diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/FieldAccessOnTheLeftOfAssignment/expected.xml b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/FieldAccessOnTheLeftOfAssignment/expected.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d8028a433d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/FieldAccessOnTheLeftOfAssignment/expected.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<problems>
+  <problem>
+    <file>A.java</file>
+    <line>6</line>
+    <description>Casting &lt;code&gt;t&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;Foo&lt;/code&gt; is redundant</description>
+  </problem>
+
+  <problem>
+    <file>A.java</file>
+    <line>5</line>
+    <description>Casting &lt;code&gt;t&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;Foo&lt;/code&gt; is redundant</description>
+  </problem>
+
+</problems>
+
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/FieldAccessOnTheLeftOfAssignment/src/A.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/FieldAccessOnTheLeftOfAssignment/src/A.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..238f711f27b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/FieldAccessOnTheLeftOfAssignment/src/A.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+abstract class Foo {
+  protected int field;
+
+  public int f(Bar t){
+    ((Foo)t).field = 0;
+    return ((Foo)t).field;
+  }
+
+}
+
+class Bar extends Foo{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCastTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCastTest.java
index 1d3c21f07f1a..8569b20f9adc 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCastTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantCastTest.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class RedundantCastTest extends InspectionTestCase {
   public void testIDEADEV15170() throws Exception { doTest(); }
 
   public void testIDEADEV25675() throws Exception { doTest(); }
+  public void testFieldAccessOnTheLeftOfAssignment() throws Exception { doTest(); }
   
   public void testNestedCast() throws Exception { doTest(); }
   public void testPrimitiveInsideSynchronized() throws Exception { doTest(); }
diff --git a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
index 71e45859578c..dfb44721dd25 100644
--- a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
+++ b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
       PsiAssignmentExpression assignment = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiAssignmentExpression.class, false, PsiMember.class);
       if (assignment == null) return false;
       PsiExpression lExpression = assignment.getLExpression();
-      return PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(lExpression, element, false);
+      return PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(lExpression, element, false) && lExpression instanceof PsiArrayAccessExpression;
     }
   }