diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java
index 72e59e1eb4a6..3d8f878d2db6 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class ReturnOfInnerClassInspection extends BaseInspection {
         return;
       }
       final PsiMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(statement, PsiMethod.class, true, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
-      if (method == null || method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE)) {
+      if (method == null || method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE) || method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) {
         return;
       }
       else if (ignoreNonPublic &&
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/memory/return_of_inner_class/ReturnOfInnerClass.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/memory/return_of_inner_class/ReturnOfInnerClass.java
index ec22e0a3b2dd..3af6e1625cbe 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/memory/return_of_inner_class/ReturnOfInnerClass.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/memory/return_of_inner_class/ReturnOfInnerClass.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 public class ReturnOfInnerClass {
 
+  public static Object zero() {
+    return new Object() {};
+  }
+
   public Object one() {
     <warning descr="Return of instance of anonymous class">return</warning> new Object() {};
   }