diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
index 72b8320038bc..cb2c3fda0b68 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 public class NullableStuffInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionTool {
   // deprecated fields remain to minimize changes to users inspection profiles (which are often located in version control).
@@ -269,6 +270,12 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionToo
   @NotNull
   private static String getPresentableAnnoName(@NotNull PsiModifierListOwner owner) {
     NullableNotNullManager manager = NullableNotNullManager.getInstance(owner.getProject());
+    Set<String> names = ContainerUtil.newHashSet(manager.getNullables());
+    names.addAll(manager.getNotNulls());
+
+    PsiAnnotation annotation = AnnotationUtil.findAnnotationInHierarchy(owner, names);
+    if (annotation != null) return getPresentableAnnoName(annotation);
+    
     String anno = manager.getNotNull(owner);
     return StringUtil.getShortName(anno != null ? anno : StringUtil.notNullize(manager.getNullable(owner), "???"));
   }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/NotNullAnnotationChecksInChildClassMethods.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/NotNullAnnotationChecksInChildClassMethods.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bb3a610ffca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/nullableProblems/NotNullAnnotationChecksInChildClassMethods.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.*;
+
+public class NotNullAnnotationChecksInChildClassMethods {
+
+  private static class A {
+    @NotNull public String getNormalizedName() {
+      return "classA";
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static class B extends A {
+
+    @Override public String <warning descr="Not annotated method overrides method annotated with @NotNull">getNormalizedName</warning>() {
+      return "classB";
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static class C extends B {
+
+    @Override public String <warning descr="Not annotated method overrides method annotated with @NotNull">getNormalizedName</warning>() {
+      return "classC";
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
index 841abd9b4991..0b8e6c086b16 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionTest extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
   public void testNotNullFieldNullableParam() throws Exception{ doTest(); }
   public void testNotNullCustomException() throws Exception{ doTest(); }
   public void testNotNullFieldNotInitialized() throws Exception{ doTest(); }
+  public void testNotNullAnnotationChecksInChildClassMethods() { doTest(); }
 
   public void testGetterSetterProblems() throws Exception{ doTest(); }
   public void testOverriddenMethods() throws Exception{