diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/META-INF/JavaPlugin.xml b/java/java-impl/src/META-INF/JavaPlugin.xml
index 7bd1a47ee05b..dc9b5922d13c 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/META-INF/JavaPlugin.xml
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/META-INF/JavaPlugin.xml
@@ -1373,6 +1373,12 @@
                      bundle="messages.JavaBundle"
                      key="inspection.redundant.explicit.close"
                      implementationClass="com.intellij.codeInspection.RedundantExplicitCloseInspection"/>
+    <localInspection groupPath="Java" language="JAVA" shortName="RedundantFileCreation"
+                     groupBundle="messages.InspectionsBundle"
+                     groupKey="group.names.declaration.redundancy" enabledByDefault="true" level="WARNING"
+                     bundle="messages.JavaBundle"
+                     key="inspection.redundant.file.creation.display.name"
+                     implementationClass="com.intellij.codeInspection.RedundantFileCreationInspection"/>
     <localInspection groupPathKey="group.path.names.java.language.level.specific.issues.and.migration.aids" language="JAVA" shortName="TextBlockMigration"
                      groupBundle="messages.InspectionsBundle"
                      groupKey="group.names.language.level.specific.issues.and.migration.aids15" enabledByDefault="true" level="WARNING"
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantFileCreationInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantFileCreationInspection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8993f0fc592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/RedundantFileCreationInspection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package com.intellij.codeInspection;
+
+import com.intellij.java.JavaBundle;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.siyeh.ig.PsiReplacementUtil;
+import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.CommentTracker;
+import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.TypeUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+public class RedundantFileCreationInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalInspectionTool {
+
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public PsiElementVisitor buildVisitor(@NotNull final ProblemsHolder holder, boolean isOnTheFly) {
+    return new JavaElementVisitor() {
+
+      @Override
+      public void visitNewExpression(PsiNewExpression newExpression) {
+        super.visitNewExpression(newExpression);
+
+        final String[] targetTypes = new String[] {
+          "java.io.FileInputStream", "java.io.FileOutputStream", "java.io.FileReader","java.io.FileWriter",
+          "java.io.PrintStream", "java.io.PrintWriter", "java.util.Formatter"
+        };
+
+        final PsiType type = newExpression.getType();
+        if (!TypeUtils.typeEquals(type, targetTypes)) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        final PsiMethod streamConstructor = newExpression.resolveConstructor();
+        if (streamConstructor == null) return;
+        final PsiParameter[] streamParams = streamConstructor.getParameterList().getParameters();
+        if (streamParams.length != 1) return;
+
+        if (!TypeUtils.typeEquals("java.io.File", streamParams[0].getType())) return;
+
+        final PsiExpressionList streamArgList = newExpression.getArgumentList();
+        if (streamArgList == null) return;
+
+        final PsiExpression[] streamArgs = streamArgList.getExpressions();
+        if (streamArgs.length != 1) return;
+
+        PsiExpression streamArg = streamArgs[0];
+        if (!(streamArg instanceof PsiNewExpression)) return;
+
+        final PsiMethod fileConstructor = ((PsiNewExpression)streamArg).resolveConstructor();
+        if (fileConstructor == null) return;
+
+        final PsiParameter[] fileParams = fileConstructor.getParameterList().getParameters();
+        if (fileParams.length != 1) return;
+
+        if (!TypeUtils.isJavaLangString(fileParams[0].getType())) return;
+
+        PsiExpressionList fileArgList = ((PsiNewExpression)streamArg).getArgumentList();
+        if (fileArgList == null) return;
+
+        holder.registerProblem(streamArg,
+                               JavaBundle.message("inspection.redundant.file.creation.description"),
+                               ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL,
+                               new TextRange(0, fileArgList.getStartOffsetInParent()),
+                               new DeleteRedundantFileCreationFix());
+
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  private static class DeleteRedundantFileCreationFix implements LocalQuickFix {
+    @Nls
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public String getFamilyName() {
+      return JavaBundle.message("inspection.redundant.file.creation.quickfix");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void applyFix(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull ProblemDescriptor descriptor) {
+      final PsiElement element = descriptor.getPsiElement();
+      assert element instanceof PsiNewExpression;
+
+      final PsiNewExpression newExpression = (PsiNewExpression)descriptor.getPsiElement();
+      final PsiExpressionList argList = newExpression.getArgumentList();
+      assert argList != null;
+
+      final PsiExpression[] args = argList.getExpressions();
+      assert args.length == 1;
+
+      CommentTracker commentTracker = new CommentTracker();
+      final String argText = commentTracker.text(args[0]);
+
+      PsiReplacementUtil.replaceExpression(newExpression, argText, commentTracker);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/inspectionDescriptions/RedundantFileCreation.html b/java/java-impl/src/inspectionDescriptions/RedundantFileCreation.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..55996cafcd93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/inspectionDescriptions/RedundantFileCreation.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<html>
+<body>
+Redundant File creation in a stream constructor
+<!-- tooltip end -->
+<p>
+
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/afterTakeStringDirectly.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/afterTakeStringDirectly.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc8ab6a205c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/afterTakeStringDirectly.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// "Fix all 'Redundant file creation' problems in file" "true"
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Formatter;
+
+class Main {
