diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspection.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspection.java
index 0fc53286785f..f8686af623ea 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspection.java
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.GroovyInspectionBundle;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.GroovySuppressableInspectionTool;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.bugs.GrModifierFix;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.bugs.GrRemoveModifierFix;
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.lexer.GroovyTokenTypes;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.auxiliary.modifiers.GrModifier;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.auxiliary.modifiers.GrModifierList;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.util.PsiUtilKt;
 
-public class GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspection extends GroovySuppressableInspectionTool implements CleanupLocalInspectionTool{
+import static org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.lexer.GroovyTokenTypes.kDEF;
+
+public class GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspection extends GroovySuppressableInspectionTool implements CleanupLocalInspectionTool {
 
   private static final GrModifierFix FIX = new GrRemoveModifierFix(GrModifier.DEF);
 
@@ -40,13 +41,13 @@ public class GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspection extends GroovySuppressableInspec
     return new PsiElementVisitor() {
       @Override
       public void visitElement(PsiElement modifier) {
-        if (modifier.getNode().getElementType() != GroovyTokenTypes.kDEF) return;
+        if (modifier.getNode().getElementType() != kDEF) return;
 
         PsiElement list = modifier.getParent();
         if (!(list instanceof GrModifierList)) return;
 
         PsiElement owner = list.getParent();
-        if (!PsiUtilKt.modifierListMayBeEmpty(owner)) return;
+        if (!PsiUtilKt.modifierListMayBeEmpty(owner) && !PsiUtilKt.hasOtherModifiers((GrModifierList)list, kDEF)) return;
 
         holder.registerProblem(
           modifier,
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/util/psiUtil.kt b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/util/psiUtil.kt
index c5250bc2abdf..7feac6c5c9bb 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/util/psiUtil.kt
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/util/psiUtil.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.util
 
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.lexer.GroovyTokenTypes.mCOLON
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.auxiliary.modifiers.GrModifierList
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrVariable
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrVariableDeclaration
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.clauses.GrForInClause
@@ -46,3 +48,7 @@ fun modifierListMayBeEmpty(owner: PsiElement?): Boolean = when (owner) {
   is GrVariableDeclaration -> owner.typeElementGroovy != null
   else -> true
 }
+
+fun GrModifierList.hasOtherModifiers(modifierElementType: IElementType): Boolean {
+  return modifiers.any { it.node.elementType != modifierElementType }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspectionTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspectionTest.groovy
index 71b2b0cb3a19..67a64e011e27 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspectionTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/style/GrUnnecessaryDefModifierInspectionTest.groovy
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ def baw(<warning descr="Modifier 'def' is not necessary">def</warning> a) {}
 
 def <T> T bax() {}
 
+synchronized <warning descr="Modifier 'def' is not necessary">def</warning> <T> T baxx(Class<T> c) {}
+
 <warning descr="Modifier 'def' is not necessary">def</warning> Object bar
 
 def baf
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ boolean baz(a) {}
 
 def <T> T bax() {}
 
+synchronized <T> T baxx(Class<T> c) {}
+
 Object bar
 
 def baf