diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/FromArrayConversion.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/FromArrayConversion.java
index ae0e4ea177b5..6f1998c01765 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/FromArrayConversion.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/FromArrayConversion.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.Consumer;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import com.intellij.util.PlatformIcons;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import static com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.ReferenceExpressionCompletionContributor.createExpression;
@@ -41,12 +42,14 @@ class FromArrayConversion {
                              final PsiType itemType,
                              final Consumer<LookupElement> result,
                              @Nullable PsiElement qualifier,
-                             final PsiType expectedType) throws IncorrectOperationException {
+                             @NotNull PsiType expectedType) throws IncorrectOperationException {
     final String methodName = getArraysConversionMethod(itemType, expectedType);
     if (methodName == null) return;
 
     final String qualifierText = ReferenceExpressionCompletionContributor.getQualifierText(qualifier);
     final PsiExpression conversion = createExpression("java.util.Arrays." + methodName + "(" + qualifierText + prefix + ")", element);
+    if (!expectedType.isAssignableFrom(conversion.getType())) return;
+
     final String presentable = "Arrays." + methodName + "(" + qualifierText + prefix + ")";
     String[] lookupStrings = {StringUtil.isEmpty(qualifierText) ? presentable : prefix, prefix, presentable, methodName + "(" + prefix + ")"};
     result.consume(new ExpressionLookupItem(conversion, PlatformIcons.METHOD_ICON, presentable, lookupStrings) {
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionParameters.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionParameters.java
index 9796a359b44c..a862c13896f0 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionParameters.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionParameters.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.intellij.codeInsight.completion;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiType;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.ExpectedTypeInfo;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /**
  * @author peter
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ public class JavaSmartCompletionParameters {
     myExpectedType = expectedType;
   }
 
-  public PsiType getExpectedType() {
+  @NotNull public PsiType getExpectedType() {
     return myExpectedType.getType();
   }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/second/NoAsListWhenSetExpected.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/second/NoAsListWhenSetExpected.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92932a60975b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/second/NoAsListWhenSetExpected.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import java.util.Set;
+
+class Abc {
+
+  void foo(String... array) {
+    Set<String> s = <caret>
+  }
+
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SecondSmartTypeCompletionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SecondSmartTypeCompletionTest.java
index 1569eb10dfd3..dd0da9391e0b 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SecondSmartTypeCompletionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SecondSmartTypeCompletionTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupElementPresentation;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupManager;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ThrowableRunnable;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 
 @SuppressWarnings({"ALL"})
 public class SecondSmartTypeCompletionTest extends LightFixtureCompletionTestCase {
@@ -229,4 +230,9 @@ public class SecondSmartTypeCompletionTest extends LightFixtureCompletionTestCas
     configure();
     myFixture.assertPreferredCompletionItems(0, "b.superclass", "b.b", "b.a");
   }
+
+  public void testNoAsListWhenSetExpected() {
+    configure();
+    assertNull(ContainerUtil.find(myFixture.getLookupElements(), e -> LookupElementPresentation.renderElement(e).getItemText().contains("asList")));
+  }
 }