diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
index 78f4713426ce..b6dacbe717fb 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
@@ -1522,6 +1522,12 @@ public class HighlightUtil extends HighlightUtilBase {
               .descriptionAndTooltip(JavaErrorMessages.message("bad.qualifier.in.super.method.reference", format(aClass), formatClass(superClass))).create();
           }
         }
+
+        if (expr instanceof PsiSuperExpression && !classT.isInheritor(aClass, false)) {
+          return HighlightInfo.newHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR)
+            .range(qualifier)
+            .descriptionAndTooltip(JavaErrorMessages.message("no.enclosing.instance.in.scope", format(aClass))).create();
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/TypeNameInterfaceSuperMethodReferenceApplicability.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/TypeNameInterfaceSuperMethodReferenceApplicability.java
index 28f175aae9e4..23bdff178cca 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/TypeNameInterfaceSuperMethodReferenceApplicability.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/TypeNameInterfaceSuperMethodReferenceApplicability.java
@@ -38,5 +38,12 @@ class Test {
       }
     };
   }
+
+  interface D extends J {
+    default void m() {
+      <error descr="No enclosing instance of type 'Test.D' is in scope">D</error>.super.toString();
+      J.super.toString();
+    }
+  }
 }