diff --git a/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/validation/RegExpAnnotator.java b/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/validation/RegExpAnnotator.java
index f6f0bddc28f9..905953df927c 100644
--- a/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/validation/RegExpAnnotator.java
+++ b/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/validation/RegExpAnnotator.java
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ public final class RegExpAnnotator extends RegExpElementVisitor implements Annot
     }
     final RegExpGroup group = groupRef.resolve();
     if (group == null) {
-      final Annotation a = myHolder.createErrorAnnotation(groupRef, "Unresolved named group reference");
+      final ASTNode node = groupRef.getNode().findChildByType(RegExpTT.NAME);
+      final Annotation a = myHolder.createErrorAnnotation(node, "Unresolved named group reference");
       if (a != null) {
         // IDEA-9381
         a.setHighlightType(ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNKNOWN_SYMBOL);
diff --git a/RegExpSupport/testData/RETest.xml b/RegExpSupport/testData/RETest.xml
index e64e50e8d5b4..d2c31f74fb94 100644
--- a/RegExpSupport/testData/RETest.xml
+++ b/RegExpSupport/testData/RETest.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       <expected>OK</expected>
     </test>
     <test host="com.intellij.psi.impl.JavaRegExpHost">
-      <pattern><![CDATA[<error descr="Unresolved named group reference">\k<adsf></error>]]></pattern>
+      <pattern><![CDATA[\k<<error descr="Unresolved named group reference">adsf</error>>]]></pattern>
       <expected>OK</expected>
     </test>
   </groups>