diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/InspectionGadgetsPlugin.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/InspectionGadgetsPlugin.java
index 70a4c19f644f..3c1bf42c0840 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/InspectionGadgetsPlugin.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/InspectionGadgetsPlugin.java
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ public class InspectionGadgetsPlugin implements ApplicationComponent,
         inspectionClasses.add(EmptyStatementBodyInspection.class);
         inspectionClasses.add(EmptyInitializerInspection.class);
         inspectionClasses.add(EqualsBetweenInconvertibleTypesInspection.class);
+        inspectionClasses.add(CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.class);
+        inspectionClasses.add(InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.class);
         inspectionClasses.add(BigDecimalEqualsInspection.class);
         inspectionClasses.add(CovariantCompareToInspection.class);
         inspectionClasses.add(CovariantEqualsInspection.class);
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a36bf437e16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package com.siyeh.ig.bugs;
+
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.InspectionManager;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.psi.search.PsiSearchHelper;
+import com.intellij.psi.search.SearchScope;
+import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspection;
+import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspectionVisitor;
+import com.siyeh.ig.ExpressionInspection;
+import com.siyeh.ig.GroupNames;
+
+public class CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection extends ExpressionInspection{
+    public String getDisplayName(){
+        return "Casting to incompatible interface";
+    }
+
+    public String getGroupDisplayName(){
+        return GroupNames.BUGS_GROUP_NAME;
+    }
+
+    public String buildErrorString(PsiElement location){
+        return "Cast to incompatible interface #ref #loc";
+    }
+
+    public BaseInspectionVisitor createVisitor(InspectionManager inspectionManager,
+                                               boolean onTheFly){
+        return new CastToIncompatibleInterfaceVisitor(this,
+                                                          inspectionManager,
+                                                          onTheFly);
+    }
+
+    private static class CastToIncompatibleInterfaceVisitor
+            extends BaseInspectionVisitor{
+        private CastToIncompatibleInterfaceVisitor(BaseInspection inspection,
+                                                       InspectionManager inspectionManager,
+                                                       boolean isOnTheFly){
+            super(inspection, inspectionManager, isOnTheFly);
+        }
+
+        public void visitTypeCastExpression(PsiTypeCastExpression expression){
+            super.visitTypeCastExpression(expression);
+
+            final PsiTypeElement castTypeElement = expression.getCastType();
+            if(castTypeElement == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiType castType = castTypeElement.getType();
+            if(castType == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(!(castType instanceof PsiClassType)){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiClass castClass = ((PsiClassType) castType).resolve();
+            if(castClass == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(!castClass.isInterface()){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiExpression operand = expression.getOperand();
+            if(operand == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiType operandType = operand.getType();
+            if(operandType == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(!(operandType instanceof PsiClassType)){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiClass operandClass =
+                    ((PsiClassType) operandType).resolve();
+            if(operandClass == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(existsImplementingSubClass(operandClass, castClass)){
+                return;
+            }
+            registerError(castTypeElement);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean existsImplementingSubClass(PsiClass aClass,
+                                                      PsiClass anInterface){
+        if(aClass.isInheritor(anInterface, true)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        final PsiManager psiManager = aClass.getManager();
+        final PsiSearchHelper searchHelper = psiManager.getSearchHelper();
+        final SearchScope searchScope = aClass.getUseScope();
+        final PsiClass[] inheritors =
+                searchHelper.findInheritors(aClass, searchScope, false);
+        for(int i = 0; i < inheritors.length; i++){
+            final PsiClass inheritor = inheritors[i];
+            if(inheritor.isInheritor(anInterface, true)){
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..600d84098299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package com.siyeh.ig.bugs;
+
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.InspectionManager;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.psi.search.PsiSearchHelper;
+import com.intellij.psi.search.SearchScope;
+import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspection;
+import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspectionVisitor;
+import com.siyeh.ig.ExpressionInspection;
+import com.siyeh.ig.GroupNames;
+
+public class InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceInspection extends ExpressionInspection{
+    public String getDisplayName(){
+        return "'instanceof' with incompatible interface";
+    }
+
+    public String getGroupDisplayName(){
+        return GroupNames.BUGS_GROUP_NAME;
+    }
+
+    public String buildErrorString(PsiElement location){
