diff --git a/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/JavaI18nUtil.java b/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/JavaI18nUtil.java
index 489b8ae0348e..1c8b26f4e040 100644
--- a/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/JavaI18nUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/JavaI18nUtil.java
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ public final class JavaI18nUtil extends I18nUtil {
       }
       expression = parent;
       if (UastExpressionUtils.isAssignment(expression)) break;
+      if (expression instanceof UCallExpression) {
+        UastCallKind kind = ((UCallExpression)expression).getKind();
+        if (kind == UastCallKind.METHOD_CALL) {
+          if (expression.getUastParent() instanceof UQualifiedReferenceExpression) {
+            expression = (UExpression)expression.getUastParent();
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+      }
     }
     return expression;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/java-i18n/testData/inspections/i18n/StringMethods.java b/plugins/java-i18n/testData/inspections/i18n/StringMethods.java
index e5a1c88483be..0ba8a29d9f0e 100644
--- a/plugins/java-i18n/testData/inspections/i18n/StringMethods.java
+++ b/plugins/java-i18n/testData/inspections/i18n/StringMethods.java
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ class StringMethods {
         if ("foo".equals(foo)) {}
         if ("foo".equalsIgnoreCase(foo)) {}
     }
+    
+    void testBooleanOp() {
+        String foo = getFoo();
+        if (!foo.equals("foo")) {}
+        if (foo.startsWith("foo") && foo.endsWith("foo")) {}
+    }
 
     void testUnresolved() {
         String foo = <error descr="Cannot resolve method 'getUnresolved' in 'StringMethods'">getUnresolved</error>();