diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
index 8032c035d75e..a11cd1c4c12c 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
 
   public static boolean isCastRedundant (PsiTypeCastExpression typeCast) {
     PsiElement parent = typeCast.getParent();
+    PsiExpression operand = typeCast.getOperand();
+    if (operand != null && operand.getType() != null && operand.getType().equals(typeCast.getType())) return true;
     while(parent instanceof PsiParenthesizedExpression) parent = parent.getParent();
     if (parent instanceof PsiExpressionList) parent = parent.getParent();
     if (parent instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) parent = parent.getParent();
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/castCanBeRemovedNarrowingVariableType/afterIncomplete.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/castCanBeRemovedNarrowingVariableType/afterIncomplete.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c1e55d80fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/castCanBeRemovedNarrowingVariableType/afterIncomplete.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// "Change type of 'list' to 'ArrayList<String>' and remove cast" "true"
+import java.util.*;
+
+class Test {
+  void test() {
+    ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+    list.ensureCapacity();
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/castCanBeRemovedNarrowingVariableType/beforeIncomplete.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/castCanBeRemovedNarrowingVariableType/beforeIncomplete.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb33241082e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/castCanBeRemovedNarrowingVariableType/beforeIncomplete.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// "Change type of 'list' to 'ArrayList<String>' and remove cast" "true"
+import java.util.*;
+
+class Test {
+  void test() {
+    List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+    ((ArrayList<caret><String>) list).ensureCapacity();
+  }
+}
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