diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java
index 76febb3efe64..2402cb917776 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ public class InlineMethodProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
     PsiElement firstBodyElement = blockData.block.getFirstBodyElement();
     if (firstBodyElement instanceof PsiWhiteSpace) firstBodyElement = PsiTreeUtil.skipWhitespacesForward(firstBodyElement);
     PsiElement firstAdded = null;
-    if (firstBodyElement != null) {
+    if (firstBodyElement != null && firstBodyElement != blockData.block.getRBrace()) {
       int last = statements.length - 1;
       /*PsiElement first = statements[0];
       PsiElement last = statements[statements.length - 1];*/
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/SkipEmptyMethod.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/SkipEmptyMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9dcf5f3a9037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/SkipEmptyMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Test {
+  {
+    <caret>a();
+  }
+  void a() {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/SkipEmptyMethod.java.after b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/SkipEmptyMethod.java.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8113c15923d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/SkipEmptyMethod.java.after
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class Test {
+  {
+  }
+  void a() {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
index 12dceebdeb18..3fefab6a54a8 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ public class InlineMethodTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
     doTestInlineThisOnly();
   }
 
+  public void testSkipEmptyMethod() {
+    doTestInlineThisOnly();
+  }
+
   public void testOneLineLambdaVoidCompatibleToBlock() {
     doTestInlineThisOnly();
   }