diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy/Bar.java b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy/Bar.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..54a888592307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy/Bar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Bar {
+
+  void m() {
+    new FooImpl().someMethod();
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy/Foo.java b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy/Foo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..058f2ce0239f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy/Foo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+interface Foo {
+  void someMethod();
+}
+
+class FooImpl implements Foo {
+  @Override
+  public void someMethod() {
+
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy2/Bar.java b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy2/Bar.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..55f87d7c04e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy2/Bar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Bar {
+
+  void m() {
+    new Foo().run();
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy2/Foo.java b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy2/Foo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6375bbdbf198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy2/Foo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+interface Foo implements Runnable {
+  @Override
+  public void run() {
+
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/CompilerReferencesFindUsagesTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/CompilerReferencesFindUsagesTest.java
index ca7a37ffd20a..8977e1f40ca3 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/CompilerReferencesFindUsagesTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/CompilerReferencesFindUsagesTest.java
@@ -55,6 +55,22 @@ public class CompilerReferencesFindUsagesTest extends DaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
     return JavaTestUtil.getJavaTestDataPath() + "/compiler/compilerReferenceFindUsages/";
   }
 
+  public void testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy() throws Exception {
+    configureByFiles(getName(), getName() + "/Bar.java", getName() + "/Foo.java");
+    PsiMethod methodToSearch = findClass("Foo").findMethodsByName("someMethod", false)[0];
+    assertOneElement(MethodReferencesSearch.search(methodToSearch).findAll());
+    myCompilerTester.rebuild();
+    assertOneElement(MethodReferencesSearch.search(methodToSearch).findAll());
+  }
+
+  public void testMethodUsageInClassHierarchy2() throws Exception {
+    configureByFiles(getName(), getName() + "/Bar.java", getName() + "/Foo.java");
+    PsiMethod methodToSearch = myJavaFacade.findClass(CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_RUNNABLE).findMethodsByName("run", false)[0];
+    assertOneElement(MethodReferencesSearch.search(methodToSearch).findAll());
+    myCompilerTester.rebuild();
+    assertOneElement(MethodReferencesSearch.search(methodToSearch).findAll());
+  }
+
   public void testLibMethodUsage() throws Exception {
     configureByFile(getName() + "/Foo.java");
     myCompilerTester.rebuild();