diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/JavaTypeProvider.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/JavaTypeProvider.java
index 1f64a8bdb95a..5f6921dfcdac 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/JavaTypeProvider.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/JavaTypeProvider.java
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.codeInsight.hint;
 
 import com.intellij.lang.ExpressionTypeProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiExpression;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiType;
-import com.intellij.psi.SyntaxTraverser;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -46,6 +43,15 @@ public class JavaTypeProvider extends ExpressionTypeProvider<PsiExpression> {
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public List<PsiExpression> getExpressionsAt(@NotNull PsiElement elementAt) {
-    return SyntaxTraverser.psiApi().parents(elementAt).filter(PsiExpression.class).toList();
+    return SyntaxTraverser.psiApi().parents(elementAt)
+      .filter(PsiExpression.class)
+      .filter(JavaTypeProvider::notAMethodReferenceInCall)
+      .toList();
+  }
+
+  private static boolean notAMethodReferenceInCall(PsiExpression expression) {
+    boolean b = expression instanceof PsiReferenceExpression;
+    PsiElement p = b ? expression.getParent() : null;
+    return !(p instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression && ((PsiMethodCallExpression)p).getMethodExpression() == expression);
   }
 }