diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
index aa3cb09f4f93..1231d6008645 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
@@ -697,6 +697,14 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
             addToResults(typeCast);
           }
         }
+        else if (parent instanceof PsiBinaryExpression) {
+          PsiExpression lOperand = ((PsiBinaryExpression)parent).getLOperand();
+          PsiExpression rOperand = ((PsiBinaryExpression)parent).getROperand();
+          PsiType oppositeType = lOperand == typeCast ? rOperand != null ? rOperand.getType() : null : lOperand.getType();
+          if (oppositeType != null && TypeConversionUtil.areTypesConvertible(opType, oppositeType)) {
+            addToResults(typeCast);
+          }
+        }
         else if (TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(castTo, opType, false) &&
                  (expectedTypeByParent == null || TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(expectedTypeByParent, opType, false))) {
           addToResults(typeCast);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/BinaryComparison.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/BinaryComparison.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67653cc9e480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/redundantCast/generics/BinaryComparison.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class MyClass {
+    public <O> Class<O> getValueClass() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isBooleanClass() {
+        return   (Class<?>) getValueClass() == Boolean.class;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java
index 7f561786c495..c05db4f57de8 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/RedundantCast15Test.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class RedundantCast15Test extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
   public void testForEachValueIDEA126166() { doTest();}
   public void testCaseThrowable() { doTest();}
   public void testSafeTempVarName() { doTest();}
+  public void testBinaryComparison() { doTest();}
 
   public void testTypeParameterAccessChecksJava7() {
     doTest();