diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceParameter/InplaceIntroduceParameterPopup.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceParameter/InplaceIntroduceParameterPopup.java
index 54ae5167601d..69ecf3d6a1bf 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceParameter/InplaceIntroduceParameterPopup.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceParameter/InplaceIntroduceParameterPopup.java
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ public class InplaceIntroduceParameterPopup extends AbstractJavaInplaceIntroduce
 
   @Override
   protected PsiElement checkLocalScope() {
-    final PsiVariable variable = getLocalVariable();
-    return variable == null ? myMethod : PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(variable, PsiMethod.class);
+    return myMethod;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inplaceIntroduceParameter/localInsideAnonymous1.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inplaceIntroduceParameter/localInsideAnonymous1.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96dd023479d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inplaceIntroduceParameter/localInsideAnonymous1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class Abc {
+  void foo() {
+    
+    new Runnable(){
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        final String na<caret>me = "name";
+        System.out.println(name);
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inplaceIntroduceParameter/localInsideAnonymous1_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inplaceIntroduceParameter/localInsideAnonymous1_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6284bbc25837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inplaceIntroduceParameter/localInsideAnonymous1_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class Abc {
+  void foo(final String name) {
+    
+    new Runnable(){
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+          System.out.println(name);
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/InplaceIntroduceParameterTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/InplaceIntroduceParameterTest.java
index 6eb55cf539d2..349c15abc7d7 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/InplaceIntroduceParameterTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/InplaceIntroduceParameterTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.refactoring;
 
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.template.impl.TemplateManagerImpl;
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.template.impl.TemplateState;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pass;
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiExpression;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiLocalVariable;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.introduce.inplace.AbstractInplaceIntroducer;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.introduceParameter.IntroduceParameterHandler;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.LightPlatformTestCase;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /**
@@ -122,6 +125,34 @@ public class InplaceIntroduceParameterTest extends AbstractJavaInplaceIntroduceT
     });
   }
 
+  public void testLocalInsideAnonymous1() throws Exception {
+    final Pass<AbstractInplaceIntroducer> pass = new Pass<AbstractInplaceIntroducer>() {
+      @Override
+      public void pass(AbstractInplaceIntroducer inplaceIntroducePopup) {
+      }
+    };
+    String name = getTestName(true);
+    configureByFile(getBasePath() + name + getExtension());
+    final boolean enabled = getEditor().getSettings().isVariableInplaceRenameEnabled();
+    try {
+      TemplateManagerImpl.setTemplateTesting(getProject(), getTestRootDisposable());
+      getEditor().getSettings().setVariableInplaceRenameEnabled(true);
+
+      //ensure extract local var
+      final MyIntroduceHandler introduceHandler = createIntroduceHandler();
+      introduceHandler.invokeImpl(LightPlatformTestCase.getProject(), getLocalVariableFromEditor(), getEditor());
+      final AbstractInplaceIntroducer introducer = introduceHandler.getInplaceIntroducer();
+      pass.pass(introducer);
+      TemplateState state = TemplateManagerImpl.getTemplateState(getEditor());
+      assert state != null;
+      state.gotoEnd(false);
+      checkResultByFile(getBasePath() + name + "_after" + getExtension());
+    }
+    finally {
+      getEditor().getSettings().setVariableInplaceRenameEnabled(enabled);
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected String getBasePath() {
     return BASE_PATH;