+  public main(String[] args) {
+    InputStream is = new FileInputStream("1.txt");
+    OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream("2.txt");
+    FileReader fr = new FileReader("3.txt");
+    FileWriter fw = new FileWriter("4.txt");
+    PrintStream ps = new PrintStream("5.txt");
+    PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter("6.txt");
+    Formatter f = new Formatter("7.txt");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/afterTakeStringFromMethod.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/afterTakeStringFromMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fdc60e063ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/afterTakeStringFromMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// "Fix all 'Redundant file creation' problems in file" "true"
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Formatter;
+
+class Main {
+  private static String getSomePathname() {
+    return "Some pathname";
+  }
+
+  public main(String[] args) {
+    InputStream is = new FileInputStream(getSomePathname());
+    OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(getSomePathname());
+    FileReader fr = new FileReader(getSomePathname());
+    FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(getSomePathname());
+    PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(getSomePathname());
+    PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(getSomePathname());
+    Formatter f = new Formatter(getSomePathname());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/beforeTakeStringDirectly.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/beforeTakeStringDirectly.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0fd08bbce202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/beforeTakeStringDirectly.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// "Fix all 'Redundant file creation' problems in file" "true"
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Formatter;
+
+class Main {
+  public main(String[] args) {
+    InputStream is = new FileInputStream(new Fi<caret>le("1.txt"));
+    OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(new File("2.txt"));
+    FileReader fr = new FileReader(new File("3.txt"));
+    FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(new File("4.txt"));
+    PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(new File("5.txt"));
+    PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(new File("6.txt"));
+    Formatter f = new Formatter(new File("7.txt"));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/beforeTakeStringFromMethod.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/beforeTakeStringFromMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c477cbb5dc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation/beforeTakeStringFromMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// "Fix all 'Redundant file creation' problems in file" "true"
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Formatter;
+
+class Main {
+  private static String getSomePathname() {
+    return "Some pathname";
+  }
+
+  public main(String[] args) {
+    InputStream is = new FileInputStream(new Fi<caret>le(getSomePathname()));
+    OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(new File(getSomePathname()));
+    FileReader fr = new FileReader(new File(getSomePathname()));
+    FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(new File(getSomePathname()));
+    PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(new File(getSomePathname()));
+    PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(new File(getSomePathname()));
+    Formatter f = new Formatter(new File(getSomePathname()));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantFileCreationInspectionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantFileCreationInspectionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a64bbd951607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RedundantFileCreationInspectionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package com.intellij.java.codeInsight.daemon.quickFix;
+
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.quickFix.LightQuickFixParameterizedTestCase;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalInspectionTool;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.RedundantFileCreationInspection;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+
+public class RedundantFileCreationInspectionTest extends LightQuickFixParameterizedTestCase {
+  @Override
+  protected LocalInspectionTool @NotNull [] configureLocalInspectionTools() {
+    return new LocalInspectionTool[]{
+      new RedundantFileCreationInspection()
+    };
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getBasePath() {
+    return "/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/redundantFileCreation";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/openapi/resources/messages/JavaBundle.properties b/java/openapi/resources/messages/JavaBundle.properties
index 7aa20e87322b..34e14691d758 100644
--- a/java/openapi/resources/messages/JavaBundle.properties
+++ b/java/openapi/resources/messages/JavaBundle.properties
@@ -567,6 +567,9 @@ inspection.redundant.array.creation.display.name=Redundant array creation
 inspection.redundant.array.creation.for.varargs.call.descriptor=Redundant array creation for calling varargs method
 inspection.redundant.array.creation.quickfix=Remove explicit array creation
 inspection.redundant.explicit.close=Redundant 'close()'
+inspection.redundant.file.creation.display.name=Redundant file creation
+inspection.redundant.file.creation.description=<code>#ref</code> is redundant #loc
+inspection.redundant.file.creation.quickfix=Replace with argument
 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'
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java
index 1ee7db623943..1c828392bc93 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/TypeUtils.java
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ public final class TypeUtils {
     return targetType != null && targetType.equalsToText(typeName);
   }
 
+  @Contract("null, _ -> false")
+  public static boolean typeEquals(@Nullable PsiType targetType, @NonNls String @NotNull ... typeNames) {
+    for (String typeName : typeNames) {
+      if (typeEquals(typeName, targetType)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public static PsiClassType getType(@NotNull String fqName, @NotNull PsiElement context) {
     final Project project = context.getProject();
     final PsiElementFactory factory = JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(project);