diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java
index 87e96a7a143b..8ac099bcd592 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java
@@ -186,7 +186,12 @@ public class PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl extends PsiReferenceExpressionBase
     try {
       final PsiExpression expression = getQualifierExpression();
       if (expression != null) {
-        PsiClassType.ClassResolveResult result = PsiUtil.resolveGenericsClassInType(expression.getType());
+        final PsiType expressionType = expression.getType();
+        if (expressionType instanceof PsiArrayType) {
+          containingClass = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(getProject()).findClass(CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_OBJECT, getResolveScope());
+          return false;
+        }
+        PsiClassType.ClassResolveResult result = PsiUtil.resolveGenericsClassInType(expressionType);
         containingClass = result.getElement();
         if (containingClass != null) {
           substitutor = result.getSubstitutor();
@@ -302,7 +307,10 @@ public class PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl extends PsiReferenceExpressionBase
           };
           processor.setIsConstructor(isConstructor);
           processor.setName(isConstructor ? containingClass.getName() : element.getText());
-          processor.setAccessClass(containingClass);
+          final PsiExpression expression = getQualifierExpression();
+          if (expression == null || !(expression.getType() instanceof PsiArrayType)) {
+            processor.setAccessClass(containingClass);
+          }
 
           if (beginsWithReferenceType) {
             if (containingClass.getContainingClass() == null || !containingClass.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/methodRef/AccessModifiers.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/methodRef/AccessModifiers.java
index fa01f7ef6d46..40b69484a1ed 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/methodRef/AccessModifiers.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/methodRef/AccessModifiers.java
@@ -34,3 +34,42 @@ class AlienTest {
         IInt i7 = MyTest.<error descr="'MyTest.Foo' has private access in 'MyTest'">Foo</error>::foo;
     }
 }
+
+
+class MyTest1 {
+    
+    interface I1 {
+        int[] _();
+    }
+    
+    interface I2 {
+        Object _();
+    }
+    
+    interface I3 {
+        char[] _();
+    }
+    
+    interface I4 {
+
+        boolean  _();
+    }
+
+    interface I5 {
+        Class<? extends MyTest1> _();
+    }
+
+    interface I6 {
+        Class<MyTest1> _();
+    }
+    
+    void foo(Object[] arr) {
+        <error descr="Incompatible types. Found: '<method reference>', required: 'MyTest1.I1'">I1 c1 = arr :: clone;</error>
+        I2 c2 = arr :: clone;
+        <error descr="Incompatible types. Found: '<method reference>', required: 'MyTest1.I3'">I3 c3 = arr::clone;</error>
+        <error descr="Incompatible types. Found: '<method reference>', required: 'MyTest1.I4'">I4 c5 = arr::clone;</error>
+
+        <error descr="Incompatible types. Found: '<method reference>', required: 'MyTest1.I5'">I5 c4 = this::getClass;</error>
+        <error descr="Incompatible types. Found: '<method reference>', required: 'MyTest1.I6'">I6 c6 = this::getClass;</error>
+    }
+}