diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/value/DfaValueFactory.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/value/DfaValueFactory.java
index 6f1bacebce4b..857ef1bf46c5 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/value/DfaValueFactory.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/value/DfaValueFactory.java
@@ -74,10 +74,13 @@ public class DfaValueFactory {
           DfaValue constValue = getConstFactory().create(variable);
           if (constValue != null) return constValue;
 
-          if (!(psiSource instanceof PsiField)) {
-            PsiExpression initializer = variable.getInitializer();
-            if (initializer instanceof PsiPolyadicExpression && variable.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.FINAL)) {
-              PsiType type = initializer.getType();
+          PsiExpression initializer = variable.getInitializer();
+          if (initializer != null && variable.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.FINAL)) {
+            PsiType type = initializer.getType();
+            if (initializer instanceof PsiNewExpression) {
+              return getNotNullFactory().create(type);
+            }
+            if (initializer instanceof PsiPolyadicExpression) {
               if (type != null && type.equalsToText(CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_STRING)) {
                 return getNotNullFactory().create(type);
               }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/EqualsConstant.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/EqualsConstant.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4d1a15ffad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/EqualsConstant.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.*;
+class Class1 {
+  public void f(@Nullable Object o) {
+    o = o != null ? o : Class2.O;
+    o.toString();
+  }
+}
+class Class2 {
+  static final Object O = new Object();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java
index 9f5d6bbf8eb2..57ca43e790bb 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java
@@ -74,5 +74,6 @@ public class DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest extends JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCas
   public void testVisitFinallyOnce() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
   public void testNotEqualsDoesntImplyNotNullity() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
   public void testEqualsEnumConstant() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
+  public void testEqualsConstant() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
 
 }