diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/internationalization/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscapeInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/internationalization/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscapeInspection.java
index 53342c4aa898..c56f89612cf9 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/internationalization/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscapeInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/internationalization/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscapeInspection.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.siyeh.ig.internationalization;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.CommonQuickFixBundle;
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ public final class UnnecessaryUnicodeEscapeInspection extends BaseInspection {
         if (!isEscape) {
           continue;
         }
-        final int nextChar = isEscapedEscape(i, length, text);
+        final int nextChar = detectUnicodeEscape(text, i, length);
         if (nextChar != -1) {
           final int escapeEnd = nextChar + 4;
           final char d = (char)Integer.parseInt(text.substring(nextChar, escapeEnd), 16);
-          if (d == '\uFFFD' || (d == '\\' && isEscapedEscape(escapeEnd - 1, length, text) != -1)) {
+          if (d == '\uFFFD' || (d == '\\' && detectUnicodeEscape(text, escapeEnd - 1, length) != -1)) {
             // this character is used as a replacement when a unicode character can't be displayed
             // replacing the escape with the character may cause confusion, so ignore it.
             // skip if another escape sequence follows '\' without being properly escaped.
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ public final class UnnecessaryUnicodeEscapeInspection extends BaseInspection {
       }
     }
 
-    private static int isEscapedEscape(int escapeStart, int length, String text) {
-      int nextChar = escapeStart + 1;
+    private static int detectUnicodeEscape(String text, int offset, int length) {
+      int nextChar = offset + 1;
       while (nextChar < length && text.charAt(nextChar) == 'u') {
         nextChar++; // \uuuuFFFD is a legal Unicode escape
       }
-      if (nextChar == escapeStart + 1 || nextChar + 3 >= length) {
+      if (nextChar == offset + 1 || nextChar + 3 >= length) {
         return -1;
       }
       if (StringUtil.isHexDigit(text.charAt(nextChar)) &&
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java b/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java
index 155b03066331..90044b997311 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igtest/internationalization/unnecessary_unicode_escape/UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape {
    * \u005Cu004C
    * \uuuu005Cuuuu004C
    * some description\u005Cu004Csome description
+   * \u005Cu0041 <warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u0041' can be replaced with 'A'">\u0041</warning>
+   * <warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u0041' can be replaced with 'A'">\u0041</warning> \u005Cu0041
    */
 
   /// <warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u005C' can be replaced with '\'">\u005C</warning>
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ class UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape {
   /// \u005Cu004C
   /// \uuuu005Cuuuu004C
   /// some description\u005Cu004Csome description
+  /// \u005Cu0041 <warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u0041' can be replaced with 'A'">\u0041</warning>
+  /// <warning descr="Unicode escape sequence '\u0041' can be replaced with 'A'">\u0041</warning> \u005Cu0041
 
 }
 @SuppressWarnings("UnnecessaryUnicodeEscape")