diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java
index 95912a05bf5b..d75197817f3b 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/makeStatic/MakeMethodStaticProcessor.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.intellij.refactoring.changeSignature.ParameterInfoImpl;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.changeSignature.ThrownExceptionInfo;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.changeSignature.inCallers.JavaCallerChooser;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.util.CanonicalTypes;
+import com.intellij.refactoring.util.LambdaRefactoringUtil;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.util.RefactoringUtil;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.util.javadoc.MethodJavaDocHelper;
 import com.intellij.usageView.UsageInfo;
@@ -85,12 +86,10 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticProcessor extends MakeMethodOrClassStaticProcessor<
   @Override
   protected MultiMap<PsiElement, String> getConflictDescriptions(UsageInfo[] usages) {
     MultiMap<PsiElement, String> descriptions = super.getConflictDescriptions(usages);
-    if (mySettings.isMakeClassParameter() || mySettings.isMakeFieldParameters()) {
-      for (UsageInfo usage : usages) {
-        PsiElement element = usage.getElement();
-        if (element instanceof PsiMethodReferenceExpression) {
-          descriptions.putValue(element, "Method reference will be corrupted");
-        }
+    for (UsageInfo usage : usages) {
+      PsiElement element = usage.getElement();
+      if (element instanceof PsiMethodReferenceExpression && needLambdaConversion((PsiMethodReferenceExpression)element)) {
+        descriptions.putValue(element, "Method reference will be converted to lambda");
       }
     }
     return descriptions;
@@ -271,6 +270,15 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticProcessor extends MakeMethodOrClassStaticProcessor<
     if (!(element instanceof PsiReferenceExpression)) return;
 
     PsiReferenceExpression methodRef = (PsiReferenceExpression) element;
+    if (methodRef instanceof PsiMethodReferenceExpression && needLambdaConversion((PsiMethodReferenceExpression)methodRef)) {
+      PsiLambdaExpression lambdaExpression =
+        LambdaRefactoringUtil.convertMethodReferenceToLambda(((PsiMethodReferenceExpression)methodRef), true, true);
+      List<PsiExpression> returnExpressions = LambdaUtil.getReturnExpressions(lambdaExpression);
+      if (returnExpressions.size() != 1) return;
+      PsiExpression expression = returnExpressions.get(0);
+      if (!(expression instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression)) return;
+      methodRef = ((PsiMethodCallExpression)expression).getMethodExpression();
+    }
     PsiElement parent = methodRef.getParent();
 
     PsiExpression instanceRef;
@@ -351,6 +359,16 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticProcessor extends MakeMethodOrClassStaticProcessor<
     }
   }
 
+  private boolean needLambdaConversion(PsiMethodReferenceExpression methodRef) {
+    if (mySettings.isMakeFieldParameters()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (PsiMethodReferenceUtil.isResolvedBySecondSearch(methodRef)) {
+      return myMember.getParameters().length != 0 || !mySettings.isMakeClassParameter();
+    }
+    return mySettings.isMakeClassParameter();
+  }
+
   protected void findExternalUsages(final ArrayList<UsageInfo> result) {
     if (mySettings.isDelegate()) return;
     findExternalReferences(myMember, result);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/afterExpandMethodReference.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/afterExpandMethodReference.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..010d9f34988d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/afterExpandMethodReference.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+class Foo {
+  Bar frobnitz(Function<Foo, Bar> f) {
+    return f.apply(this);
+  }
+}
+
+class Bar {
+  static Bar frob(Bar anObject, Foo foo) {
+    return anObject;
+  }
+}
+
+class Baz {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    Bar bar = new Bar();
+    new Foo().frobnitz(foo -> Bar.frob(bar, foo));
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/beforeExpandMethodReference.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/beforeExpandMethodReference.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aaf17f32993b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/makeMethodStatic/beforeExpandMethodReference.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+class Foo {
+  Bar frobnitz(Function<Foo, Bar> f) {
+    return f.apply(this);
+  }
+}
+
+class Bar {
+  Bar f<caret>rob(Foo foo) {
+    return this;
+  }
+}
+
+class Baz {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    Bar bar = new Bar();
+    new Foo().frobnitz(bar::frob);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java
index 949591d21ab2..ebec91b47de9 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/MakeMethodStaticTest.java
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ public class MakeMethodStaticTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
     doTest(false);
   }
 
+  public void testExpandMethodReference() {
+    doTest(true);
+  }
+
   public void testPreserveParametersAlignment() {
     doTest();
   }