diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting6/IDEA79251.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting6/IDEA79251.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b26587fb42ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting6/IDEA79251.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class Main {
+  public static class InnerClass {
+    private String field;
+  }
+  public static class InnerSubClass extends InnerClass {
+    public String getParentField() {
+      return this.<error descr="'field' has private access in 'Main.InnerClass'">field</error>;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk6Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk6Test.java
index b1aed61a3f6f..8d2c8156dc18 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk6Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk6Test.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class LightAdvHighlightingJdk6Test extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testUnhandledExceptionsValueOf() { doTest(true, false); }
   public void testUnsupportedFeatures7() { doTest(false, false); }
   public void testEnumInitializers() { doTest(false, false); }
+  public void testIDEA79251() { doTest(false, false); }
   public void testAgentPremain() {
     doTest(false, false); 
   }