diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/renameInplace/SuperMethodAnonymousInheritor.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/renameInplace/SuperMethodAnonymousInheritor.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d30f2dacbd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/renameInplace/SuperMethodAnonymousInheritor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class Demo {
+    class MyEvent<T> {}
+    interface MyEventListener<T> {
+        void action(MyEvent<T> event);
+    }
+
+    class Driver {
+        void method() {
+            MyEventListener<Object> l = new MyEventListener<Object>() {
+                public void ac<caret>tion(MyEvent<Object> event) {
+                    //To change body of implemented methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/renameInplace/SuperMethodAnonymousInheritor_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/renameInplace/SuperMethodAnonymousInheritor_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee9f9c67aea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/renameInplace/SuperMethodAnonymousInheritor_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class Demo {
+    class MyEvent<T> {}
+    interface MyEventListener<T> {
+        void xxx(MyEvent<T> event);
+    }
+
+    class Driver {
+        void method() {
+            MyEventListener<Object> l = new MyEventListener<Object>() {
+                public void xxx(MyEvent<Object> event) {
+                    //To change body of implemented methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/RenameMembersInplaceTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/RenameMembersInplaceTest.java
index d551d0ea8580..86729522a0d6 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/RenameMembersInplaceTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/RenameMembersInplaceTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ public class RenameMembersInplaceTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
   public void testSuperMethod() throws Exception {
     doTestInplaceRename("xxx");
   }
+  
+  public void testSuperMethodAnonymousInheritor() throws Exception {
+    doTestInplaceRename("xxx");
+  }
 
   public void testMultipleConstructors() throws Exception {
     doTestInplaceRename("Bar");
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/MemberInplaceRenamer.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/MemberInplaceRenamer.java
index 52894500489f..0640b0d0da2d 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/MemberInplaceRenamer.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/inplace/MemberInplaceRenamer.java
@@ -84,14 +84,11 @@ public class MemberInplaceRenamer extends VariableInplaceRenamer {
 
   @Override
   protected PsiElement checkLocalScope() {
-    PsiElement scope = super.checkLocalScope();
-    if (scope == null) {
-      PsiFile currentFile = PsiDocumentManager.getInstance(myProject).getPsiFile(myEditor.getDocument());
-      if (currentFile != null) {
-        return currentFile;
-      }
+    PsiFile currentFile = PsiDocumentManager.getInstance(myProject).getPsiFile(myEditor.getDocument());
+    if (currentFile != null) {
+      return currentFile;
     }
-    return scope;
+    return super.checkLocalScope();
   }
 
   @Override