diff --git a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassHandler.java b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassHandler.java
index f6b74b76fb8b..455e7fa2ace8 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassHandler.java
+++ b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassHandler.java
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public class InlineToAnonymousClassHandler extends JavaInlineActionHandler {
       if (parentElement instanceof PsiThisExpression) {
         return JavaBundle.message("class.cannot.be.inlined.because.it.is.used.as.a.this.qualifier");
       }
-      if (parentElement instanceof PsiNewExpression newExpression) {
+      if (parentElement instanceof PsiNewExpression newExpression && !newExpression.isArrayCreation()) {
         final PsiMethod[] constructors = aClass.getConstructors();
         if (constructors.length == 0) {
           PsiExpressionList newArgumentList = newExpression.getArgumentList();
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineToAnonymousClass/ArrayInitializer2.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineToAnonymousClass/ArrayInitializer2.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b11cb778eb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineToAnonymousClass/ArrayInitializer2.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class A {
+  void test() {
+    Inner[] data = new Inner[]{new Inner(5)};
+  }
+
+  static class Inner<caret> {
+    Inner(int x) {}
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineToAnonymousClass/ArrayInitializer2.java.after b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineToAnonymousClass/ArrayInitializer2.java.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e49096cffc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineToAnonymousClass/ArrayInitializer2.java.after
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class A {
+  void test() {
+    Object[] data = new Object[]{new Object()};
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassTest.java
index 8c727655f1db..7c6ed75a4817 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/inline/InlineToAnonymousClassTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.java.refactoring.inline;
 
 import com.intellij.JavaTestUtil;
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ public class InlineToAnonymousClassTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
     doTest(false, false);
   }
 
+  public void testArrayInitializer2() {
+    doTest(false, false);
+  }
+
   public void testVarargs() {
     doTest(false, false);
   }