diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java
index 733395ddcaca..92850d9a5ec9 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.Condition;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.PsiSubstitutorImpl;
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
-import com.intellij.util.Function;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -380,7 +379,10 @@ public class GroovyTypeCheckVisitor extends BaseInspectionVisitor {
         });
       }
       final PsiMethod staticMethod = ((GrGdkMethod)method).getStaticMethod();
-      final PsiType qualifierType = info.getQualifierInstanceType();
+      PsiType qualifierType = info.getQualifierInstanceType();
+      if (method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) {
+        qualifierType = ResolveUtil.unwrapClassType(qualifierType);
+      }
 
       //check methods processed by @Category(ClassWhichProcessMethod) annotation
       if (qualifierType != null &&
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/highlighting/GroovyHighlightingTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/highlighting/GroovyHighlightingTest.groovy
index a2385a052c49..a9efb24f1520 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/highlighting/GroovyHighlightingTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/highlighting/GroovyHighlightingTest.groovy
@@ -1993,4 +1993,12 @@ class Main {
 }
 '''
   }
+
+  void 'test static GDK method applicable'() {
+    testHighlighting '''
+def doParse() {
+  Date.parse('dd.MM.yyyy', '01.12.2016')
+}
+''', GroovyAssignabilityCheckInspection
+  }
 }