diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java
index 9030b4d33987..4634dfdc9acc 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java
@@ -868,11 +868,20 @@ public final class HighlightMethodUtil {
     }
     else if (candidates.length == 0) {
       PsiClass qualifierClass = RefactoringChangeUtil.getQualifierClass(referenceToMethod);
-      String qualifier = qualifierClass != null ? qualifierClass.getName() : null;
+      String className = qualifierClass != null ? qualifierClass.getName() : null;
+      PsiExpression qualifierExpression = referenceToMethod.getQualifierExpression();
 
-      description = qualifier != null
-                    ? JavaErrorBundle.message("ambiguous.method.call.no.match", referenceToMethod.getReferenceName(), qualifier)
-                    : JavaErrorBundle.message("cannot.resolve.method", referenceToMethod.getReferenceName() + buildArgTypesList(list, true));
+      if (className != null) {
+        description = JavaErrorBundle.message("ambiguous.method.call.no.match", referenceToMethod.getReferenceName(), className);
+      }
+      else {
+        description =
+          qualifierExpression != null &&
+          qualifierExpression.getType() instanceof PsiPrimitiveType primitiveType &&
+          !primitiveType.equals(PsiTypes.nullType()) && !primitiveType.equals(PsiTypes.voidType())
+          ? JavaErrorBundle.message("cannot.call.method.on.type", qualifierExpression.getText(), primitiveType.getPresentableText(false))
+          : JavaErrorBundle.message("cannot.resolve.method", referenceToMethod.getReferenceName() + buildArgTypesList(list, true));
+      }
       highlightInfoType = HighlightInfoType.WRONG_REF;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
index 9871da58cdd6..5d30acb51d2c 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
@@ -3266,6 +3266,15 @@ public final class HighlightUtil {
       }
       else {
         description = JavaErrorBundle.message("cannot.resolve.symbol", refName.getText());
+        if (ref instanceof PsiReferenceExpression expression) {
+          PsiExpression qualifierExpression = expression.getQualifierExpression();
+          if (qualifierExpression != null &&
+              qualifierExpression.getType() instanceof PsiPrimitiveType primitiveType &&
+              !primitiveType.equals(PsiTypes.nullType()) && !primitiveType.equals(PsiTypes.voidType())) {
+            description = JavaErrorBundle.message("cannot.access.member.on.type", qualifierExpression.getText(),
+                                                  primitiveType.getPresentableText(false));
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       HighlightInfo.Builder info =
diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
index 94efe17724d3..af9747519f51 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/messages/JavaErrorBundle.properties
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ deprecated.symbol=''{0}'' is deprecated
 marked.for.removal.symbol=''{0}'' is deprecated and marked for removal
 qualifier.must.be.expression=Qualifier must be an expression
 cannot.resolve.symbol=Cannot resolve symbol ''{0}''
+cannot.access.member.on.type=Cannot access member because ''{0}'' has primitive type {1}
+cannot.call.method.on.type=Cannot call method because ''{0}'' has primitive type {1}
 class.is.already.defined.in.single.static.import=Class ''{0}'' is already defined in a single static import
 class.is.ambiguous.in.single.static.import=Class ''{0}'' is ambiguous in a single static import
 field.is.already.defined.in.single.static.import=Field ''{0}'' is already defined in a single static import
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/InvalidExpressions.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/InvalidExpressions.java
index 0182f9959a0c..9e6ab8a158fc 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/InvalidExpressions.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/InvalidExpressions.java
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public class a12 {
 
     <error descr="Cannot resolve method 'foo123Unresolved' in 'a12'">foo123Unresolved</error>(<error descr="Expression expected">String</error>);
     <error descr="Cannot resolve method 'foo123Unresolved' in 'a12'">foo123Unresolved</error>(<error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'xxxx'">xxxx</error>);
+    int i = 0;
+    System.out.println(i.<error descr="Cannot access member because 'i' has primitive type int">x</error>);
+    System.out.println(true.<error descr="Cannot call method because 'true' has primitive type boolean">toString</error>());
 
     <error descr="Cannot resolve method 'xxxxxx' in 'a12'">xxxxxx</error>(<error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'xxxxxx'">xxxxxx</error>);
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/AvoidWarningAtNotInferredType.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/AvoidWarningAtNotInferredType.java
index 0380c5da2f3d..a48ff3773520 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/AvoidWarningAtNotInferredType.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/AvoidWarningAtNotInferredType.java
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ class Test {
   void test() {
     var x = <error descr="Cannot resolve method 'unresolved' in 'Test'">unresolved</error>();
     System.out.println(x.<error descr="Cannot resolve method 'hashCode()'">hashCode</error>());
+    System.out.println(x.<error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'x'">x</error>);
   }
 }
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