diff --git a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java
index 4fca8cf54e93..d20ccfca1239 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2020 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.refactoring.makeStatic;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.AnnotationUtil;
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticProcessor extends MakeMethodOrClassStaticProcessor<
 
     final PsiClass memberClass = myMember.getContainingClass();
     if (instanceRef == null || instanceRef instanceof PsiSuperExpression) {
-      PsiClass contextClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiClass.class);
+      PsiClass contextClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(methodRef, PsiClass.class);
       if (!InheritanceUtil.isInheritorOrSelf(contextClass, memberClass, true)) {
         instanceRef = factory.createExpressionFromText(memberClass.getQualifiedName() + ".this", null);
       } else {
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticProcessor extends MakeMethodOrClassStaticProcessor<
       newQualifier = null;
     }
     else {
-      newQualifier = factory.createReferenceExpression(memberClass);
+      newQualifier = memberClass == null || memberClass instanceof PsiAnonymousClass ? null : factory.createReferenceExpression(memberClass);
     }
 
     if (mySettings.getNewParametersNumber() > 1) {
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticProcessor extends MakeMethodOrClassStaticProcessor<
   }
 
   private boolean needLambdaConversion(PsiMethodReferenceExpression methodRef) {
+    if (myMember.getContainingClass() instanceof PsiAnonymousClass) {
+      return true;
+    }
     if (mySettings.isMakeFieldParameters()) {
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/afterMethodReferenceInAnonymousClass.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/afterMethodReferenceInAnonymousClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e82c03c3adbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/afterMethodReferenceInAnonymousClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class MyTest {
+  {
+    new Runnable() {
+      private static void print() {}
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        Runnable r = () -> print();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/beforeMethodReferenceInAnonymousClass.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/beforeMethodReferenceInAnonymousClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8952f380e2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/beforeMethodReferenceInAnonymousClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class MyTest {
+  {
+    new Runnable() {
+      private void pri<caret>nt() {}
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        Runnable r = this::print;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java
index a2ff7254cc45..1e8022b86201 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2000-2017 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// 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.java.refactoring;
 
 import com.intellij.JavaTestUtil;
@@ -230,6 +216,10 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
     doTest(true, true);
   }
 
+  public void testMethodReferenceInAnonymousClass() {
+    BaseRefactoringProcessor.ConflictsInTestsException.withIgnoredConflicts(() -> doTest());
+  }
+
   private void doTest() {
     doTest(false);
   }