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 5ee1703fcb31..91d82df3c138 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
@@ -1261,5 +1261,27 @@ public class GenericsHighlightUtil {
     }
     return null;
   }
+
+  public static HighlightInfo checkCannotPassInner(PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement ref) {
+    if (ref.getParent() instanceof PsiTypeElement) {
+      final PsiClass psiClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(ref, PsiClass.class);
+      if (psiClass != null) {
+        if (PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(psiClass.getExtendsList(), ref, false) ||
+            PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(psiClass.getImplementsList(), ref, false)) {
+          final PsiElement qualifier = ref.getQualifier();
+          if (qualifier instanceof PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement && ((PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement)qualifier).resolve() == psiClass) {
+            final PsiElement resolve = ref.resolve();
+            if (resolve instanceof PsiClass) {
+              final PsiClass containingClass = ((PsiClass)resolve).getContainingClass();
+              if (containingClass != null && psiClass.isInheritor(containingClass, true)) {
+                return HighlightInfo.newHighlightInfo(HighlightInfoType.ERROR).descriptionAndTooltip(((PsiClass)resolve).getName() + " is not accessible in current context").range(ref).create();
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
index 1f92c4226261..1c0e2ecf342b 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ public class HighlightVisitorImpl extends JavaElementVisitor implements Highligh
     if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(GenericsHighlightUtil.checkSelectStaticClassFromParameterizedType(resolved, ref));
     if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(GenericsHighlightUtil.checkParameterizedReferenceTypeArguments(resolved, ref,
                                                                                                                  result.getSubstitutor()));
+    if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(GenericsHighlightUtil.checkCannotPassInner(ref));
 
     if (resolved != null && parent instanceof PsiReferenceList) {
       if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(HighlightUtil.checkElementInReferenceList(ref, (PsiReferenceList)parent, result));
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA108287.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA108287.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e717d2d2d558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting/IDEA108287.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Foo<T> {
+    static class Nested {};
+}
+class Bar extends Foo<<error descr="Nested is not accessible in current context">Bar.Nested</error>> {}
+
+interface FooI<T> {
+    interface Nested {};
+}
+interface BarI extends FooI<<error descr="Nested is not accessible in current context">BarI.Nested</error>> {}
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 dd144e5d5f2e..28c9ae4e15cf 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/GenericsHighlightingTest.java
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ public class GenericsHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
     doTest(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7, JavaSdkVersion.JDK_1_7, false);
   }
 
+  public void testIDEA108287() throws Exception {
+    doTest5(false);
+  }
+
   public void testDisableCastingToNestedWildcards() throws Exception {
     doTest5(false);
   }