diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java
index 883a15584af3..029db164f0c3 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl.java
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ public class PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl extends PsiReferenceExpressionBase
         methodReturnType = JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(getProject()).createType(containingClass, subst);
       }
 
-      return TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(interfaceReturnType, methodReturnType, false);
+      return TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(interfaceReturnType, methodReturnType);
     }
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/ArrayTypeNewReifiable.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/ArrayTypeNewReifiable.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13678d96a67a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/newMethodRef/ArrayTypeNewReifiable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+class Main<T> {
+
+  {
+    I<Main<String> > aNew = Main[]::new;
+    I<Main<?> > aNew1 = Main<?>[]::new;
+    I<Main<? extends String>> aNew2 = <error descr="Generic array creation">Main<? extends String>[]</error>::new;
+
+    I<int[]> p = int[][]::new;
+    I<Main<String>[]> a = Main[][]::new;
+    I<Main<?>[]> a1 = Main<?>[][]::new;
+    I<Main<? extends String>[]> a2 = <error descr="Generic array creation">Main<? extends String>[][]</error>::new;
+
+    I<Inner<String>> inn1 = Main.Inner[]::new;
+    I<Main<?>.Inner<?>> inn2 = Main<?>.Inner<?>[]::new;
+    I<Main<String>.Inner<String>> inn3 = <error descr="Generic array creation">Main<String>.Inner<String>[]</error>::new;
+  }
+
+  class Inner<P> {}
+
+  interface I<K> {
+    K[] v(int i);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java
index d88346424fda..59624a3099fc 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/NewMethodRefHighlightingTest.java
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ public class NewMethodRefHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testArrayTypeNewReifiable() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   private void doTest() {
     doTest(false);
   }