diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/scope/JavaCompletionProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/scope/JavaCompletionProcessor.java
index fc52026a2b83..63c54155aaa5 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/scope/JavaCompletionProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/scope/JavaCompletionProcessor.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public final class JavaCompletionProcessor implements PsiScopeProcessor, Element
   @ApiStatus.Internal
   public static boolean seemsInternal(PsiClass clazz) {
     String name = clazz.getName();
-    return name != null && name.contains("$");
+    return name != null && name.startsWith("$");
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/ClassesWithDollarInTheMiddle.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/ClassesWithDollarInTheMiddle.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63e2b3a16fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normal/ClassesWithDollarInTheMiddle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import imported.*;
+
+class C {
+    WithD<caret>
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionTest.groovy b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionTest.groovy
index 09a8ac69b575..cd03123d843e 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionTest.groovy
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionTest.groovy
@@ -1744,6 +1744,13 @@ class Foo extends myClass
     doAntiTest()
   }
 
+  void testClassesWithDollarInTheMiddle() {
+    myFixture.addClass('package imported; public class Foo$WithDollarImported {}')
+    configureByTestName()
+    myFixture.completeBasic()
+    assert 'Foo$WithDollarImported' in myFixture.lookupElementStrings
+  }
+
   @NeedsIndex.ForStandardLibrary
   void "test don't show static inner class after instance qualifier"() {
     myFixture.configureByText "a.java", """