diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/ObscureThrownExceptionsIntention.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/ObscureThrownExceptionsIntention.java
index 765fe9990670..f389bc8645b4 100644
--- a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/ObscureThrownExceptionsIntention.java
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/ObscureThrownExceptionsIntention.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.siyeh.ipp.exceptions;
 
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.InheritanceUtil;
 import com.siyeh.IntentionPowerPackBundle;
 import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.CommentTracker;
 import com.siyeh.ipp.base.MutablyNamedIntention;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public class ObscureThrownExceptionsIntention extends MutablyNamedIntention {
     final PsiReferenceList referenceList = (PsiReferenceList)element;
     final PsiClassType[] types = referenceList.getReferencedTypes();
     final PsiClass commonSuperClass = findCommonSuperClass(types);
-    if (commonSuperClass == null) {
+    if (commonSuperClass == null || !InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(commonSuperClass, CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_THROWABLE)) {
       return null;
     }
     return IntentionPowerPackBundle.message("obscure.thrown.exceptions.intention.name", commonSuperClass.getName());