+        return "'instanceof' incompatible interface #ref #loc";
+    }
+
+    public BaseInspectionVisitor createVisitor(InspectionManager inspectionManager,
+                                               boolean onTheFly){
+        return new InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceVisitor(this,
+                                                          inspectionManager,
+                                                          onTheFly);
+    }
+
+    private static class InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceVisitor
+            extends BaseInspectionVisitor{
+        private InstanceofIncompatibleInterfaceVisitor(BaseInspection inspection,
+                                                       InspectionManager inspectionManager,
+                                                       boolean isOnTheFly){
+            super(inspection, inspectionManager, isOnTheFly);
+        }
+
+        public void visitInstanceOfExpression(PsiInstanceOfExpression expression){
+            super.visitInstanceOfExpression(expression);
+
+            final PsiTypeElement castTypeElement = expression.getCheckType();
+            if(castTypeElement == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiType castType = castTypeElement.getType();
+            if(castType == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(!(castType instanceof PsiClassType)){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiClass castClass = ((PsiClassType) castType).resolve();
+            if(castClass == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(!castClass.isInterface()){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiExpression operand = expression.getOperand();
+            if(operand == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiType operandType = operand.getType();
+            if(operandType == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(!(operandType instanceof PsiClassType)){
+                return;
+            }
+            final PsiClass operandClass =
+                    ((PsiClassType) operandType).resolve();
+            if(operandClass == null){
+                return;
+            }
+            if(existsImplementingSubClass(operandClass, castClass)){
+                return;
+            }
+            registerError(castTypeElement);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private static boolean existsImplementingSubClass(PsiClass aClass,
+                                                      PsiClass anInterface){
+        if(aClass.isInheritor(anInterface, true)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        final PsiManager psiManager = aClass.getManager();
+        final PsiSearchHelper searchHelper = psiManager.getSearchHelper();
+        final SearchScope searchScope = aClass.getUseScope();
+        final PsiClass[] inheritors =
+                searchHelper.findInheritors(aClass, searchScope, false);
+        for(int i = 0; i < inheritors.length; i++){
+            final PsiClass inheritor = inheritors[i];
+            if(inheritor.isInheritor(anInterface, true)){
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/CastToIncompatibleInterface.html b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/CastToIncompatibleInterface.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e42f99859e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/CastToIncompatibleInterface.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<html>
+<body><table> <tr> <td valign = "top" height="150">
+<font face="verdana" size="-1">
+This inspection reports type cast expressions where
+the cast type is an interface, and the cast expression has a class type which neither
+implements the cast interface, nor has any visible subclasses which implement the cast interface.
+While it is possible that this was intended, such a construct is most likely an error, and will
+result in a  <b><font color="#000080">java.lang.ClassCastException</font></b> at runtime.
+</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"> <font face="verdana" size="-2">Powered by InspectionGadgets </font> </td> </tr> </table> </body>
+</html>
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diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/InstanceofIncompatibleInterface.html b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/InstanceofIncompatibleInterface.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7789465c30d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/InstanceofIncompatibleInterface.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<html>
+<body><table> <tr> <td valign = "top" height="150">
+<font face="verdana" size="-1">
+This inspection reports <b><font color="#000080">instanceof</font></b> expressions where
+the compared type is an interface, and the compared expression has a class type which neither
+implements the compared interface, nor has any visible subclasses which implement the compared interface.
+While it is possible that this was intended, such a construct is most likely an error, where
+the resulting <b><font color="#000080">instanceof</font></b> expression always evaluates to 
+<b><font color="#000080">false</font></b>
+</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"> <font face="verdana" size="-2">Powered by InspectionGadgets </font> </td> </tr> </table> </body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/bugs/CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/bugs/CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..077dfa924457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/bugs/CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.siyeh.igtest.bugs;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+public class CastToIncompatibleInterfaceInspection {
+    public void foo()
+    {
+        List list = (List) new HashMap();
+        List list2 = (List) new ArrayList();
+        if(new HashMap() instanceof List)
+        {
+
+        }
+    }
+}