diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
index 551e6e9cb1ff..91af96dd8dd3 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
@@ -505,6 +505,24 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
             return;
           }
         }
+        if (parent instanceof PsiThrowStatement) {
+          final PsiClass thrownClass = PsiUtil.resolveClassInType(opType);
+          if (InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(thrownClass, false, CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_RUNTIME_EXCEPTION)) {
+            addToResults(typeCast);
+            return;
+          }
+          if (InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(thrownClass, false, CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_THROWABLE)) {
+            final PsiMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(parent, PsiMethod.class);
+            if (method != null) {
+              for (PsiClassType thrownType : method.getThrowsList().getReferencedTypes()) {
+                if (TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(thrownType, opType, false)) {
+                  addToResults(typeCast);
+                  return;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
         if (parent instanceof PsiInstanceOfExpression || TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(castTo, opType, false)) {
           addToResults(typeCast);
         }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/CaseThrowable/expected.xml b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/CaseThrowable/expected.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cef9cae6cc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/CaseThrowable/expected.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<problems>
+  <problem>
+    <file>Test.java</file>
+    <line>7</line>
+    <description>Casting &lt;code&gt;e&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;Ex&lt;/code&gt; is redundant</description>
+  </problem>
+  <problem>
+    <file>Test.java</file>
+    <line>3</line>
+    <description>Casting &lt;code&gt;e&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;FileNotFoundEx&lt;/code&gt; is redundant</description>
+  </problem>
+</problems>
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/CaseThrowable/src/Test.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/CaseThrowable/src/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a260d3c2e99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/CaseThrowable/src/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+public class RedundantCast{
+    void m(IOEx e) throws IOEx {
+        throw (FileNotFoundEx)e;
+    }
+
+    void foo(RuntimeException e) {
+        throw (Ex)e;
+    }
+
+    static class Ex extends RuntimeException {}
+    static class IOEx extends Exception {}
+    static class FileNotFoundEx extends Exception {}
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java
index 4581cf84f3f6..91afe58145b7 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class RedundantCast15Test extends InspectionTestCase {
   public void testGetClassProcessing() throws Exception { doTest();}
   public void testInstanceOfChecks() throws Exception { doTest();}
   public void testForEachValue() throws Exception { doTest();}
+  public void testCaseThrowable() throws Exception { doTest();}
 
   public void testTypeParameterAccessChecksJava7() throws Exception {
     IdeaTestUtil.setTestVersion(JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_7, getModule(), getTestRootDisposable());