diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/util/PsiScopesUtil.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/util/PsiScopesUtil.java
index c1fce0e27bc0..2a1a6f65301d 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/util/PsiScopesUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/util/PsiScopesUtil.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class PsiScopesUtil {
               substitutor = substitutor.putAll((PsiClass)target, types);
             }
           }
-          else if (target instanceof PsiClass) {
+          else if (target instanceof PsiClass && !(ref instanceof PsiMethodReferenceExpression)) {
             processor.handleEvent(JavaScopeProcessorEvent.START_STATIC, null);
           }
         }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/MethodReferenceNoStatic.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/MethodReferenceNoStatic.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e79f79c3a52d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/MethodReferenceNoStatic.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import java.util.*;
+
+class Test {
+    void aaa(Test p) { return 1; }
+    void test() {
+        Comparator<Test> r2 = Test::<caret>
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/MethodReferenceNoStatic_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/MethodReferenceNoStatic_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2680fa9b2836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/MethodReferenceNoStatic_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import java.util.*;
+
+class Test {
+    void aaa(Test p) { return 1; }
+    void test() {
+        Comparator<Test> r2 = Test::test;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/KeywordCompletionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/KeywordCompletionTest.java
index 5e676ae6d597..fe96da3cd6a4 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/KeywordCompletionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/KeywordCompletionTest.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class KeywordCompletionTest extends LightCompletionTestCase {
   public void testDefaultInExtMethod() throws Exception { doTest(false); }
   public void testNullInMethodCall() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
   public void testNullInMethodCall2() throws Exception { doTest(false); }
-  public void testNewInMethodRefs() throws Exception { doTest(false); }
+  public void testNewInMethodRefs() throws Exception { doTest(1, "new"); }
   public void testSpaceAfterInstanceof() throws Exception { doTest(false); }
   public void testAbstractInInterface() throws Exception { doTest(1, "abstract"); }
   public void testCharInAnnotatedParameter() throws Exception { doTest(1, "char"); }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/Normal17CompletionTest.groovy b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/Normal17CompletionTest.groovy
index 98256866a1c1..8f833b43222a 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/Normal17CompletionTest.groovy
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/Normal17CompletionTest.groovy
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public class Normal17CompletionTest extends LightFixtureCompletionTestCase {
   public void testOnlyResourcesInResourceList3() { doTest() }
   public void testOnlyResourcesInResourceList4() { doTest() }
 
+  public void testMethodReferenceNoStatic() { doTest() }
+
   public void testResourceParentInResourceList() {
     configureByFile(getTestName(false) + ".java")
     assert 'MyOuterResource' == myFixture.lookupElementStrings[0]