diff --git a/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py b/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py
index edfc6840fc37..aa7ca35250ee 100644
--- a/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py
+++ b/mypy/plugins/dataclasses.py
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ def collect_attributes(self) -> list[DataclassAttribute] | None:
                     "Attributes without a default cannot follow attributes with one", context
                 )
 
-            found_default = found_default or (attr.has_default and attr.is_in_init)
+            found_default = found_default or (attr.has_default and attr.is_in_init and not attr.kw_only)
             if found_kw_sentinel and self._is_kw_only_type(attr.type):
                 context = cls
                 if attr.name in current_attr_names:
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test b/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test
index 0f726242b25b..9f0346869992 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-dataclasses.test
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field, KW_ONLY
 class Application:
     _: KW_ONLY
     name: str = 'Unnamed'
-    rating: int = field(kw_only=False)  # E: Attributes without a default cannot follow attributes with one
+    rating: int = field(kw_only=False)
 
 Application(name='name', rating=5)
 Application()  # E: Missing positional argument "name" in call to "Application"