diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/EntryPointsManagerBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/EntryPointsManagerBase.java
index 94c5d9b9e264..b8945da183ee 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/EntryPointsManagerBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/EntryPointsManagerBase.java
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ public abstract class EntryPointsManagerBase extends EntryPointsManager implemen
     }
 
     private static Pattern createRegexp(final String pattern) {
-      final String replace = pattern.replace("*", ".*").replace(".", "\\.");
+      final String replace = pattern.replace(".", "\\.").replace("*", ".*");
       try {
         return Pattern.compile(replace);
       }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedDeclarationClassPatternsTest.kt b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedDeclarationClassPatternsTest.kt
index f96ea6ce8759..bbad694315db 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedDeclarationClassPatternsTest.kt
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnusedDeclarationClassPatternsTest.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package com.intellij.codeInspection;
+package com.intellij.codeInspection
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.deadCode.UnusedDeclarationInspection
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ex.EntryPointsManagerBase
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class UnusedDeclarationClassPatternsTest : LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
     val unusedDeclarationInspection = UnusedDeclarationInspection(true)
     myFixture.enableInspections(unusedDeclarationInspection)
     val classPattern = EntryPointsManagerBase.ClassPattern()
-    classPattern.hierarchically = true;
+    classPattern.hierarchically = true
     classPattern.pattern = "java.lang.Runnable"
     val patterns = EntryPointsManagerBase.getInstance(project).patterns
     try {
@@ -41,6 +41,42 @@ class UnusedDeclarationClassPatternsTest : LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
     }
   }
 
+  fun testMethodPattern() {
+    val unusedDeclarationInspection = UnusedDeclarationInspection(true)
+    myFixture.enableInspections(unusedDeclarationInspection)
+    val classPattern = EntryPointsManagerBase.ClassPattern()
+    classPattern.pattern = "C"
+    classPattern.method = "*"
+    val patterns = EntryPointsManagerBase.getInstance(project).patterns
+    try {
+      patterns.add(classPattern)
+      myFixture.configureByText("C.java", "public abstract class C { void foo() {} public static void main(String[] args) {}}")
+      myFixture.checkHighlighting()
+    }
+    finally {
+      patterns.remove(classPattern)
+      myFixture.disableInspections(unusedDeclarationInspection)
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun testMethodPattern1() {
+    val unusedDeclarationInspection = UnusedDeclarationInspection(true)
+    myFixture.enableInspections(unusedDeclarationInspection)
+    val classPattern = EntryPointsManagerBase.ClassPattern()
+    classPattern.pattern = "C"
+    classPattern.method = "foo*"
+    val patterns = EntryPointsManagerBase.getInstance(project).patterns
+    try {
+      patterns.add(classPattern)
+      myFixture.configureByText("C.java", "public abstract class C { void fooBar() {} public static void main(String[] args) {}}")
+      myFixture.checkHighlighting()
+    }
+    finally {
+      patterns.remove(classPattern)
+      myFixture.disableInspections(unusedDeclarationInspection)
+    }
+  }
+
   fun testNoClassPattern() {
     val unusedDeclarationInspection = UnusedDeclarationInspection(true)
     try {