diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties
index cef6f049d95e..9997be05884c 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/InspectionGadgetsBundle.properties
@@ -2121,6 +2121,7 @@ return.of.inner.class.display.name=Return of instance of anonymous, local or inn
 return.of.anonymous.class.problem.descriptor=Return of instance of anonymous class #loc
 return.of.local.class.problem.descriptor=Return of instance of local class <code>{0}</code> #loc
 return.of.inner.class.problem.descriptor=Return of instance of non-static inner class <code>{0}</code> #loc
+return.of.inner.class.ignore.non.public.option=Ignore returns from non-public methods
 parameter.type.prevents.overriding.display.name=Parameter type prevents overriding
 parameter.type.prevents.overriding.problem.descriptor=Parameter type <code>#ref</code> is located in ''{0}'' while super method parameter type is located in ''{1}'' preventing overriding
 parameter.type.prevents.overriding.quickfix=Change type of parameter to ''{0}''
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java
index f8d9f8e17226..72e59e1eb4a6 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/memory/ReturnOfInnerClassInspection.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.siyeh.ig.memory;
 
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.ui.SingleCheckboxOptionsPanel;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
@@ -24,12 +25,17 @@ import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspectionVisitor;
 import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.ParenthesesUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
 
 /**
  * @author Bas Leijdekkers
  */
 public class ReturnOfInnerClassInspection extends BaseInspection {
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("PublicField") public boolean ignoreNonPublic = false;
+
   private enum ClassType { ANONYMOUS_CLASS, LOCAL_CLASS, INNER_CLASS }
 
   @Nls
@@ -58,12 +64,19 @@ public class ReturnOfInnerClassInspection extends BaseInspection {
     }
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public JComponent createOptionsPanel() {
+    return new SingleCheckboxOptionsPanel(InspectionGadgetsBundle.message("return.of.inner.class.ignore.non.public.option"),
+                                          this, "ignoreNonPublic");
+  }
+
   @Override
   public BaseInspectionVisitor buildVisitor() {
     return new ReturnOfInnerClassVisitor();
   }
 
-  private static class ReturnOfInnerClassVisitor extends BaseInspectionVisitor {
+  private  class ReturnOfInnerClassVisitor extends BaseInspectionVisitor {
 
     @Override
     public void visitReturnStatement(PsiReturnStatement statement) {
@@ -76,6 +89,10 @@ public class ReturnOfInnerClassInspection extends BaseInspection {
       if (method == null || method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE)) {
         return;
       }
+      else if (ignoreNonPublic &&
+               (method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PROTECTED) || method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PACKAGE_LOCAL))) {
+        return;
+      }
       if (expression instanceof PsiNewExpression) {
         final PsiNewExpression newExpression = (PsiNewExpression)expression;
         final PsiAnonymousClass anonymousClass = newExpression.getAnonymousClass();
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/ReturnOfInnerClass.html b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/ReturnOfInnerClass.html
index ab13400bf18d..89cdfed9fd1f 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/ReturnOfInnerClass.html
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/ReturnOfInnerClass.html
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Such instances keep an implicit reference to the outer instance.
 Which means the instance can prevent the outer instance from being garbage collected.
 Any caller of a method which returns such an instance might cause a memory leak by holding on to the instance returned.
 <p>
+Use the checkbox below to ignore returns from <b>protected</b> or package-local methods.
+Returns from <b>private</b> methods are always ignored.
+<p>
 <small>New in 14</small>
 </body>
 </html>
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