diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/java/inst/TypeCastInstruction.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/java/inst/TypeCastInstruction.java
index b1839e95b0cb..a341ae7103c2 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/java/inst/TypeCastInstruction.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/java/inst/TypeCastInstruction.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class TypeCastInstruction extends ExpressionPushingInstruction {
     List<DfaInstructionState> result = new ArrayList<>();
     if (myTransferValue != null) {
       DfaMemoryState castFail = stateBefore.createCopy();
-      if (fromType != null && myCastTo.isConvertibleFrom(fromType)) {
+      if (fromType != null && (!constraint.isResolved() || myCastTo.isConvertibleFrom(fromType))) {
         if (!castTopOfStack(factory, stateBefore, constraint)) {
           castPossible = false;
         } else {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/unreachableCode/UnresolvedCast.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/unreachableCode/UnresolvedCast.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc7405688da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/unreachableCode/UnresolvedCast.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+class Test {
+  void test(Object obj) {
+    try {
+      System.out.println((<error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'MyUnresolvedClass'">MyUnresolvedClass</error>)obj);
+      System.out.println("hello");
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/dataFlow/UnreachableCodeInspectionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/dataFlow/UnreachableCodeInspectionTest.java
index 36393274c446..620942718e57 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/dataFlow/UnreachableCodeInspectionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/dataFlow/UnreachableCodeInspectionTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public class UnreachableCodeInspectionTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTe
   public void testLambdaCast() { doTest(); }
   
   public void testFailingCast() { doTest(); }
+  
+  public void testUnresolvedCast() { doTest(); }
 
   private void doTest() {
     myFixture.configureByFile(getTestName(false) + ".java");