diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntention.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntention.java
index 13f7f8b4c814..26ca6de593ed 100644
--- a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntention.java
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntention.java
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ public class ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntention extends Intention {
     PsiCodeBlock blockFromText = psiElementFactory.createCodeBlockFromText(blockText, lambdaExpression);
     ChangeContextUtil.encodeContextInfo(blockFromText, true);
     PsiNewExpression newExpression = (PsiNewExpression)psiElementFactory.createExpressionFromText("new " + functionalInterfaceType.getCanonicalText() + "(){}", lambdaExpression);
-    final PsiClass thisClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(lambdaExpression, PsiClass.class, true);
-    final String thisClassName = thisClass.getName();
+    final PsiClass thisClass = RefactoringChangeUtil.getThisClass(lambdaExpression);
+    final String thisClassName = thisClass != null ? thisClass.getName() : null;
     if (thisClassName != null) {
       final PsiThisExpression thisAccessExpr = thisClass instanceof PsiAnonymousClass ? null : RefactoringChangeUtil
         .createThisExpression(lambdaExpression.getManager(), thisClass);
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ public class ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntention extends Intention {
         @Override
         public void visitMethodCallExpression(PsiMethodCallExpression expression) {
           super.visitMethodCallExpression(expression);
-          if (thisAccessExpr != null && expression.getMethodExpression().getQualifierExpression() == null) {
-            replacements.put(expression, psiElementFactory.createExpressionFromText(thisAccessExpr.getText() + "." + expression.getText(), expression));
+          if (thisAccessExpr != null) {
+            final PsiMethod psiMethod = expression.resolveMethod();
+            if (psiMethod != null && !psiMethod.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC) && expression.getMethodExpression().getQualifierExpression() == null) {
+              replacements.put(expression, psiElementFactory.createExpressionFromText(thisAccessExpr.getText() + "." + expression.getText(), expression));
+            }
           }
         }
       });
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/types/lambda2anonymous/StaticCalls.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/types/lambda2anonymous/StaticCalls.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4fa8c284200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/types/lambda2anonymous/StaticCalls.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Foo {
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    new Thread((<caret>) -> print());
+  }
+
+  public static void print() {
+    System.out.println("print");
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/types/lambda2anonymous/StaticCalls_after.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/types/lambda2anonymous/StaticCalls_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d4f54c9ab7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/types/lambda2anonymous/StaticCalls_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class Foo {
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    new Thread(new Runnable() {
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            print();
+        }
+    });
+  }
+
+  public static void print() {
+    System.out.println("print");
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntentionTest.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntentionTest.java
index a6076422ffd5..6f209415d468 100644
--- a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntentionTest.java
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/types/ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntentionTest.java
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ public class ReplaceLambdaWithAnonymousIntentionTest extends IPPTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testStaticCalls() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected String getIntentionName() {
     return IntentionPowerPackBundle.message("replace.lambda.with.anonymous.intention.name");