diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java
index 125b4f6942fa..e0a9c33883d4 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ public class PsiModifierListImpl extends JavaStubPsiElement<PsiModifierListStub>
                  node.findChildByType(JavaTokenType.PRIVATE_KEYWORD) == null;
         }
       }
+      else if (aClass != null && aClass.isEnum() && ((PsiMethod)parent).isConstructor()) {
+        if (type == JavaTokenType.PRIVATE_KEYWORD) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
     }
     else if (parent instanceof PsiField) {
       if (parent instanceof PsiEnumConstant) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/Enum.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/Enum.java
index f379e933d428..b48a04847033 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/Enum.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/Enum.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ enum Operation {
   <error descr="'valueOf(String)' is already defined in 'Operation'">void valueOf(String s)</error> {}
 }
 
-class exte extends <error descr="Cannot inherit from final 'Operation'">Operation</error> {
+<error descr="There is no default constructor available in 'Operation'">class exte extends <error descr="Cannot inherit from final 'Operation'">Operation</error></error> {
 }
 
 class use {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting8/Enum.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting8/Enum.java
index 027ada4fa3d3..168f4fd498d0 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting8/Enum.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting8/Enum.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ enum Operation {
   <error descr="'valueOf(String)' is already defined in 'Operation'">void valueOf(String s)</error> {}
 }
 
-class exte extends <error descr="Cannot inherit from final 'Operation'">Operation</error> {
+<error descr="There is no default constructor available in 'Operation'">class exte extends <error descr="Cannot inherit from final 'Operation'">Operation</error></error> {
 }
 
 class use {