diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
index 82c99aa742f5..79e52a19c412 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
@@ -1731,8 +1731,8 @@ public class HighlightUtil {
 
     if (expr instanceof PsiThisExpression) {
       final PsiMethod psiMethod = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(expr, PsiMethod.class);
-      if (psiMethod == null || psiMethod.getContainingClass() != aClass && !isInsideDefaultMethod(psiMethod, aClass)) {
-        if (aClass.isInterface()) {
+      if (psiMethod == null || psiMethod.getContainingClass() != aClass) {
+        if (aClass.isInterface() && !isInsideInterfaceInstanceMethod(psiMethod, aClass)) {
           return thisNotFoundInInterfaceInfo(expr);
         }
 
@@ -1762,15 +1762,16 @@ public class HighlightUtil {
     return null;
   }
 
-  private static boolean isInsideDefaultMethod(@NotNull PsiMethod method, @NotNull PsiClass aClass) {
+  private static boolean isInsideInterfaceInstanceMethod(@NotNull PsiMethod method, @NotNull PsiClass aClass) {
     while (method != null && method.getContainingClass() != aClass) {
       method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(method, PsiMethod.class, true);
     }
-    return method != null && method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.DEFAULT);
+    return method != null && !method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC);
   }
 
   private static HighlightInfo thisNotFoundInInterfaceInfo(@NotNull PsiExpression expr) {
-    return HighlightInfo.newHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR).range(expr).descriptionAndTooltip("Cannot find symbol variable this").create();
+    return HighlightInfo.newHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR).range(expr).descriptionAndTooltip(
+      JavaErrorBundle.message("error.no.enclosing.this.in.interface")).create();
   }
 
   private static boolean resolvesToImmediateSuperInterface(@NotNull PsiExpression expr,
diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
index 6f6f4a5424db..772667f1d5fe 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
@@ -458,4 +458,5 @@ non.static.method.cannot.be.referenced.from.a.static.context.method.reference.co
 abstract.method.0.cannot.be.accessed.directly.method.reference.context=Abstract method ''{0}'' cannot be accessed directly
 error.interface.member.clashes=@interface member clashes with ''{0}'' in {1}
 anonymous.class.implements.interface.cannot.have.type.arguments=Anonymous class implements interface; cannot have type arguments
-formal.varargs.element.type.inaccessible.here=Formal varargs element type {0} is inaccessible here
\ No newline at end of file
+formal.varargs.element.type.inaccessible.here=Formal varargs element type {0} is inaccessible here
+error.no.enclosing.this.in.interface=Cannot find symbol variable this
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting9/PrivateInInterfacesAnonymousThis.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting9/PrivateInInterfacesAnonymousThis.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..06c84652da68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting9/PrivateInInterfacesAnonymousThis.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+interface Foo {
+    private void bar() {
+        new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                System.out.println(Foo.this);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk9Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk9Test.java
index 9e381fd6b628..64ff53392111 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk9Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingJdk9Test.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class LightAdvHighlightingJdk9Test extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testSafeVarargsApplicability() { doTest(true, false); }
   public void testPrivateInInterfaces() { doTest(false, false); }
   public void testPrivateInInterfacesOverriding() { doTest(false, false); }
+  public void testPrivateInInterfacesAnonymousThis() { doTest(false, false); }
   public void testUnderscore() { doTest(false, false); }
   public void testTryWithResources() { doTest(false, false); }