diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ObviousNullCheckInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ObviousNullCheckInspection.java
index c6fafeb05178..00a5be5c1d77 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ObviousNullCheckInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ObviousNullCheckInspection.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.ObjectUtils;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.CommentTracker;
 import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.ExpressionUtils;
@@ -44,8 +45,9 @@ public class ObviousNullCheckInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalInspectionT
         if(nullCheckParameter.myNull) {
           holder.registerProblem(nullArg, InspectionsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.null.check.always.fail.message", explanation));
         } else {
-          holder.registerProblem(nullArg, InspectionsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.null.check.message", explanation),
-                                 new RemoveNullCheckFix());
+          PsiReferenceExpression comparedToNull = ExpressionUtils.getReferenceExpressionFromNullComparison(nullArg, false);
+          LocalQuickFix fix = comparedToNull == null ? new RemoveNullCheckFix() : new RemoveExcessiveNullComparisonFix();
+          holder.registerProblem(nullArg, InspectionsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.null.check.message", explanation), fix);
         }
       }
     };
@@ -56,11 +58,11 @@ public class ObviousNullCheckInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalInspectionT
     if (arg == null || ExpressionUtils.isNullLiteral(arg)) return null;
     if (arg instanceof PsiNewExpression) return "newly created object";
     if (arg instanceof PsiLiteralExpression) return "literal";
-    if (arg.getType() instanceof PsiPrimitiveType) return "a value of primitive type";
+    if (arg.getType() instanceof PsiPrimitiveType) return "a value of primitive type '" + arg.getType().getCanonicalText() + "'";
     if (arg instanceof PsiPolyadicExpression && ((PsiPolyadicExpression)arg).getOperationTokenType() == JavaTokenType.PLUS) {
       return "concatenation";
     }
-    if (arg instanceof PsiThisExpression) return "this object";
+    if (arg instanceof PsiThisExpression) return "'this' object";
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -108,6 +110,24 @@ public class ObviousNullCheckInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalInspectionT
     }
   }
 
+  public static class RemoveExcessiveNullComparisonFix implements LocalQuickFix {
+    @Nls(capitalization = Nls.Capitalization.Sentence)
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public String getFamilyName() {
+      return InspectionsBundle.message("inspection.redundant.null.check.fix.notnull.family.name");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void applyFix(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull ProblemDescriptor descriptor) {
+      PsiExpression arg = ObjectUtils.tryCast(descriptor.getStartElement(), PsiExpression.class);
+      if (arg == null) return;
+      PsiReferenceExpression comparedToNull = ExpressionUtils.getReferenceExpressionFromNullComparison(arg, false);
+      if (comparedToNull == null) return;
+      new CommentTracker().replaceAndRestoreComments(arg, comparedToNull);
+    }
+  }
+
   public static class RemoveNullCheckFix implements LocalQuickFix {
     @Nls
     @NotNull
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/ObviousNullCheck.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/ObviousNullCheck.java
index 4ff7c77a815e..1f8ecde0544d 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/ObviousNullCheck.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/ObviousNullCheck.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ abstract class ObviousNullCheck {
   abstract String getBar();
 
   void test(String param) {
-    assertNotNull(<warning descr="Redundant null-check: a value of primitive type is never null">5 + 6</warning>);
+    assertNotNull(<warning descr="Redundant null-check: a value of primitive type 'int' is never null">5 + 6</warning>);
 
     assertNull("Null!", param);
     assertNull(param, <warning descr="Null-check will always fail: literal is never null">"Null!"</warning>);
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ abstract class ObviousNullCheck {
     Objects.requireNonNull(<warning descr="Redundant null-check: literal is never null">"xyz"</warning>, "xyz");
     Objects.requireNonNull((<warning descr="Redundant null-check: concatenation is never null">getFoo() + getBar()</warning>));
     Objects.requireNonNull(<warning descr="Redundant null-check: newly created object is never null">new ArrayList()</warning>, "new returned null");
-    Objects.requireNonNull(<warning descr="Redundant null-check: this object is never null">this</warning>);
+    Objects.requireNonNull(<warning descr="Redundant null-check: 'this' object is never null">this</warning>);
 
     String s = Objects.requireNonNull(<warning descr="Redundant null-check: literal is never null">" x "</warning>);
     String s1 = trim(" x ");
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/afterNotNull.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/afterNotNull.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb9a30808a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/afterNotNull.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// "Remove erroneous '!= null'" "true"
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+public class Test {
+  void test(String foo) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(foo);
+  }
+
+  native int foo();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/beforeNotNull.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/beforeNotNull.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30559829d9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/obviousNotNull/beforeNotNull.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// "Remove erroneous '!= null'" "true"
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+public class Test {
+  void test(String foo) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(foo <caret>!= null);
+  }
+
+  native int foo();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties
index 691a4ec27dcd..dbe0b714a5e4 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ inspection.replace.with.trivial.lambda.fix.name=Replace with lambda returning ''
 inspection.redundant.null.check.message=Redundant null-check: {0} is never null
 inspection.redundant.null.check.always.fail.message=Null-check will always fail: {0} is never null
 inspection.redundant.null.check.fix.family.name=Remove redundant null-check
+inspection.redundant.null.check.fix.notnull.family.name=Remove erroneous '!= null'
 
 inspection.comparator.result.comparison.display.name=Suspicious usage of compare method
 inspection.comparator.result.comparison.problem.display.name=Comparison of compare method result with specific constant