diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacConverter.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacConverter.java
index a2de6791fb6..df615706f85 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacConverter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/JavacConverter.java
@@ -1967,8 +1967,13 @@ private Annotation convert(JCAnnotation javac) {
 			commonSettings(result, javac);
 			result.setTypeName(toName(javac.annotationType));
 			JCTree value = javac.getArguments().get(0);
-			if (value != null)
-				result.setValue(toName(value));
+			if (value != null) {
+				if( value instanceof JCExpression jce) {
+					result.setValue(convertExpression(jce));
+				} else {
+					result.setValue(toName(value));
+				}
+			}
 
 			return result;