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 d11b4a9cf984..2c438205c692 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
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
     }
 
     @Override public void visitReturnStatement(PsiReturnStatement statement) {
-      final PsiMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(statement, PsiMethod.class);
+      final PsiMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(statement, PsiMethod.class, true, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
       if (method != null) {
         final PsiType returnType = method.getReturnType();
         final PsiExpression returnValue = statement.getReturnValue();
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/redundantCast/LambdaReturnExpressions1.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/redundantCast/LambdaReturnExpressions1.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..412998e6316f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/redundantCast/LambdaReturnExpressions1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+class CommandTest {
+  public Object getObject() {
+    Optional<Object> o = Optional.of("x");
+    return o.map(bx -> {
+                  return (Object)"";
+                })
+            .orElse(new Integer(1));
+  }
+
+  public Object getObject1() {
+    Optional<Object> o = Optional.of("x");
+    return o.map(bx -> {
+                  return (<warning descr="Casting 'new Object()' to 'Object' is redundant">Object</warning>)new Object();
+                })
+            .orElse(new Integer(1));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java
index f66b9b95ad3b..78287076576e 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/LambdaRedundantCastTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class LambdaRedundantCastTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testIntersection() { doTest(); }
   public void testSer() { doTest(); }
   public void testLambdaReturnExpressions() { doTest(); }
+  public void testLambdaReturnExpressions1() { doTest(); }
   private void doTest() {
     doTest(BASE_PATH + "/" + getTestName(false) + ".java", true, false);
   }