diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java
index 6c39ca9b6ad9..29fd34f58574 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java
@@ -95,19 +95,7 @@ public class TypeUtils {
   }
 
   public static boolean expressionHasTypeOrSubtype(@Nullable PsiExpression expression, @NonNls @NotNull String typeName) {
-    if (expression == null) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    final PsiType type = expression.getType();
-    if (type == null) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (!(type instanceof PsiClassType)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    final PsiClassType classType = (PsiClassType)type;
-    final PsiClass aClass = classType.resolve();
-    return aClass != null && InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(aClass, typeName);
+    return expressionHasTypeOrSubtype(expression, new String[] {typeName}) != null;
   }
 
   //getTypeIfOneOfOrSubtype
@@ -115,7 +103,10 @@ public class TypeUtils {
     if (expression == null) {
       return null;
     }
-    final PsiType type = expression.getType();
+    PsiType type = expression.getType();
+    if (type instanceof PsiLambdaExpressionType) {
+      type = ((PsiLambdaExpressionType)type).getExpression().getFunctionalInterfaceType();
+    }
     if (type == null) {
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/threading/ThreadWithDefaultRunMethodInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/threading/ThreadWithDefaultRunMethodInspection.java
index 92e207373cac..249335f95f99 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/threading/ThreadWithDefaultRunMethodInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/threading/ThreadWithDefaultRunMethodInspection.java
@@ -56,81 +56,52 @@ public class ThreadWithDefaultRunMethodInspection extends BaseInspection {
     @Override
     public void visitNewExpression(@NotNull PsiNewExpression expression) {
       super.visitNewExpression(expression);
-      final PsiAnonymousClass anonymousClass =
-        expression.getAnonymousClass();
-
+      final PsiAnonymousClass anonymousClass = expression.getAnonymousClass();
       if (anonymousClass != null) {
-        final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement baseClassReference =
-          anonymousClass.getBaseClassReference();
-        final PsiElement referent = baseClassReference.resolve();
-        if (referent == null) {
-          return;
-        }
-        final PsiClass referencedClass = (PsiClass)referent;
-        final String referencedClassName =
-          referencedClass.getQualifiedName();
-        if (!"java.lang.Thread".equals(referencedClassName)) {
-          return;
-        }
         if (definesRun(anonymousClass)) {
           return;
         }
-        final PsiExpressionList argumentList =
-          expression.getArgumentList();
-        if (argumentList == null) {
-          return;
-        }
-        final PsiExpression[] arguments = argumentList.getExpressions();
-        for (PsiExpression argument : arguments) {
-          if (TypeUtils.expressionHasTypeOrSubtype(argument,
-                                                   "java.lang.Runnable")) {
-            return;
-          }
-        }
-        registerNewExpressionError(expression);
+        processExpression(expression, anonymousClass.getBaseClassReference());
       }
       else {
-        final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement classReference =
-          expression.getClassReference();
+        final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement classReference = expression.getClassReference();
         if (classReference == null) {
           return;
         }
-        final PsiElement referent = classReference.resolve();
-        if (referent == null) {
-          return;
-        }
-        final PsiClass referencedClass = (PsiClass)referent;
-        final String referencedClassName =
-          referencedClass.getQualifiedName();
-        if (!"java.lang.Thread".equals(referencedClassName)) {
-          return;
-        }
-        final PsiExpressionList argumentList =
-          expression.getArgumentList();
-        if (argumentList == null) {
-          return;
-        }
-        final PsiExpression[] arguments = argumentList.getExpressions();
-        for (PsiExpression argument : arguments) {
-          if (TypeUtils.expressionHasTypeOrSubtype(argument,
-                                                   "java.lang.Runnable")) {
-            return;
-          }
-        }
-        registerNewExpressionError(expression);
+        processExpression(expression, classReference);
       }
     }
 
+    private void processExpression(PsiNewExpression expression, PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement baseClassReference) {
+      final PsiElement referent = baseClassReference.resolve();
+      if (referent == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+      final PsiClass referencedClass = (PsiClass)referent;
+      final String referencedClassName = referencedClass.getQualifiedName();
+      if (!"java.lang.Thread".equals(referencedClassName)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      final PsiExpressionList argumentList = expression.getArgumentList();
+      if (argumentList == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+      final PsiExpression[] arguments = argumentList.getExpressions();
+      for (PsiExpression argument : arguments) {
+        if (TypeUtils.expressionHasTypeOrSubtype(argument, "java.lang.Runnable")) {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      registerNewExpressionError(expression);
+    }
+
     private static boolean definesRun(PsiAnonymousClass aClass) {
-      final PsiMethod[] methods = aClass.getMethods();
+      final PsiMethod[] methods = aClass.findMethodsByName(HardcodedMethodConstants.RUN, false);
       for (final PsiMethod method : methods) {
-        final String methodName = method.getName();
-        if (HardcodedMethodConstants.RUN.equals(methodName)) {
-          final PsiParameterList parameterList =
-            method.getParameterList();
-          if (parameterList.getParametersCount() == 0) {
-            return true;
-          }
+        final PsiParameterList parameterList = method.getParameterList();
+        if (parameterList.getParametersCount() == 0) {
+          return true;
         }
       }
       return false;
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/threading/defaultRun/LambdaExpr.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/threading/defaultRun/LambdaExpr.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..453a9e956bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/threading/defaultRun/LambdaExpr.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.siyeh.igtest.threading.defaultRun;
+class Test {
+    {
+        new Thread(() -> System.out.println("hello")).start();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/threading/defaultRun/expected.xml b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/threading/defaultRun/expected.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..216a575c3ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/threading/defaultRun/expected.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<problems/>
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diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/threading/ThreadWithDefaultRunInspectionTest.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/threading/ThreadWithDefaultRunInspectionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5160c9812ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/threading/ThreadWithDefaultRunInspectionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.siyeh.ig.threading;
+
+import com.siyeh.ig.IGInspectionTestCase;
+
+public class ThreadWithDefaultRunInspectionTest extends IGInspectionTestCase {
+
+  public void test() throws Exception {
+    doTest("com/siyeh/igtest/threading/defaultRun", new ThreadWithDefaultRunMethodInspection());
+  }
+}
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