--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java	Tue Jan 13 10:32:19 2015 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java	Tue Jan 13 10:36:41 2015 +0100
@@ -1209,15 +1209,7 @@
                             if (annos.nonEmpty()) {
                                 t = toP(F.at(pos).AnnotatedType(annos, t));
                             }
-                            // .class is only allowed if there were no annotations
-                            JCExpression nt = bracketsSuffix(t);
-                            if (nt != t && (annos.nonEmpty() || TreeInfo.containsTypeAnnotation(t))) {
-                                // t and nt are different if bracketsSuffix parsed a .class.
-                                // The check for nonEmpty covers the case when the whole array is annotated.
-                                // Helper method isAnnotated looks for annos deeply within t.
-                                syntaxError("no.annotations.on.dot.class");
-                            }
-                            t = nt;
+                            t = bracketsSuffix(t);
                         } else {
                             if ((mode & EXPR) != 0) {
                                 mode = EXPR;
@@ -1956,6 +1948,12 @@
                 }
                 t = F.at(pos).Erroneous(List.<JCTree>of(toP(F.at(pos).Select(t, name))));
             } else {
+                Tag tag = t.getTag();
+                // Type annotations are illegal on class literals. Annotated non array class literals
+                // are complained about directly in term3(), Here check for type annotations on dimensions
+                // taking care to handle some interior dimension(s) being annotated.
+                if ((tag == TYPEARRAY && TreeInfo.containsTypeAnnotation(t)) || tag == ANNOTATED_TYPE)
+                    syntaxError("no.annotations.on.dot.class");
                 t = toP(F.at(pos).Select(t, names._class));
             }
         } else if ((mode & TYPE) != 0) {

--- a/langtools/test/tools/javac/annotations/typeAnnotations/failures/AnnotatedClassExpr.java	Tue Jan 13 10:32:19 2015 +0100
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/annotations/typeAnnotations/failures/AnnotatedClassExpr.java	Tue Jan 13 10:36:41 2015 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
- * @bug 8027262
+ * @bug 8027262 8027888
  * @summary A class expression cannot be annotated.
  * @compile/fail/ref=AnnotatedClassExpr.out -XDrawDiagnostics AnnotatedClassExpr.java
  */
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 class AnnotatedClassExpr {
   static void main() {
     Object o1 = @A int.class;
+    o1 = @A int [] . class;
+    o1 = int @A [] . class;
+    o1 = int [] @A [] . class;
+    o1 = AnnotatedClassExpr @A [] .class;
+    o1 = @A AnnotatedClassExpr @A [] .class;
+    o1 = @A AnnotatedClassExpr.class;
   }
 }
 

--- a/langtools/test/tools/javac/annotations/typeAnnotations/failures/AnnotatedClassExpr.out	Tue Jan 13 10:32:19 2015 +0100
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/annotations/typeAnnotations/failures/AnnotatedClassExpr.out	Tue Jan 13 10:36:41 2015 +0100
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 AnnotatedClassExpr.java:12:29: compiler.err.no.annotations.on.dot.class
-1 error
+AnnotatedClassExpr.java:13:27: compiler.err.no.annotations.on.dot.class
+AnnotatedClassExpr.java:14:27: compiler.err.no.annotations.on.dot.class
+AnnotatedClassExpr.java:15:30: compiler.err.no.annotations.on.dot.class
+AnnotatedClassExpr.java:16:41: compiler.err.no.annotations.on.dot.class
+AnnotatedClassExpr.java:17:44: compiler.err.no.annotations.on.dot.class
+AnnotatedClassExpr.java:18:37: compiler.err.no.annotations.on.dot.class
+7 errors