diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java
index 8e18329ac3a0..e8d18f5a3dc0 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.dsl;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
-import com.intellij.psi.JavaPsiFacade;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ProcessingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -36,13 +33,42 @@ public abstract class DslPointcut<T,V> {
 
   abstract boolean operatesOn(Class c);
 
+  public static DslPointcut<GdslType, GdslType> subType(final Object arg) {
+    return new DslPointcut<GdslType, GdslType>() {
+
+      @Override
+      List<GdslType> matches(GdslType src, ProcessingContext context) {
+        final PsiFile placeFile = context.get(GroovyDslScript.INITIAL_CONTEXT).getPlaceFile();
+        if (ClassContextFilter.isSubtype(src.psiType, placeFile, (String)arg)) {
+          return Arrays.asList(src);
+        }
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      boolean operatesOn(Class c) {
+        return GdslType.class == c;
+      }
+    };
+
+  }
+
   public static DslPointcut<GroovyClassDescriptor, GdslType> currentType(final Object arg) {
+    final DslPointcut<GdslType,?> inner;
+    if (arg instanceof String) {
+      inner = subType(arg);
+    } else {
+      inner = (DslPointcut<GdslType, ?>)arg;
+      assert inner.operatesOn(GdslType.class) : "The argument to currentType should be a pointcut working with types, e.g. subType";
+    }
+
     return new DslPointcut<GroovyClassDescriptor, GdslType>() {
 
       @Override
       List<GdslType> matches(GroovyClassDescriptor src, ProcessingContext context) {
-        if (ClassContextFilter.subtypeOf((String)arg).isApplicable(src, context)) {
-          return Arrays.asList(new GdslType(ClassContextFilter.findPsiType(src, context)));
+        final GdslType currentType = new GdslType(ClassContextFilter.findPsiType(src, context));
+        if (inner.matches(currentType, context) != null) {
+          return Arrays.asList(currentType);
         }
         return null;
       }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GdslType.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GdslType.java
index da5e8dc244b1..4453e13c52dd 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GdslType.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GdslType.java
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiWildcardType;
  * @author peter
  */
 public class GdslType {
-  private final PsiType myPsiType;
+  public final PsiType psiType;
 
   public GdslType(PsiType psiType) {
-    myPsiType = psiType;
+    this.psiType = psiType;
   }
 
   public String getName() {
-    PsiType type = myPsiType;
+    PsiType type = psiType;
     if (type instanceof PsiWildcardType) {
       type = ((PsiWildcardType)type).getBound();
     }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslScript.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslScript.java
index db95e36a8aa2..4fa678a3ed92 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslScript.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslScript.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectRootManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GroovyPsiElement;
  * @author peter
  */
 public class GroovyDslScript {
+  public static final Key<GroovyClassDescriptor> INITIAL_CONTEXT = Key.create("gdsl.initialContext");
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.dsl.GroovyDslScript");
   private final Project project;
   @Nullable private final VirtualFile file;
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ public class GroovyDslScript {
   private CustomMembersHolder addGdslMembers(GroovyClassDescriptor descriptor, String qname, final PsiType psiType) {
     final ProcessingContext ctx = new ProcessingContext();
     ctx.put(ClassContextFilter.getClassKey(qname), psiType);
+    ctx.put(INITIAL_CONTEXT, descriptor);
     try {
       if (!isApplicable(executor, descriptor, ctx)) {
         return CustomMembersHolder.EMPTY;
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/toplevel/ClassContextFilter.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/toplevel/ClassContextFilter.java
index ab494c6b04c7..4fbb04adaaa5 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/toplevel/ClassContextFilter.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/toplevel/ClassContextFilter.java
@@ -63,18 +63,20 @@ public class ClassContextFilter implements ContextFilter {
     return new ClassContextFilter(new Condition<Pair<PsiType, PsiFile>>() {
       @Override
       public boolean value(Pair<PsiType, PsiFile> p) {
-        PsiFile place = p.second;
-        //PsiType myType = JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(place.getProject()).createTypeFromText(typeText, place);
-        PsiType myType = getCachedType(typeText, place);
-        if (p.first == PsiType.NULL) return myType == PsiType.NULL;
-        return TypesUtil.isAssignable(myType, p.first, place.getManager(), place.getResolveScope(), false);
+        return isSubtype(p.first, p.second, typeText);
       }
     });
   }
 
+  public static boolean isSubtype(PsiType checked, PsiFile placeFile, String typeText) {
+    PsiType myType = getCachedType(typeText, placeFile);
+    if (checked == PsiType.NULL) return myType == PsiType.NULL;
+    return TypesUtil.isAssignable(myType, checked, placeFile.getManager(), placeFile.getResolveScope(), false);
+  }
+
   private static final Key<Map<String, PsiType>> CACHED_TYPES = Key.create("Cached types");
 
-  private static PsiType getCachedType(String typeText, PsiFile context) {
+  public static PsiType getCachedType(String typeText, PsiFile context) {
     Map<String, PsiType> map = context.getUserData(CACHED_TYPES);
     if (map == null) {
       map = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, PsiType>();
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy
index ca2319158041..1619f37c204c 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ class DsldTest extends LightGroovyTestCase {
                       'println "".foo + [].<warning>foo</warning>'
   }
 
+  public void testSubType() {
+    checkHighlighting 'contribute(currentType(subType("java.lang.String"))) { property name:"foo" }',
+                      'println "".foo + [].<warning>foo</warning>'
+  }
+
   public void testBind() {
     checkHighlighting 'contribute(bind(types:currentType("java.lang.CharSequence"))) { property name:types[0].name[-3..-1] }',
                       'println "".ing + "".<warning>foo</warning>'
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ class Foo {
 '''
   }
 
+
   private def checkHighlighting(String dsl, String code) {
     def file = myFixture.addFileToProject('a.gdsl', dsl)
     GroovyDslFileIndex.activateUntilModification(file.virtualFile)