diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/assignment/GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/assignment/GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection.java
index f2be2a783d20..3bd71167d4e7 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/assignment/GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/assignment/GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.assignment;
 
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.TypeConversionUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GroovyPsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrVariable;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.arguments.GrArgumentLabel;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.arguments.GrNamedArgument;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.blocks.GrClosableBlock;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.blocks.GrOpenBlock;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.branch.GrReturnStatement;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrAssignmentExpression;
@@ -109,11 +111,8 @@ public class GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection extends BaseInspection {
     public void visitReturnStatement(GrReturnStatement returnStatement) {
       super.visitReturnStatement(returnStatement);
 
-      final PsiElement parent = returnStatement.getParent();
-      if (!(parent instanceof GrOpenBlock)) return;
-      final PsiElement element = parent.getParent();
-      if (!(element instanceof GrMethod)) return;
-      GrMethod method = (GrMethod)element;
+      final GrMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(returnStatement, GrMethod.class, true, GrClosableBlock.class);
+      if (method == null) return;
 
       final GrExpression value = returnStatement.getReturnValue();
       final PsiType expectedType = method.getReturnType();
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java
index 5334185f8ba6..ef725d71b557 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java
@@ -274,13 +274,10 @@ public class GroovyHighlightingTest extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
-  public void testCollectionAssignments() throws Exception {
-    doTest(new GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection());
-  }
+  public void testCollectionAssignments() {doTest(new GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection()); }
+  public void testReturnAssignability() {doTest(new GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection()); }
 
   public void testNumberDuplicatesInMaps() throws Exception {doTest();}
 
-  public void testMapNotAcceptedAsStringParameter()  {
-    doTest();
-  }
+  public void testMapNotAcceptedAsStringParameter()  {doTest();}
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/ReturnAssignability.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/ReturnAssignability.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..78d70d3417d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/ReturnAssignability.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+File foo() {
+  List<Integer> ints = []
+  if (ints.empty) {
+    print {return 42}
+    for (x in ints) {
+      <warning descr="Cannot assign 'Integer' to 'File'">return 43</warning>
+    }
+  }
+  <warning descr="Cannot assign 'Integer' to 'File'">67</warning>
+}
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