diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/EmptyStringArgument.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/EmptyStringArgument.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12333e4f1e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/EmptyStringArgument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class Main {
+  void foo1() {
+    System.out.println(<warning descr="Unnecessary empty string argument">""</warning>);
+  }
+
+  void foo2() {
+    StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder(<warning descr="Unnecessary empty string argument">""</warning>);
+  }
+
+  void foo3() {
+    StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer(<warning descr="Unnecessary empty string argument">""</warning>);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/StringLengthArgument.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/StringLengthArgument.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b5822656f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/StringLengthArgument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Main {
+  void foo1(String str) {
+    str.lastIndexOf("42", <warning descr="Unnecessary string length argument">str.length()</warning>);
+  }
+
+  void foo2(String str) {
+    str.lastIndexOf("42", <warning descr="Unnecessary string length argument">str.length() - 1</warning>);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/ZeroArgument.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/ZeroArgument.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f4b8d261804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantStringOperation/ZeroArgument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Main {
+  void foo1(String str) {
+    str.indexOf("42", <warning descr="Unnecessary zero argument">0</warning>);
+  }
+
+  void foo2(String str) {
+    str.startsWith("42", <warning descr="Unnecessary zero argument">0</warning>);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantStringOperationInspectionFixTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantStringOperationInspectionFixTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69c6d57ae13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantStringOperationInspectionFixTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package com.intellij.java.codeInsight.daemon.quickFix;
+
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.quickFix.LightQuickFixParameterizedTestCase;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalInspectionTool;
+import com.siyeh.ig.redundancy.RedundantStringOperationInspection;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+
+public class RedundantStringOperationInspectionFixTest extends LightQuickFixParameterizedTestCase {
+  @Override
+  protected LocalInspectionTool @NotNull [] configureLocalInspectionTools() {
+    return new LocalInspectionTool[]{new RedundantStringOperationInspection()};
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getBasePath() {
+    return "/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantStringOperation";
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantStringOperationInspectionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantStringOperationInspectionTest.java
index 156454a2c682..633c6e5e596f 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantStringOperationInspectionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantStringOperationInspectionTest.java
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+// Copyright 2000-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 package com.intellij.java.codeInsight.daemon.quickFix;
 
-import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.quickFix.LightQuickFixParameterizedTestCase;
-import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalInspectionTool;
+import com.intellij.JavaTestUtil;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.InspectionProfileEntry;
+import com.siyeh.ig.LightJavaInspectionTestCase;
 import com.siyeh.ig.redundancy.RedundantStringOperationInspection;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-
-public class RedundantStringOperationInspectionTest extends LightQuickFixParameterizedTestCase {
+public class RedundantStringOperationInspectionTest extends LightJavaInspectionTestCase {
+  @Nullable
   @Override
-  protected LocalInspectionTool @NotNull [] configureLocalInspectionTools() {
-    return new LocalInspectionTool[]{new RedundantStringOperationInspection()};
+  protected InspectionProfileEntry getInspection() {
+    return new RedundantStringOperationInspection();
   }
 
