diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java
index 1e5d68fb2eca..3f9bf87694f3 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ public class GenericsHighlightUtil {
     return typeParameters[0];
   }
 
+  //http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-8.html#jls-8.9.2
   @Nullable
   public static HighlightInfo checkAccessStaticFieldFromEnumConstructor(PsiReferenceExpression expr, JavaResolveResult result) {
     final PsiElement resolved = result.getElement();
@@ -903,14 +904,17 @@ public class GenericsHighlightUtil {
     if (constructorOrInitializer == null) return null;
     if (constructorOrInitializer.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) return null;
     final PsiClass aClass = constructorOrInitializer.getContainingClass();
-    if (aClass == null) return null;
-    if (!aClass.isEnum()) return null;
+    if (aClass == null || !(aClass.isEnum() || aClass instanceof PsiEnumConstantInitializer)) return null;
     final PsiField field = (PsiField)resolved;
-    if (field.getContainingClass() != aClass) return null;
-    final PsiType type = field.getType();
+    if (aClass instanceof PsiEnumConstantInitializer) {
+      if (field.getContainingClass() != aClass.getSuperClass()) return null;
+    } else if (field.getContainingClass() != aClass) return null;
 
-    //TODO is access to enum constant is allowed ?
-    if (type instanceof PsiClassType && ((PsiClassType)type).resolve() == aClass) return null;
+
+    if (!JavaVersionService.getInstance().isAtLeast(field, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_6)) {
+      final PsiType type = field.getType();
+      if (type instanceof PsiClassType && ((PsiClassType)type).resolve() == aClass) return null;
+    }
 
     if (PsiUtil.isCompileTimeConstant(field)) return null;
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/Enum56239.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/Enum56239.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f7d0b8f195e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/Enum56239.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+enum IDEA56239 {
+  A, B() {
+    {
+      System.out.println(<error descr="It is illegal to access static member 'A' from enum constructor or instance initializer">A</error>);
+      System.out.println(<error descr="It is illegal to access static member 'FOO' from enum constructor or instance initializer">FOO</error>);
+      System.out.println(FOO1);
+      System.out.println(<error descr="It is illegal to access static member 'C' from enum constructor or instance initializer">C</error>);
+    }
+  }, C(<error descr="Illegal forward reference">D</error>), D;
+
+  public static String FOO = "";
+  public static final String FOO1 = "";
+
+  IDEA56239() {
+  }
+
+  IDEA56239(IDEA56239 t) {
+    System.out.println(<error descr="It is illegal to access static member 'A' from enum constructor or instance initializer">A</error>);
+    System.out.println(<error descr="It is illegal to access static member 'FOO' from enum constructor or instance initializer">FOO</error>);
+    System.out.println(FOO1);
+  }
+
+  {
+    System.out.println(<error descr="It is illegal to access static member 'A' from enum constructor or instance initializer">A</error>);
+    System.out.println(<error descr="It is illegal to access static member 'FOO' from enum constructor or instance initializer">FOO</error>);
+    System.out.println(FOO1);
+  }
+
+  void foo() {
+    System.out.println(A);
+    System.out.println(FOO);
+    System.out.println(FOO1);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
index e6b5c096efeb..37163f203e22 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ public class GenericsHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testAutoboxingMethods() { doTest5(false); }
   public void testAutoboxingConstructors() { doTest5(false); }
   public void testEnumWithAbstractMethods() { doTest5(false); }
-  public void testEnum() { doTest5(false); }
+  public void testEnum() {
+    doTest(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_5, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_5, false);
+  }
+  public void testEnum56239() { doTest(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_6, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_6, false); }
   public void testSameErasure() { doTest5(false); }
   public void testMethods() { doTest5(false); }
   public void testFields() { doTest5(false); }