diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
index 914ff060280f..7d97295b8bab 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
@@ -1040,7 +1040,8 @@ public class HighlightVisitorImpl extends JavaElementVisitor implements Highligh
     if (myRefCountHolder != null) {
       myRefCountHolder.registerReference(expression, result);
     }
-    if (result.getElement() != null && !result.isAccessible()) {
+    final PsiElement method = result.getElement();
+    if (method != null && !result.isAccessible()) {
       final String accessProblem = HighlightUtil.buildProblemWithAccessDescription(expression, result);
       HighlightInfo info = HighlightInfo.newHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR).range(expression).descriptionAndTooltip(accessProblem).create();
       myHolder.add(info);
@@ -1075,6 +1076,17 @@ public class HighlightVisitorImpl extends JavaElementVisitor implements Highligh
     if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) {
       myHolder.add(HighlightUtil.checkUnhandledExceptions(expression, expression.getTextRange()));
     }
+    if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) {
+      if (method instanceof PsiMethod && ((PsiMethod)method).hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.ABSTRACT)) {
+        final PsiElement qualifier = expression.getQualifier();
+        if (qualifier instanceof PsiSuperExpression) {
+          myHolder.add(HighlightInfo
+                         .newHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR)
+                         .range(expression.getReferenceNameElement())
+                         .descriptionAndTooltip("Abstract method '" + ((PsiMethod)method).getName() + "' cannot be accessed directly").create());
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/methodRef/AbstractMethod.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/methodRef/AbstractMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ace561a0e02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/methodRef/AbstractMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+class Test {
+    interface I {
+        int _();
+    }
+
+    static abstract class Parent {
+        abstract int foo() ;
+    }
+
+    static abstract class Child extends Parent {
+        abstract int foo() ;
+        void test() {
+            I s = super::<error descr="Abstract method 'foo' cannot be accessed directly">foo</error>;
+            I s1 = this::foo;
+
+            Parent sup = null;
+            I s2 = sup::foo;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/MethodRefHighlightingTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/MethodRefHighlightingTest.java
index c78f43b0c57f..c9db5801746a 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/MethodRefHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/MethodRefHighlightingTest.java
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ public class MethodRefHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testAbstractMethod() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   private void doTest() throws Exception {
     doTest(false);
   }