diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java
index e50bc4c3b5a7..8ad8847cf391 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/GenericsHighlightUtil.java
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ public class GenericsHighlightUtil {
     }
 
     if (superMethod.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC) && superContainingClass != null &&
-        superContainingClass.isInterface() && PsiUtil.isLanguageLevel8OrHigher(superContainingClass)) {
+        superContainingClass.isInterface() && !checkEqualsSuper && PsiUtil.isLanguageLevel8OrHigher(superContainingClass)) {
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting8/SameErasureForStaticMethodsInInterfaces.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting8/SameErasureForStaticMethodsInInterfaces.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db4acfc6f0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/genericsHighlighting8/SameErasureForStaticMethodsInInterfaces.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+interface Test {
+  <error descr="'foo(A)' clashes with 'foo(B)'; both methods have same erasure">static <A, B> void foo(A a)</error> {}
+  static <A, B> void foo(B b) {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java
index c74c36172b7a..904a6be6f9f4 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/GenericsHighlighting8Test.java
@@ -1012,4 +1012,8 @@ public class GenericsHighlighting8Test extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testBoundsPromotionForDerivedType() throws Exception {
     doTest();
   }
+
+  public void testSameErasureForStaticMethodsInInterfaces() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
 }