diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/concurrencyAnnotations/FieldAccessNotGuardedInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/concurrencyAnnotations/FieldAccessNotGuardedInspection.java
index 3886bf9ae28e..248aac974dc9 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/concurrencyAnnotations/FieldAccessNotGuardedInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/concurrencyAnnotations/FieldAccessNotGuardedInspection.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.GroupNames;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.AbstractBaseJavaLocalInspectionTool;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemsHolder;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.InheritanceUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ public class FieldAccessNotGuardedInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalInspec
           if (guardExpression instanceof PsiThisExpression) {
             final PsiThisExpression thisExpression = (PsiThisExpression)guardExpression;
             final PsiClass aClass = getClassFromThisExpression(thisExpression, field);
-            if (aClass == null || aClass.equals(containingMethod.getContainingClass())) {
+            if (aClass == null || InheritanceUtil.isInheritorOrSelf(containingMethod.getContainingClass(), aClass, true)) {
               return;
             }
           }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/guarded/fieldAccessNotGuarded.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/guarded/fieldAccessNotGuarded.java
index e27a64a540ce..412352f2940c 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/guarded/fieldAccessNotGuarded.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/guarded/fieldAccessNotGuarded.java
@@ -104,3 +104,14 @@ class Example3
     private long total = 0;
   }
 }
+
+class Example4 {
+  @GuardedBy("this")
+  protected Object field;
+
+  static class Example4Derived extends Example4 {
+    synchronized void foo() {
+      Object o = field;
+    }
+  }
+}
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