diff --git a/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18nInspection.java b/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18nInspection.java
index 9e922b7e748e..56b50c39b97f 100644
--- a/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18nInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/java-i18n/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18nInspection.java
@@ -1050,8 +1050,8 @@ public class I18nInspection extends AbstractBaseUastLocalInspectionTool implemen
     ULocalVariable uVar = UastContextKt.toUElement(resolved, ULocalVariable.class);
     if (uVar != null) {
       UExpression initializer = uVar.getUastInitializer();
-      if (initializer instanceof UCallExpression) {
-        PsiMethod method = ((UCallExpression)initializer).resolve();
+      if (initializer instanceof UResolvable) {
+        PsiModifierListOwner method = ObjectUtils.tryCast(((UResolvable)initializer).resolve(), PsiModifierListOwner.class);
         if (method != null) {
           if (annotatedAsNonNls(method)) return true;
           nonNlsTargets.add(method);
diff --git a/plugins/java-i18n/testData/inspections/i18n/PropagateToInterfaceMethod.java b/plugins/java-i18n/testData/inspections/i18n/PropagateToInterfaceMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..745953ad9e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/java-i18n/testData/inspections/i18n/PropagateToInterfaceMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
+
+class Test {
+    interface X {
+        @NonNls String getInterfaceString();
+    }
+
+    @NonNls String getLocalString() { return "s"; }
+
+    void test(X x){
+        final String s1 = x.getInterfaceString();
+        if (s1.equals("test")) {
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+
+        final String s2 = getLocalString();
+        if (s2.equals("test")) {
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/java-i18n/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18NInspectionTest.java b/plugins/java-i18n/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18NInspectionTest.java
index 567e039f3ba5..58e59d9b9d11 100644
--- a/plugins/java-i18n/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18NInspectionTest.java
+++ b/plugins/java-i18n/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/i18n/I18NInspectionTest.java
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public class I18NInspectionTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     myTool.setNonNlsCommentPattern("MYNON-NLS");
     doTest();
   }
+  public void testPropagateToInterfaceMethod() {
+    doTest();
+  }
 
   public void testNlsOnly() {
     doTestNlsMode();