diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/internal/FileEqualsUsageInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/internal/FileEqualsUsageInspection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2061f569eb4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/internal/FileEqualsUsageInspection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2012 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.intellij.codeInspection.internal;
+
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemHighlightType;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemsHolder;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.ApplicationManagerEx;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+public class FileEqualsUsageInspection extends InternalInspection {
+  @Nls
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public String getDisplayName() {
+    return "File.equals() Usage";
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public String getShortName() {
+    return "FileEqualsUsage";
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  public PsiElementVisitor buildVisitor(@NotNull final ProblemsHolder holder, boolean isOnTheFly) {
+    if (!ApplicationManagerEx.getApplicationEx().isInternal()) {
+      return new JavaElementVisitor() {
+      };
+    }
+    return new JavaElementVisitor() {
+      @Override
+      public void visitMethodCallExpression(PsiMethodCallExpression expression) {
+        PsiReferenceExpression methodExpression = expression.getMethodExpression();
+        PsiElement resolved = methodExpression.resolve();
+        if (!(resolved instanceof PsiMethod)) return;
+
+        PsiMethod method = (PsiMethod)resolved;
+
+        PsiClass clazz = method.getContainingClass();
+        if (clazz == null) return;
+
+        String methodName = method.getName();
+        if ("java.io.File".equals(clazz.getQualifiedName())
+            && ("equals".equals(methodName) || "compareTo".equals(methodName) || "hashCode".equals(methodName))) {
+          holder.registerProblem(methodExpression,
+                                 "Do not use File.equals/hashCode/compareTo as they don't honor case-sensitivity on MacOS. Use FileUtil.filesEquals/fileHashCode/compareFiles instead",
+                                 ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_DEPRECATED);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/internal/InternalInspectionToolsProvider.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/internal/InternalInspectionToolsProvider.java
index 10ae42c5652c..68cb9e40a5f7 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/internal/InternalInspectionToolsProvider.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/internal/InternalInspectionToolsProvider.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public class InternalInspectionToolsProvider {
   public static final String GROUP_NAME = "IDEA Platform Inspections";
   private static final Class[] CLASSES = new Class[] {
     UndesirableClassUsageInspection.class,
+    FileEqualsUsageInspection.class,
     GtkPreferredJComboBoxRendererInspection.class
   };
 
diff --git a/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml b/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
index 7cbc5ff778b1..6f6d91635b8e 100644
--- a/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
+++ b/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@
     <localInspection language="JAVA" shortName="UndesirableClassUsage" displayName="Undesirable Class Usage" groupName="IDEA Platform Inspections"
                      enabledByDefault="true" level="WARNING"
                      implementationClass="com.intellij.codeInspection.internal.UndesirableClassUsageInspection"/>
+    <localInspection language="JAVA" shortName="FileEqualsUsage" displayName="File.equals() usage" groupName="IDEA Platform Inspections"
+                     enabledByDefault="true" level="WARNING"
+                     implementationClass="com.intellij.codeInspection.internal.FileEqualsUsageInspection"/>
     <localInspection language="JAVA" shortName="GtkPreferredJComboBoxRenderer" displayName="Preferred JComboBox renderer"
                      groupName="IDEA Platform Inspections" enabledByDefault="true" level="WARNING"
                      implementationClass="com.intellij.codeInspection.internal.GtkPreferredJComboBoxRendererInspection"/>