diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeLambdaInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeLambdaInspection.java
index 87ad7d9f6756..96066c34eefe 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeLambdaInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeLambdaInspection.java
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ public class AnonymousCanBeLambdaInspection extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspection
           if (resolved instanceof PsiField && ((PsiField)resolved).getContainingClass() == field.getContainingClass()) {
             final PsiExpression initializer = ((PsiField)resolved).getInitializer();
             if (initializer == null ||
+                resolved == field ||
                 initializer.getTextOffset() > myAnonymClass.getTextOffset() && !((PsiField)resolved).hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) {
               myBodyContainsForbiddenRefs = true;
               return;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/anonymous2lambda/beforeSelfReference.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/anonymous2lambda/beforeSelfReference.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7160a62ffbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/anonymous2lambda/beforeSelfReference.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// "Replace with lambda" "false"
+class Test {
+  Runnable runnable = new Runn<caret>able() {
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+      System.out.println(runnable);
+    }
+  };
+}
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