+  public void testEmptyStringArgument() {doTest();}
+  public void testStringLengthArgument() {doTest();}
+  public void testZeroArgument() {doTest();}
+
   @Override
   protected String getBasePath() {
-    return "/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantStringOperation";
+    return JavaTestUtil.getRelativeJavaTestDataPath() + "/inspection/redundantStringOperation/";
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/resources/messages/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/resources/messages/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties
index a63337007874..cc07b065b7b8 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/resources/messages/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/resources/messages/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties
@@ -2193,7 +2193,9 @@ inspection.redundant.string.operation.display.name=Redundant String operation
 inspection.redundant.string.remove.fix.name=Remove redundant ''{0}()'' call
 inspection.redundant.string.fix.family.name=Remove redundant call
 inspection.redundant.string.call.message=Call to <code>#ref()</code> is redundant #loc
-inspection.redundant.string.argument.message=Redundant argument
+inspection.redundant.empty.string.argument.message=Unnecessary empty string argument
+inspection.redundant.string.length.argument.message=Unnecessary string length argument
+inspection.redundant.zero.argument.message=Unnecessary zero argument
 inspection.redundant.string.remove.argument.fix.name=Remove argument
 inspection.redundant.string.intern.on.constant.message=Call to <code>#ref()</code> on compile-time constant is unnecessary #loc
 inspection.redundant.string.constructor.message=<code>#ref</code> is redundant #loc
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java
index 62d647cc50e8..a92232cf20a2 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ public class RedundantStringOperationInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalIns
       .register(STRING_BUILDER_APPEND, this::getAppendProblem)
       .register(STRING_BUILDER_TO_STRING, this::getRedundantStringBuilderToStringProblem)
       .register(STRING_INTERN, this::getInternProblem)
-      .register(PRINTSTREAM_PRINTLN, call -> getRedundantArgumentProblem(getSingleEmptyStringArgument(call)))
+      .register(PRINTSTREAM_PRINTLN, call ->
+        getRedundantArgumentProblem(getSingleEmptyStringArgument(call), "inspection.redundant.empty.string.argument.message"))
       .register(METHOD_WITH_REDUNDANT_ZERO_AS_SECOND_PARAMETER, this::getRedundantZeroAsSecondParameterProblem)
       .register(STRING_LAST_INDEX_OF, this::getLastIndexOfProblem)
       .register(STRING_IS_EMPTY, this::getRedundantCaseChangeProblem)
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ public class RedundantStringOperationInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalIns
       PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement classRef = expression.getClassReference();
       ProblemDescriptor descriptor = null;
       if (ConstructionUtils.isReferenceTo(classRef, JAVA_LANG_STRING_BUILDER, JAVA_LANG_STRING_BUFFER)) {
-        descriptor = getRedundantArgumentProblem(getSingleEmptyStringArgument(expression));
+        String key = "inspection.redundant.empty.string.argument.message";
+        descriptor = getRedundantArgumentProblem(getSingleEmptyStringArgument(expression), key);
       }
       else if (ConstructionUtils.isReferenceTo(classRef, JAVA_LANG_STRING) && !myInspection.ignoreStringConstructor) {
         descriptor = getStringConstructorProblem(expression);
@@ -422,26 +424,28 @@ public class RedundantStringOperationInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalIns
           stripped = binOp.getLOperand();
         }
       }
-      return isLengthOf(stripped, call.getMethodExpression().getQualifierExpression()) ? getRedundantArgumentProblem(secondArg) : null;
+      PsiExpression qualifier = call.getMethodExpression().getQualifierExpression();
+      if (!isLengthOf(stripped, qualifier)) return null;
+      return getRedundantArgumentProblem(secondArg, "inspection.redundant.string.length.argument.message");
     }
 
     @Nullable
     private ProblemDescriptor getRedundantZeroAsSecondParameterProblem(PsiMethodCallExpression call) {
       PsiExpression secondArg = call.getArgumentList().getExpressions()[1];
       if (ExpressionUtils.isLiteral(PsiUtil.skipParenthesizedExprDown(secondArg), 0)) {
-        return getRedundantArgumentProblem(secondArg);
+        return getRedundantArgumentProblem(secondArg, "inspection.redundant.zero.argument.message");
       }
       return null;
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    private ProblemDescriptor getRedundantArgumentProblem(@Nullable PsiExpression argument) {
+    private ProblemDescriptor getRedundantArgumentProblem(@Nullable PsiExpression argument,
+                                                          @NotNull @PropertyKey(resourceBundle = BUNDLE) String key) {
       if (argument == null) return null;
       LocalQuickFix fix =
         new DeleteElementFix(argument, InspectionGadgetsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.string.remove.argument.fix.name"));
       return myManager.createProblemDescriptor(argument,
-                                               InspectionGadgetsBundle.message(
-                                                 "inspection.redundant.string.argument.message"),
+                                               InspectionGadgetsBundle.message(key),
                                                myIsOnTheFly,
                                                new LocalQuickFix[]{fix},
                                                ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL);
@@ -470,8 +474,9 @@ public class RedundantStringOperationInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalIns
         }
         DeleteElementFix fix =
           new DeleteElementFix(args[1], InspectionGadgetsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.string.remove.argument.fix.name"));
+        final String message = InspectionGadgetsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.string.length.argument.message");
         return myManager.createProblemDescriptor(args[1],
-                                                 InspectionGadgetsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.string.argument.message"),
+                                                 message,
                                                  fix, ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL, myIsOnTheFly);
       }