diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantInnerClassModifierInspection.kt b/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantInnerClassModifierInspection.kt
index e0d46b3d0d4e..97c52dc53f50 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantInnerClassModifierInspection.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantInnerClassModifierInspection.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.anyDescendantOfType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.containingClass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.containingClassOrObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.isSubclassOf
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ class RedundantInnerClassModifierInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
                     if (reference is PsiClass && reference.parent is PsiClass) {
                         return@anyDescendantOfType reference.getJavaClassDescriptor()?.isInner == true
                     }
+                    if (reference is KtObjectDeclaration || (reference as? KtDeclaration)?.containingClassOrObject is KtObjectDeclaration) {
+                        return@anyDescendantOfType false
+                    }
                     val referenceContainingClass = reference?.getStrictParentOfType<KtClass>()
                     if (referenceContainingClass != null) {
                         if (referenceContainingClass == targetClass) return@anyDescendantOfType false
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassCompanionObjectReference.kt b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassCompanionObjectReference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..164220885acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassCompanionObjectReference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Test {
+    <caret>inner class InnerM {
+        val v = Test
+        val foo = Test.foo
+    }
+    companion object {
+        const val foo = 1
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassCompanionObjectReference.kt.after b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassCompanionObjectReference.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47ec5f53b131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassCompanionObjectReference.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Test {
+    class InnerM {
+        val v = Test
+        val foo = Test.foo
+    }
+    companion object {
+        const val foo = 1
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassObjectReference.kt b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassObjectReference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d31eaa4ae3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassObjectReference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Test {
+    <caret>inner class InnerM {
+        val o = O
+        val foo = O.foo
+    }
+    object O {
+        const val foo = 1
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassObjectReference.kt.after b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassObjectReference.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c68d1d2ac25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/idea/tests/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantInnerClassModifier/hasOuterClassObjectReference.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Test {
+    class InnerM {
+        val o = O
+        val foo = O.foo
+    }
+    object O {
+        const val foo = 1
+    }
+}
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