--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java	Mon Jul 26 14:25:56 2010 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java	Tue Jul 27 11:32:03 2010 -0700
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@
 
         /* A modifiers tree with no modifier tokens or annotations
          * has no text position. */
-        if ((flags & Flags.ModifierFlags) == 0 && annotations.isEmpty())
+        if ((flags & (Flags.ModifierFlags | Flags.ANNOTATION)) == 0 && annotations.isEmpty())
             pos = Position.NOPOS;
 
         JCModifiers mods = F.at(pos).Modifiers(flags, annotations.toList());

--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/tree/TreeMaker.java	Mon Jul 26 14:25:56 2010 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/tree/TreeMaker.java	Tue Jul 27 11:32:03 2010 -0700
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 
     public JCModifiers Modifiers(long flags, List<JCAnnotation> annotations) {
         JCModifiers tree = new JCModifiers(flags, annotations);
-        boolean noFlags = (flags & Flags.ModifierFlags) == 0;
+        boolean noFlags = (flags & (Flags.ModifierFlags | Flags.ANNOTATION)) == 0;
         tree.pos = (noFlags && annotations.isEmpty()) ? Position.NOPOS : pos;
         return tree;
     }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/T6972327.java	Tue Jul 27 11:32:03 2010 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6972327
+ * @summary JCTree.pos incorrect for annotations without modifiers and package
+ */
+
+import com.sun.source.tree.*;
+import com.sun.source.util.Trees;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.api.*;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.*;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.*;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import javax.tools.*;
+
+public class T6972327 {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        final String bootPath = System.getProperty("sun.boot.class.path"); //NOI18N
+        final JavaCompiler tool = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
+        assert tool != null;
+
+        String code = "\n@interface Test {}";
+
+        JavacTaskImpl ct = (JavacTaskImpl) tool.getTask(null, null, null,
+            Arrays.asList("-bootclasspath", bootPath, "-Xjcov"), null, Arrays.asList(new MyFileObject(code)));
+        CompilationUnitTree cut = ct.parse().iterator().next();
+        ClassTree clazz = (ClassTree) cut.getTypeDecls().get(0);
+        Trees t = Trees.instance(ct);
+
+        long pos = t.getSourcePositions().getStartPosition(cut, clazz);
+        if (pos != code.indexOf(code.trim()))
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Unexpected position=" + pos);
+    }
+
+    static class MyFileObject extends SimpleJavaFileObject {
+        private String text;
+
+        public MyFileObject(String text) {
+            super(URI.create("myfo:/Test.java"), JavaFileObject.Kind.SOURCE);
+            this.text = text;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) {
+            return text;
+        }
+    }
+}