diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceExpression.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceExpression.java
index 6d62805915b8..5f7cb94c783b 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceExpression.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceExpression.java
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ public interface PsiMethodReferenceExpression extends PsiReferenceExpression {
    */
   @Nullable
   PsiTypeElement getQualifierType();
+  
+  @Nullable
+  PsiType getFunctionalInterfaceType();
 }
diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceType.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceType.java
index d64ff6788138..7109554b4499 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceType.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiMethodReferenceType.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class PsiMethodReferenceType extends PsiType {
 
   @Override
   public <A> A accept(@NotNull final PsiTypeVisitor<A> visitor) {
-    return visitor.visitType(this);
+    return visitor.visitMethodReferenceType(this);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiTypeVisitor.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiTypeVisitor.java
index a9ac4262a9c1..14cbcfd2bca4 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiTypeVisitor.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiTypeVisitor.java
@@ -75,4 +75,11 @@ public class PsiTypeVisitor<A> {
     if (interfaceType != null) return interfaceType.accept(this);
     return visitType(interfaceType);
   }
+  
+  public A visitMethodReferenceType(PsiMethodReferenceType methodReferenceType) {
+    final PsiMethodReferenceExpression expression = methodReferenceType.getExpression();
+    final PsiType interfaceType = expression.getFunctionalInterfaceType();
+    if (interfaceType != null) return interfaceType.accept(this);
+    return visitType(methodReferenceType);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/MethodRef.after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/MethodRef.after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f873bde4f619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/MethodRef.after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class Test {
+  {
+      Bar c = Test::length;
+      bar(c);
+  }
+
+  public static Integer length(String s) {
+    return s.length();
+  }
+
+    static void bar(Bar bar) {}
+  interface Bar {
+    Integer _(String s);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/MethodRef.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/MethodRef.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2e73abbbf32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/MethodRef.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class Test {
+  {
+      bar(<selection>Test::length</selection>);
+  }
+
+  public static Integer length(String s) {
+    return s.length();
+  }
+
+    static void bar(Bar bar) {}
+  interface Bar {
+    Integer _(String s);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java
index 787533d0638b..4bb84d7ba458 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ public class IntroduceVariableTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
     doTest(new MockIntroduceVariableHandler("c", false, false, false, "SAM<java.lang.Integer>"));
   }
 
+  public void testMethodRef() throws Exception {
+    doTest(new MockIntroduceVariableHandler("c", false, false, false, "Test.Bar"));
+  }
+
   public void testLambdaExprNotAccepted() throws Exception {
     doTest(new MockIntroduceVariableHandler("c", false, false, false, "SAM<java.lang.String>"));
   }