diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaVariableConflictResolver.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaVariableConflictResolver.java
index d3066dff8f40..b644014b9d60 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaVariableConflictResolver.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/conflictResolvers/JavaVariableConflictResolver.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-// 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 2000-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.psi.scope.conflictResolvers;
 
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiAnonymousClass;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiField;
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ public class JavaVariableConflictResolver implements PsiConflictResolver{
         if (oldClassIsInheritor == null) {
           oldClassIsInheritor = oldClass != null && newClass != null && oldClass.isInheritor(newClass, true);
         }
-        if (oldClassIsInheritor) {
+        if (oldClassIsInheritor && (scope instanceof PsiAnonymousClass ||
+                                    !(scope instanceof PsiClass && ((PsiClass)scope).isInheritorDeep(oldClass, newClass)))) {
           // both fields are accessible
           // field in derived hides field in base
           conflicts.remove(candidate);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/AmbiguousConstants.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/AmbiguousConstants.java
index 93e9e73c0c9f..d17f9f5e5683 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/AmbiguousConstants.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/AmbiguousConstants.java
@@ -28,4 +28,40 @@ class Shadowing {
   interface C extends B {
     int Y = C.X;
   }
+}
+
+class MultipleInheritance2 {
+  interface I1 {
+    String X = "x";
+  }
+  static class Y implements I1 {
+    public static final String X = "y";
+  }
+  
+  static class Z extends Y {
+    {
+      System.out.println(X);
+    }
+  }
+
+  static class Z1 extends Y implements I1 {
+    {
+      System.out.println(<error descr="Reference to 'X' is ambiguous, both 'Y.X' and 'I1.X' match">X</error>);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  interface I2 extends I1 {}
+  static class Z2 extends Y implements I2 {
+    {
+      System.out.println(<error descr="Reference to 'X' is ambiguous, both 'Y.X' and 'I1.X' match">X</error>);
+    }
+  }
+
+  static class Z3 extends Y implements Runnable, I2 {
+    {
+      System.out.println(<error descr="Reference to 'X' is ambiguous, both 'Y.X' and 'I1.X' match">X</error>);
+    }
+    
+    public void run() {}
+  }
 }
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