diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntention.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntention.java
index bb6918265523..debbdcf58616 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntention.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntention.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.JavaCodeStyleManager;
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.JavaCodeStyleSettings;
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.VariableKind;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTypesUtil;
 import com.siyeh.IntentionPowerPackBundle;
 import com.siyeh.ig.PsiReplacementUtil;
 import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.CommentTracker;
@@ -215,8 +216,9 @@ public class ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntention extends MCIntention {
     final String variableName =
       createVariableName(variableNameRoot, iteratedValue);
     final Project project = context.getProject();
-    final PsiType iteratedValueType = iteratedValue.getType();
+    PsiType iteratedValueType = iteratedValue.getType();
     assert iteratedValueType != null;
+    iteratedValueType = PsiTypesUtil.removeExternalAnnotations(iteratedValueType);
     final PsiElementFactory elementFactory =
       JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(project);
     final PsiDeclarationStatement declarationStatement =
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/ipp/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/indexed/NoExternalAnno.java b/java/java-tests/testData/ipp/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/indexed/NoExternalAnno.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..323776d810d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/ipp/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/indexed/NoExternalAnno.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class X {
+  void test(String str) {
+    <caret>for(String s : str.split("/")) {
+      System.out.println(s);
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/ipp/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/indexed/NoExternalAnno_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/ipp/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/indexed/NoExternalAnno_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f8e8d12d017d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/ipp/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/indexed/NoExternalAnno_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class X {
+  void test(String str) {
+    <caret>  String[] split = str.split("/");
+      for (int i = 0, splitLength = split.length; i < splitLength; i++) {
+          String s = split[i];
+          System.out.println(s);
+      }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntentionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntentionTest.java
index a79a6b32d1a9..004f6e8ef247 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntentionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/forloop/ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntentionTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class ReplaceForEachLoopWithIndexedForLoopIntentionTest extends IPPTestCa
   public void testBlockNeeded() { doTest(); }
   public void testBlockNeededLabeled() { doTest(); }
   public void testVar() { doTest(); }
+  public void testNoExternalAnno() { doTest(); }
 
   @Override
   protected String getIntentionName() {