diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/InlineUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/InlineUtil.java
index 73c6da43e1b6..bb9a14607a17 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/InlineUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/InlineUtil.java
@@ -327,10 +327,16 @@ public class InlineUtil {
     if (element instanceof PsiMethodReferenceExpression) return TailCallType.Return;
     PsiExpression methodCall = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiMethodCallExpression.class);
     if (methodCall == null) return TailCallType.None;
-    PsiElement callParent = methodCall.getParent();
+    PsiElement callParent = PsiUtil.skipParenthesizedExprUp(methodCall.getParent());
     if (callParent instanceof PsiReturnStatement || callParent instanceof PsiLambdaExpression) {
       return TailCallType.Return;
     }
+    if (callParent instanceof PsiExpression && BoolUtils.isNegation((PsiExpression)callParent)) {
+      PsiElement negationParent = PsiUtil.skipParenthesizedExprUp(callParent.getParent());
+      if (negationParent instanceof PsiReturnStatement || negationParent instanceof PsiLambdaExpression) {
+        return TailCallType.Invert;
+      }
+    }
     if (callParent instanceof PsiExpressionStatement) {
       PsiStatement curElement = (PsiStatement)callParent;
       while (true) {
@@ -555,7 +561,17 @@ public class InlineUtil {
     Continue((methodCopy, callSite, returnType) -> {
       extractReturnValues(methodCopy, true);
       return null;
-    }), 
+    }),
+    Invert((methodCopy, callSite, returnType) -> {
+      for (PsiReturnStatement statement : PsiUtil.findReturnStatements(methodCopy)) {
+        PsiExpression value = statement.getReturnValue();
+        if (value != null) {
+          CommentTracker ct = new CommentTracker();
+          ct.replaceAndRestoreComments(value, BoolUtils.getNegatedExpressionText(value, ct));
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    }),
     Return((methodCopy, callSite, returnType) -> null);
     
     @Nullable
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/InvertMethod.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/InvertMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..81ea0d0eec0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/InvertMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+class Test {
+  boolean check(String s) {
+    if (s == null) return false;
+    s = s.trim();
+    if (s.isEmpty()) return false;
+    return s.length() % 2 == 0;
+  }
+
+  boolean use(String s) {
+    return !<caret>check(s + s);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/InvertMethod.java.after b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/InvertMethod.java.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e257dc35278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/InvertMethod.java.after
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+class Test {
+
+    boolean use(String s) {
+        String s1 = s + s;
+        if (s1 == null) return true;
+        s1 = s1.trim();
+        if (s1.isEmpty()) return true;
+        return s1.length() % 2 != 0;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
index 8eff88b103f4..cc94a8d40d15 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
@@ -514,6 +514,10 @@ public class InlineMethodTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
   public void testBooleanModelFinalCondition() {
     doTestAssertBadReturn();
   }
+  
+  public void testInvertMethod() {
+    doTest();
+  }
 
   @Override
   protected Sdk getProjectJDK() {