diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedReturnValue/UnusedReturnValue.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedReturnValue/UnusedReturnValue.java
index bbe8b5f463b8..89aa34787572 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedReturnValue/UnusedReturnValue.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedReturnValue/UnusedReturnValue.java
@@ -19,18 +19,22 @@ import com.intellij.analysis.AnalysisScope;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.GroupNames;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.*;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.reference.*;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.ui.SingleCheckboxOptionsPanel;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.WriteExternalException;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.searches.OverridingMethodsSearch;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PropertyUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.changeSignature.ChangeSignatureProcessor;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.changeSignature.ParameterInfoImpl;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
+import org.jdom.Element;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import javax.swing.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -40,6 +44,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class UnusedReturnValue extends GlobalJavaInspectionTool{
   private MakeVoidQuickFix myQuickFix;
 
+  public boolean IGNORE_BUILDER_PATTERN = false;
+
   @Nullable
   public CommonProblemDescriptor[] checkElement(RefEntity refEntity,
                                                 AnalysisScope scope,
@@ -54,8 +60,11 @@ public class UnusedReturnValue extends GlobalJavaInspectionTool{
       if (refMethod.getInReferences().size() == 0) return null;
 
       if (!refMethod.isReturnValueUsed()) {
-        return new ProblemDescriptor[]{manager.createProblemDescriptor(refMethod.getElement().getNavigationElement(),
-                                                                       InspectionsBundle.message("inspection.unused.return.value.problem.descriptor"),
+        final PsiMethod psiMethod = (PsiMethod)refMethod.getElement();
+        if (IGNORE_BUILDER_PATTERN && PropertyUtil.isSimplePropertySetter(psiMethod)) return null;
+        return new ProblemDescriptor[]{manager.createProblemDescriptor(psiMethod.getNavigationElement(),
+                                                                       InspectionsBundle
+                                                                         .message("inspection.unused.return.value.problem.descriptor"),
                                                                        getFix(processor), ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING,
                                                                        false)};
       }
@@ -64,6 +73,17 @@ public class UnusedReturnValue extends GlobalJavaInspectionTool{
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void writeSettings(Element node) throws WriteExternalException {
+    if (IGNORE_BUILDER_PATTERN) {
+      super.writeSettings(node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public JComponent createOptionsPanel() {
+    return new SingleCheckboxOptionsPanel("Ignore simple setters", this, "IGNORE_BUILDER_PATTERN");
+  }
 
   protected boolean queryExternalUsagesRequests(final RefManager manager, final GlobalJavaInspectionContext globalContext,
                                                 final ProblemDescriptionsProcessor processor) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/unusedReturnValue/simpleSetter/expected.xml b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/unusedReturnValue/simpleSetter/expected.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4704d91e891d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/unusedReturnValue/simpleSetter/expected.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<problems/>
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/unusedReturnValue/simpleSetter/src/Test.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/unusedReturnValue/simpleSetter/src/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8df38c124d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/unusedReturnValue/simpleSetter/src/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class Test {
+  private String myStr;
+
+  public Test setStr(String str) {
+    myStr = str;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    final Test test = new Test();
+    test.setStr("");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedReturnValueTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedReturnValueTest.java
index 4e086f0e7a14..0fcd2ef1a07e 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedReturnValueTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedReturnValueTest.java
@@ -35,4 +35,14 @@ public class UnusedReturnValueTest extends InspectionTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  
+  public void testSimpleSetter() throws Exception {
+    try {
+      myTool.IGNORE_BUILDER_PATTERN = true;
+      doTest();
+    }
+    finally {
+      myTool.IGNORE_BUILDER_PATTERN = false;
+    }
+  }
 }
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