diff --git a/python/src/META-INF/python-plugin-core.xml b/python/src/META-INF/python-plugin-core.xml
index 66faa91f4a0b..12f60d8d6362 100644
--- a/python/src/META-INF/python-plugin-core.xml
+++ b/python/src/META-INF/python-plugin-core.xml
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
     <localInspection language="Python" shortName="PyProtectedMemberInspection" displayName="Access to a protected member of a class" groupKey="INSP.GROUP.python" enabledByDefault="true" level="WEAK WARNING" implementationClass="com.jetbrains.python.inspections.PyProtectedMemberInspection"/>
     <localInspection language="Python" shortName="PyMethodMayBeStaticInspection" displayName="Method may be static" groupKey="INSP.GROUP.python" enabledByDefault="true" level="WEAK WARNING" implementationClass="com.jetbrains.python.inspections.PyMethodMayBeStaticInspection"/>
     <localInspection language="Python" shortName="PyDocstringTypesInspection" bundle="com.jetbrains.python.PyBundle" key="INSP.NAME.docstring.types" groupKey="INSP.GROUP.python" enabledByDefault="true"  level="WEAK WARNING" implementationClass="com.jetbrains.python.inspections.PyDocstringTypesInspection"/>
-    <localInspection language="Python" shortName="PyShadowingNamesInspection" displayName="Shadowing names" groupKey="INSP.GROUP.python" enabledByDefault="true"  level="WARNING" implementationClass="com.jetbrains.python.inspections.PyShadowingNamesInspection"/>
+    <localInspection language="Python" shortName="PyShadowingNamesInspection" displayName="Shadowing names" groupKey="INSP.GROUP.python" enabledByDefault="true"  level="WEAK WARNING" implementationClass="com.jetbrains.python.inspections.PyShadowingNamesInspection"/>
     <localInspection language="Python" shortName="PyAbstractClassInspection" displayName="Class must implement all abstract methods" groupKey="INSP.GROUP.python" enabledByDefault="true"  level="WARNING" implementationClass="com.jetbrains.python.inspections.PyAbstractClassInspection"/>
     <localInspection language="Python" shortName="PyPep8NamingInspection" displayName="PEP 8 naming convention violation" groupKey="INSP.GROUP.python" enabledByDefault="true"  level="INFO" implementationClass="com.jetbrains.python.inspections.PyPep8NamingInspection"/>
 
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection.java
index f6ef67ae1583..5c48291a67f6 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class PyShadowingNamesInspection extends PyInspection {
                                 @NotNull PsiElement builtin) {
       if (!PyUtil.inSameFile(builtin, element)) {
         registerProblem(problemElement, String.format("Shadows built-in name '%s'", name),
-                        ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING, null, new PyRenameElementQuickFix(),
+                        ProblemHighlightType.WEAK_WARNING, null, new PyRenameElementQuickFix(),
                         new PyIgnoreBuiltinQuickFix(name));
       }
     }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class PyShadowingNamesInspection extends PyInspection {
           final PsiElement resolved = processor.getResult();
           if (resolved != null) {
             registerProblem(problemElement, String.format("Shadows name '%s' from outer scope", name),
-                            ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING, null, new PyRenameElementQuickFix());
+                            ProblemHighlightType.WEAK_WARNING, null, new PyRenameElementQuickFix());
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection/test.py b/python/testData/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection/test.py
index 9519479763a2..076cd0b5d7bc 100644
--- a/python/testData/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection/test.py
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyShadowingNamesInspection/test.py
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 def test_import_builtin_names():
     import float
     from foo import float
-    from bar import baz as <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'float'">float</warning>
+    from bar import baz as <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'float'">float</weak_warning>
 
 
 def test_builtin_function_parameters():
-    def test1(x, _, <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'len'">len</warning>, <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'file'">file</warning>=None):
+    def test1(x, _, <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'len'">len</weak_warning>, <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'file'">file</weak_warning>=None):
         pass
 
 
 def test_builtin_function_name():
-    def <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</warning>():
+    def <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</weak_warning>():
         pass
 
 
 def test_builtin_assignment_targets():
     foo = 2
-    <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</warning> = []
-    for <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'int'">int</warning> in range(10):
+    <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</weak_warning> = []
+    for <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'int'">int</weak_warning> in range(10):
         print(int)
-    <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'range'">range</warning> = []
-    <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</warning>, _ = (1, 2)
-    return [int for <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'int'">int</warning> in range(10)]
+    <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'range'">range</weak_warning> = []
+    <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</weak_warning>, _ = (1, 2)
+    return [int for <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'int'">int</weak_warning> in range(10)]
 
 
 def test_builtin_class_name():
-    class <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</warning>(object):
+    class <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</weak_warning>(object):
         pass
 
 
 def test_builtin_method_name():
     class C:
-        def <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</warning>(self):
+        def <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'list'">list</weak_warning>(self):
             pass
 
