diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
index 1cb56e3c748e..8c66f5218709 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
@@ -264,8 +264,11 @@ public class HighlightUtil {
         minModifier = PsiModifier.PUBLIC;
       }
       String[] modifiers = {PsiModifier.PACKAGE_LOCAL, PsiModifier.PROTECTED, PsiModifier.PUBLIC,};
-      PsiClass accessObjectClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(place, PsiClass.class, false);
-
+      PsiClass accessObjectClass = null;
+      PsiElement qualifier = place.getQualifier();
+      if (qualifier instanceof PsiExpression) {
+        accessObjectClass = (PsiClass)PsiUtil.getAccessObjectClass((PsiExpression)qualifier).getElement();
+      }
       for (int i = ArrayUtil.indexOf(modifiers, minModifier); i < modifiers.length; i++) {
         @Modifier String modifier = modifiers[i];
         modifierListCopy.setModifierProperty(modifier, true);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/afterInAnonymous.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/afterInAnonymous.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66dcd4cc03b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/afterInAnonymous.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// "Make 'Bar.f' protected" "true"
+public class Foo extends Bar{
+    void foo() {
+        new Runnable(){
+          public void run() {
+            f();
+          }
+        };
+    }
+}
+class Bar {
+    protected void f(){}
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/beforeInAnonymous.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/beforeInAnonymous.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30a3224757bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/beforeInAnonymous.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// "Make 'Bar.f' protected" "true"
+public class Foo extends Bar{
+    void foo() {
+        new Runnable(){
+          public void run() {
+            f<caret>();
+          }
+        };
+    }
+}
+class Bar {
+    private void f(){}
+}