diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionStatistician.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionStatistician.java
index 2f94661e33d5..d7ec101eb9f8 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionStatistician.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionStatistician.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public class JavaCompletionStatistician extends CompletionStatistician{
       
       PsiClass containingClass = ((PsiMember)o).getContainingClass();
       if (containingClass != null) {
-        if (CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_OBJECT.equals(containingClass.getQualifiedName())) {
+        if (o instanceof PsiMethod && "getClass".equals(((PsiMethod) o).getName()) &&
+            CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_OBJECT.equals(containingClass.getQualifiedName())) {
           return StatisticsInfo.EMPTY;
         }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/EqualsStats.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/EqualsStats.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d35a6c21af20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/EqualsStats.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+class Util {
+  void foo(int reaction, boolean rezet) {
+    "".eq<caret>
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
index 5bec97eec3ea..81466459ec26 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
@@ -392,6 +392,14 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
     assertPreferredItems 0, 'get', 'getClass'
   }
 
+  public void testEqualsStats() {
+    checkPreferredItems 0, 'equals', 'equalsIgnoreCase'
+    incUseCount(lookup, 1)
+    assertPreferredItems 0, 'equalsIgnoreCase', 'equals'
+    incUseCount(lookup, 1)
+    checkPreferredItems 0, 'equals', 'equalsIgnoreCase'
+  }
+
   public void testPreferClassToItsConstants() {
     checkPreferredItems 0, 'Calendar.FIELD_COUNT', 'Calendar', 'Calendar.AM'
   }