 
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ def test_builtin_qualified_name():
 # PY-10164
 def test_builtin_class_attribute():
     class C:
-        <warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'id'">id</warning> = 1
+        <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'id'">id</weak_warning> = 1
 
 
 def test_outer_function():
     foo = 1
     def bar():
-        <warning descr="Shadows name 'foo' from outer scope">foo</warning>, <warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</warning> = 1, 2
-    def baz(<warning descr="Shadows name 'foo' from outer scope">foo</warning>, <warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</warning>, <warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</warning>):
+        <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'foo' from outer scope">foo</weak_warning>, <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</weak_warning> = 1, 2
+    def baz(<weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'foo' from outer scope">foo</weak_warning>, <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</weak_warning>, <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</weak_warning>):
         pass
     def nested():
-        def <warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</warning>(<warning descr="Shadows name 'foo' from outer scope">foo</warning>):
-            <warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</warning> = 1
+        def <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</weak_warning>(<weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'foo' from outer scope">foo</weak_warning>):
+            <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</weak_warning> = 1
 
 
 def test_outer_class():
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ def test_outer_class():
     class C(object):
         def foo(self):
             def foo():
-                def <warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</warning>():
-                    class <warning descr="Shadows name 'C' from outer scope">C</warning>:
-                        def <warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</warning>(self):
+                def <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'bar' from outer scope">bar</weak_warning>():
+                    class <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'C' from outer scope">C</weak_warning>:
+                        def <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</weak_warning>(self):
                             pass
             def bar():
                 pass
 
-            <warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</warning> = 2
+            <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'baz' from outer scope">baz</weak_warning> = 2
 
-        def <warning descr="Shadows name 'spam' from outer scope">spam</warning>(self):
+        def <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'spam' from outer scope">spam</weak_warning>(self):
             pass
 
-        <warning descr="Shadows name 'quux' from outer scope">quux</warning> = 1
+        <weak_warning descr="Shadows name 'quux' from outer scope">quux</weak_warning> = 1
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/RenameFunctionShadowingBuiltins.py b/python/testData/inspections/RenameFunctionShadowingBuiltins.py
index ed54b1c887d9..68e5e014bbd4 100644
--- a/python/testData/inspections/RenameFunctionShadowingBuiltins.py
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/RenameFunctionShadowingBuiltins.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-def <warning descr="Shadows a built-in with the same name">i<caret>d</warning>(x):
+def <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'id'">i<caret>d</weak_warning>(x):
     return x
 
 
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/RenameShadowingBuiltins.py b/python/testData/inspections/RenameShadowingBuiltins.py
index f22217991759..617c440d07db 100644
--- a/python/testData/inspections/RenameShadowingBuiltins.py
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/RenameShadowingBuiltins.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 def f(name):
-    <warning descr="Shadows a built-in with the same name">f<caret>ile</warning> = open(name, 'rb')
+    <weak_warning descr="Shadows built-in name 'file'">f<caret>ile</weak_warning> = open(name, 'rb')
     return file.read()
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java
index b1c50969d13e..a1b195d9b8df 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java
@@ -431,15 +431,26 @@ public class PyQuickFixTest extends PyTestCase {
 
   // PY-8788
   public void testRenameShadowingBuiltins() {
-    doInspectionTest("RenameShadowingBuiltins.py", PyShadowingNamesInspection.class,
-                     "Rename element", true, true);
+    final String fileName = "RenameShadowingBuiltins.py";
+    myFixture.configureByFile(fileName);
+    myFixture.enableInspections(PyShadowingNamesInspection.class);
+    myFixture.checkHighlighting(true, false, true);
+    final IntentionAction intentionAction = myFixture.getAvailableIntention("Rename element");
+    assertNotNull(intentionAction);
+    myFixture.launchAction(intentionAction);
+    myFixture.checkResultByFile(graftBeforeExt(fileName, "_after"));
   }
 
   // PY-8788
   public void testRenameFunctionShadowingBuiltins() {
-    doInspectionTest("RenameFunctionShadowingBuiltins.py", PyShadowingNamesInspection.class,
-                     "Rename element", true, true);
-
+    final String fileName = "RenameFunctionShadowingBuiltins.py";
+    myFixture.configureByFile(fileName);
+    myFixture.enableInspections(PyShadowingNamesInspection.class);
+    myFixture.checkHighlighting(true, false, true);
+    final IntentionAction intentionAction = myFixture.getAvailableIntention("Rename element");
+    assertNotNull(intentionAction);
+    myFixture.launchAction(intentionAction);
+    myFixture.checkResultByFile(graftBeforeExt(fileName, "_after"));
   }
 
   @Override