdb910992 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidRootUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/facet/AndroidRootUtil.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.lang.properties.psi.PropertiesFile;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.libraries.Library;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.OrderedSet;
 import org.jetbrains.android.compiler.AndroidCompileUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.android.sdk.AndroidPlatform;
+import org.jetbrains.android.sdk.AndroidSdkAdditionalData;
+import org.jetbrains.android.sdk.AndroidSdkType;
+import org.jetbrains.android.sdk.AndroidSdkUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.android.util.AndroidCommonUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -284,9 +289,38 @@ public class AndroidRootUtil {
     Set<VirtualFile> files = new HashSet<VirtualFile>();
     OrderedSet<VirtualFile> libs = new OrderedSet<VirtualFile>();
     fillExternalLibrariesAndModules(module, files, libs, new HashSet<Module>(), false);
+
+    addAnnotationsJar(module, libs);
     return libs;
   }
 
+  private static void addAnnotationsJar(Module module, OrderedSet<VirtualFile> libs) {
+    final Sdk sdk = ModuleRootManager.getInstance(module).getSdk();
+    if (sdk == null || !sdk.getSdkType().equals(AndroidSdkType.getInstance())) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final String sdkHomePath = sdk.getHomePath();
+    if (sdkHomePath == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final AndroidSdkAdditionalData data = (AndroidSdkAdditionalData)sdk.getSdkAdditionalData();
+    if (data == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    final AndroidPlatform platform = data.getAndroidPlatform();
+
+    if (platform != null && platform.needToAddAnnotationsJarToClasspath()) {
+      final String annotationsJarPath = FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(sdkHomePath) + AndroidSdkUtils.ANNOTATIONS_JAR_RELATIVE_PATH;
+      final VirtualFile annotationsJar = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(annotationsJarPath);
+
+      if (annotationsJar != null) {
+        libs.add(annotationsJar);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public static Set<VirtualFile> getDependentModules(Module module,
                                                      VirtualFile moduleOutputDir) {
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidPlatform.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidPlatform.java
index ceb99cd28c63..e3f4aaa09afe 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidPlatform.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidPlatform.java
@@ -179,4 +179,8 @@ public class AndroidPlatform {
     result = 31 * result + myTarget.hashCode();
     return result;
   }
+
+  public boolean needToAddAnnotationsJarToClasspath() {
+    return myTarget.getVersion().getApiLevel() <= 15;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java
index 3c3ce9d73cd1..77f2ab1eb7aa 100644
--- a/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/android/src/org/jetbrains/android/sdk/AndroidSdkUtils.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class AndroidSdkUtils {
 
   public static final String DEFAULT_PLATFORM_NAME_PROPERTY = "AndroidPlatformName";
   @NonNls public static final String ANDROID_HOME_ENV = "ANDROID_HOME";
+  @NonNls public static final String ANNOTATIONS_JAR_RELATIVE_PATH = "/tools/support/annotations.jar";
 
   private AndroidSdkUtils() {
   }
@@ -128,6 +129,16 @@ public class AndroidSdkUtils {
         result.add(new OrderRoot(resFolder, OrderRootType.CLASSES));
       }
     }
+
+    if (sdkPath != null) {
+      // todo: check if we should do it for new android platforms (api_level >= 15)
+      final VirtualFile annotationsJar = JarFileSystem.getInstance()
+        .findFileByPath(FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(sdkPath) + ANNOTATIONS_JAR_RELATIVE_PATH + JarFileSystem.JAR_SEPARATOR);
+      if (annotationsJar != null) {
+        result.add(new OrderRoot(annotationsJar, OrderRootType.CLASSES));
+      }
+    }
+
     return result;
   }