--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Checker.java	Tue Sep 24 10:51:28 2013 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Checker.java	Tue Sep 24 11:46:25 2013 -0700
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Name;
+import javax.lang.model.element.VariableElement;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 import javax.tools.Diagnostic.Kind;
@@ -822,10 +823,33 @@
 
     @Override
     public Void visitValue(ValueTree tree, Void ignore) {
+        ReferenceTree ref = tree.getReference();
+        if (ref == null || ref.getSignature().isEmpty()) {
+            if (!isConstant(env.currElement))
+                env.messages.error(REFERENCE, tree, "dc.value.not.allowed.here");
+        } else {
+            Element e = env.trees.getElement(new DocTreePath(getCurrentPath(), ref));
+            if (!isConstant(e))
+                env.messages.error(REFERENCE, tree, "dc.value.not.a.constant");
+        }
+
         markEnclosingTag(Flag.HAS_INLINE_TAG);
         return super.visitValue(tree, ignore);
     }
 
+    private boolean isConstant(Element e) {
+        if (e == null)
+            return false;
+
+        switch (e.getKind()) {
+            case FIELD:
+                Object value = ((VariableElement) e).getConstantValue();
+                return (value != null); // can't distinguish "not a constant" from "constant is null"
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Void visitVersion(VersionTree tree, Void ignore) {
         warnIfEmpty(tree, tree.getBody());

--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/resources/doclint.properties	Tue Sep 24 10:51:28 2013 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/resources/doclint.properties	Tue Sep 24 11:46:25 2013 -0700
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 dc.tag.unknown = unknown tag: {0}
 dc.text.not.allowed = text not allowed in <{0}> element
 dc.unexpected.comment=documentation comment not expected here
+dc.value.not.allowed.here='{@value}' not allowed here
+dc.value.not.a.constant=value does not refer to a constant
 
 dc.main.ioerror=IO error: {0}
 dc.main.no.files.given=No files given

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/ValueTest.java	Tue Sep 24 11:46:25 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8025272
+ * @summary doclint needs to check for valid usage of at-value tag
+ * @build DocLintTester
+ * @run main DocLintTester -ref ValueTest.out ValueTest.java
+ */
+
+/** */
+public class ValueTest {
+    /*
+     * Tests for {@value} without a reference
+     */
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final boolean cBoolean = false;
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final byte cByte = 0;
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final short cShort = 0;
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final int cInt = 0;
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final long cLong = 0L;
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final float cFloat = 0.0f;
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final double cDouble = 0.0;
+
+    /** valid: {@value} */
+    public static final String cString = "";
+
+    /** invalid class C: {@value} */
+    public class C { }
+
+    /** invalid enum E: {@value} */
+    public enum E {
+        /** invalid enum constant E1: {@value} */
+        E1
+    }
+
+    /** invalid field 1: {@value} */
+    public int f1;
+
+    /** invalid field 2: {@value} */
+    public int f2 = 3;
+
+
+    /*
+     * Tests for {@value} with a reference
+     */
+
+    /** valid: {@value Integer#SIZE} */
+    public int intRef;
+
+    /** invalid method: {@value Object#toString} */
+    public int badMethod;
+
+    /** invalid enum constant: {@value Thread.State#NEW} */
+    public int badEnum;
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/ValueTest.out	Tue Sep 24 11:46:25 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+ValueTest.java:39: error: {@value} not allowed here
+    /** invalid class C: {@value} */
+                         ^
+ValueTest.java:42: error: {@value} not allowed here
+    /** invalid enum E: {@value} */
+                        ^
+ValueTest.java:44: error: {@value} not allowed here
+        /** invalid enum constant E1: {@value} */
+                                      ^
+ValueTest.java:48: error: {@value} not allowed here
+    /** invalid field 1: {@value} */
+                         ^
+ValueTest.java:51: error: {@value} not allowed here
+    /** invalid field 2: {@value} */
+                         ^
+ValueTest.java:62: error: value does not refer to a constant
+    /** invalid method: {@value Object#toString} */
+                        ^
+ValueTest.java:65: error: value does not refer to a constant
+    /** invalid enum constant: {@value Thread.State#NEW} */
+                               ^
+7 errors