diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/blockingCallsDetection/ThrowsTypeBlockingMethodChecker.java b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/blockingCallsDetection/ThrowsTypeBlockingMethodChecker.java
index fb552d9d6fbd..c7e5ff0b0249 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/blockingCallsDetection/ThrowsTypeBlockingMethodChecker.java
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/blockingCallsDetection/ThrowsTypeBlockingMethodChecker.java
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package com.intellij.codeInspection.blockingCallsDetection;
 
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.InheritanceUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
+import one.util.streamex.StreamEx;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class ThrowsTypeBlockingMethodChecker implements BlockingMethodChecker {
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ public class ThrowsTypeBlockingMethodChecker implements BlockingMethodChecker {
 
   @Override
   public boolean isMethodBlocking(@NotNull PsiMethod method) {
-    return Arrays.stream(method.getThrowsList().getReferenceElements())
-      .anyMatch(thrownException -> BLOCKING_EXCEPTION_TYPES.contains(thrownException.getQualifiedName()));
+    return StreamEx.of(method.getThrowsList().getReferencedTypes())
+      .cross(BLOCKING_EXCEPTION_TYPES)
+      .anyMatch(entry -> InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
   }
 }