diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection.java
index 4865c607278b..948dd7f5302b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection.java
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ public class PyMissingConstructorInspection extends PyInspection {
 
     @Override
     public void visitPyClass(final PyClass node) {
-      PyClass[] superClasses = node.getSuperClasses();
+      PsiElement[] superClasses = node.getSuperClassExpressions();
       if (superClasses.length == 0)
         return;
       Set<String> superNames = new HashSet<String>();
       if (node.isNewStyleClass())
         superNames.add(PyNames.SUPER);
-      for (PyClass cl : superClasses) {
-        if (!PyNames.OBJECT.equals(cl.getName()))
-          superNames.add(cl.getName());
+      for (PsiElement cl : superClasses) {
+        if (!PyNames.OBJECT.equals(cl.getText()))
+          superNames.add(cl.getText());
       }
-      if (superClasses.length == 1 && PyNames.OBJECT.equals(superClasses[0].getName()))
+      if (superClasses.length == 1 && PyNames.OBJECT.equals(superClasses[0].getText()))
         return;
 
       PyFunction initMethod = node.findMethodByName(PyNames.INIT, false);
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection/test.py b/python/testData/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection/test.py
index 28d0cdb3c894..e2bc56f2b89a 100644
--- a/python/testData/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection/test.py
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyMissingConstructorInspection/test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+import random
+
+class R(random.WichmannHill):
+    def <warning descr="Call to constructor of super class is missed">__init__</warning>(self):
+        pass
+#PY-3278
+class R1(random.WichmannHill):
+    def __init__(self):
+        random.WichmannHill.__init__(self)
+
 class A(object):
   def __init__(self):
     pass