diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java
index 577cc3e17408..4b24e3518867 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class JavaLangClassMemberReference extends PsiReferenceBase<PsiLiteralExp
   private static int matchMethodArguments(PsiMethod method, List<ReflectiveType> argumentTypes) {
     // Get nested classes because they need to be passed if not static
     List<PsiClass> enclosingClasses = PsiTreeUtil.collectParents(method, PsiClass.class, false, parent -> {
-        return parent instanceof PsiFile || parent instanceof PsiClass cls && cls.hasModifier(JvmModifier.STATIC);
+        return parent instanceof PsiFile || (parent instanceof PsiModifierListOwner cls && cls.hasModifier(JvmModifier.STATIC));
     });
     if (!enclosingClasses.isEmpty()) {
       // the containing class of the method doesn't need to be passed
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/javaReflectionMemberAccess/ConstructorLocalClassInStaticMethod.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/javaReflectionMemberAccess/ConstructorLocalClassInStaticMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a299d8a5e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/javaReflectionMemberAccess/ConstructorLocalClassInStaticMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class Constructors {
+  public static void testConstructorInStatic() throws Exception {
+		class X {
+			X(int i) {}
+			class Y {
+        Y() {}
+        Y(String a) {}
+			}
+		}
+
+    X.class.getDeclaredConstructor(int.class);
+		X.Y.class.getDeclaredConstructor(X.class);
+    X.Y.class.getDeclaredConstructor(X.class, String.class);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/JavaReflectionMemberAccessTest.kt b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/JavaReflectionMemberAccessTest.kt
index ad64a4f26041..40f6ab30c4cb 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/JavaReflectionMemberAccessTest.kt
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/JavaReflectionMemberAccessTest.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class JavaReflectionMemberAccessTest : LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
   fun testConstructorExists() = doTest(true)
   fun testConstructorInnerClass() = doTest(true)
   fun testConstructorLocalClass() = doTest(true)
+  fun testConstructorLocalClassInStaticMethod() = doTest(true)
 
   fun testNewInstance() = doTest(true)
   fun testBugs() = doTest(true)