diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeClassStaticProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeClassStaticProcessor.java
index 0040d4420b7b..1fe1f16c5547 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeClassStaticProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeClassStaticProcessor.java
@@ -319,7 +319,21 @@ public class MakeClassStaticProcessor extends MakeMethodOrClassStaticProcessor<P
     }
 
     if (newQualifier != null) {
-      methodRef.getQualifier().replace(newQualifier);
+      if (call instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression) {
+        instanceRef.replace(newQualifier);
+      } else {
+        final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement classReference = ((PsiNewExpression)call).getClassReference();
+        LOG.assertTrue(classReference != null);
+        final PsiNewExpression newExpr =
+          (PsiNewExpression)factory.createExpressionFromText("new " + newQualifier.getText() + "." + classReference.getText() + "()", classReference);
+        final PsiExpressionList callArgs = call.getArgumentList();
+        if (callArgs != null) {
+          final PsiExpressionList argumentList = newExpr.getArgumentList();
+          LOG.assertTrue(argumentList != null);
+          argumentList.replace(callArgs);
+        }
+        call.replace(newExpr);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeClassStatic/newExpressionQualifications.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeClassStatic/newExpressionQualifications.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37bdf6911592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeClassStatic/newExpressionQualifications.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+public class A {
+  private class <caret>B {
+      public B() {
+      }
+  }
+
+  static void m(A a) {
+    B b = new A().new B();
+    B b1 = a.new B();
+    B b2 = new B();
+    B b3 = getA().new B();
+  }
+
+  static A getA(){return null;}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeClassStatic/newExpressionQualifications_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeClassStatic/newExpressionQualifications_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f56c56af62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeClassStatic/newExpressionQualifications_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+public class A {
+  private static class B {
+      public B() {
+      }
+  }
+
+  static void m(A a) {
+    B b = new B();
+    B b1 = new B();
+    B b2 = new B();
+    B b3 = new B();
+  }
+
+  static A getA(){return null;}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/MakeClassStaticTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/MakeClassStaticTest.java
index 0b829ad02333..5eaa93be38fb 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/MakeClassStaticTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/MakeClassStaticTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public class MakeClassStaticTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
 
   public void testIDEADEV12762() throws Exception { perform(); }
 
+  public void testNewExpressionQualifications() throws Exception {perform();}
+
   public void testRegularReference() throws Exception {
     perform();
   }