diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiTypesUtil.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiTypesUtil.java
index e711aa01b2b3..60466675af6d 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiTypesUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiTypesUtil.java
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ public class PsiTypesUtil {
           return ((PsiArrayType)type).getComponentType();
         }
       }
+      else if (gParent instanceof PsiArrayInitializerExpression) {
+        final PsiType expectedTypeByParent = getExpectedTypeByParent((PsiExpression)parent);
+        return expectedTypeByParent != null && expectedTypeByParent instanceof PsiArrayType
+               ? ((PsiArrayType)expectedTypeByParent).getComponentType() : null;
+      }
     }
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/redundantCast/ExpectedTypeByNestedArrayInitializer.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/redundantCast/ExpectedTypeByNestedArrayInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3842f212c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/redundantCast/ExpectedTypeByNestedArrayInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+import java.util.function.IntFunction;
+
+class Test {
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Object[][] o = new Object[][] {{
+                (IntFunction<String>) integer -> Integer.toString(integer)
+        }};
+
+        Object[] o1 = new Object[] {
+                (IntFunction<String>)  integer -> Integer.toString(integer)
+        };
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java
index 795091df050d..19feba36cefa 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class LambdaRedundantCastTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testLambdaReturnExpressions() { doTest(); }
   public void testLambdaReturnExpressions1() { doTest(); }
   public void testPreventBadReturnTypeInReturnExpression() { doTest(); }
+  public void testExpectedTypeByNestedArrayInitializer() { doTest(); }
 
   private void doTest() {
     doTest(BASE_PATH + "/" + getTestName(false) + ".java", true, false);