diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
index 9afe09091084..8498097940a9 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
           PsiExpression lOperand = ((PsiBinaryExpression)parent).getLOperand();
           PsiExpression rOperand = ((PsiBinaryExpression)parent).getROperand();
           PsiType oppositeType = lOperand == typeCast ? rOperand != null ? rOperand.getType() : null : lOperand.getType();
-          if (oppositeType != null && TypeConversionUtil.areTypesConvertible(opType, oppositeType)) {
+          if (oppositeType != null && TypeConversionUtil.isBinaryOperatorApplicable(((PsiBinaryExpression)parent).getOperationTokenType(), opType, oppositeType, false)) {
             addToResults(typeCast);
           }
         }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/lambda/BinaryConversions.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/lambda/BinaryConversions.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e520a38bd11f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/lambda/BinaryConversions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Test {
+  void m(Object a) {
+    if ((Boolean)a && (Boolean)a) { }
+  }
+
+  Object concat(Object x, Object y) {
+    return x + (String) y;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast18Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast18Test.java
index 66dc26691702..15a5eb4aedc3 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast18Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast18Test.java
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@ public class RedundantCast18Test extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testCastWithClassHierarchyWithPrivateMethods() { doTest(); }
   public void testFieldInitializer() { doTest();}
   public void testDiamondWithUpperBounds() { doTest();}
+  public void testBinaryConversions() { doTest();}
 }
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