diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deprecation/DeprecationInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deprecation/DeprecationInspection.java
index 1bfadfd2420b..ab940b08e54e 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deprecation/DeprecationInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deprecation/DeprecationInspection.java
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ public class DeprecationInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspectionTool {
       }
     }
 
+    if (PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(elementToHighlight, PsiImportStatementBase.class) != null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
     String description = JavaErrorMessages.message("deprecated.symbol",
                                                    HighlightMessageUtil.getSymbolName(refElement, PsiSubstitutor.EMPTY));
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/expected.xml b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/expected.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4704d91e891d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/expected.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<problems/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/src/Test.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/src/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36192223395a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/src/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import a.A;
+public class Test {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/src/a/A.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/src/a/A.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2cd9f4f3dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/deprecation/deprecatedInImport/src/a/A.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package a;
+@Deprecated
+public class A {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DeprecationInspectionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DeprecationInspectionTest.java
index b53c7ed57418..41a802df93cf 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DeprecationInspectionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DeprecationInspectionTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public class DeprecationInspectionTest extends InspectionTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testDeprecatedInImport() throws Exception{
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testDeprecatedInner() throws Exception {
     doTest();
   }