diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java
index 81c3b3603e6b..78844ee81153 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodProcessor.java
@@ -1148,6 +1148,9 @@ public class InlineMethodProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
     else if (initializer instanceof PsiLiteralExpression) {
       return true;
     }
+    else if (initializer instanceof PsiPrefixExpression && ((PsiPrefixExpression)initializer).getOperand() instanceof PsiLiteralExpression) {
+      return true;
+    }
     else if (initializer instanceof PsiArrayAccessExpression) {
       final PsiExpression arrayExpression = ((PsiArrayAccessExpression)initializer).getArrayExpression();
       final PsiExpression indexExpression = ((PsiArrayAccessExpression)initializer).getIndexExpression();
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/NegativeArguments.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/NegativeArguments.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e3982ae0e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/NegativeArguments.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Test {
+  void foo(double d1, double d2) {
+    System.out.println(d1, d2);
+  }
+
+  {
+    f<caret>oo(-12.0, 12.0);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/NegativeArguments.java.after b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/NegativeArguments.java.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..75941600a38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineMethod/NegativeArguments.java.after
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Test {
+
+    {
+        System.out.println(-12.0, 12.0);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
index eceece9ea85d..60e48283bda6 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ public class InlineMethodTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testNegativeArguments() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testInaccessibleFieldInSuperClass() throws Exception {
     doTestConflict("Field <b><code>A.i</code></b> that is used in inlined method is not accessible from call site(s) in method <b><code>B.bar()</code></b>");
   }