diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/memberPullUp/JavaPullUpHelper.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/memberPullUp/JavaPullUpHelper.java
index 922daaaa21df..1d83f2ffcc3c 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/memberPullUp/JavaPullUpHelper.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/memberPullUp/JavaPullUpHelper.java
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ public class JavaPullUpHelper implements PullUpHelper<MemberInfo> {
       if (qualifierExpression instanceof PsiReferenceExpression && ((PsiReferenceExpression)qualifierExpression).resolve() == mySourceClass) {
         ((PsiReferenceExpression)qualifierExpression).bindToElement(myTargetSuperClass);
       }
+      else if (qualifierExpression == null && myTargetSuperClass.isInterface()) {
+        ((PsiReferenceExpression)element).setQualifierExpression(JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(myProject).createReferenceExpression(myTargetSuperClass));
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs.java
index 0d15177511f9..8507d7015950 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 class Foo {}
 class FooImpl extends Foo {
+  {
+    foo();
+  }
+  
   public static void foo(){}
   <caret>
 }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefsForInterface.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefsForInterface.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4719231de8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefsForInterface.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+interface Foo {}
+class FooImpl implements Foo {
+  {
+    foo();
+  }
+  
+  public static void foo(){}
+  <caret>
+}
+class U {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    FooImpl.foo();
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefsForInterface_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefsForInterface_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d4b59774e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefsForInterface_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+interface Foo {
+    static void foo(){}
+}
+class FooImpl implements Foo {
+  {
+    Foo.foo();
+  }
+
+}
+class U {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    Foo.foo();
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs_after.java
index a267d992bde3..0684dae8731e 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs_after.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/pullUp/UpdateStaticRefs_after.java
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ class Foo {
     public static void foo(){}
 }
 class FooImpl extends Foo {
+  {
+    foo();
+  }
 
 }
 class U {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/PullUpTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/PullUpTest.java
index 919164a33cc4..95263e6c3cb2 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/PullUpTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/PullUpTest.java
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ public class PullUpTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
     doTest(false, new RefactoringTestUtil.MemberDescriptor("foo", PsiMethod.class));
   }
 
+  public void testUpdateStaticRefsForInterface() {
+    doTest(false, new RefactoringTestUtil.MemberDescriptor("foo", PsiMethod.class));
+  }
+
   public void testRemoveOverrideFromPulledMethod() {
     doTest(false, new RefactoringTestUtil.MemberDescriptor("foo", PsiMethod.class));
   }