diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
index 67b143c9b0c1..9b05ed13265d 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightUtil.java
@@ -1934,6 +1934,14 @@ public class HighlightUtil extends HighlightUtilBase {
 
         return highlightInfo;
       }
+
+      if (element instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
+        final PsiElement resolve = ((PsiReferenceExpression)element).resolve();
+        if (resolve instanceof PsiField && ((PsiField)resolve).hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) {
+          return null;
+        }
+      }
+
       element = element.getParent();
       if (element instanceof PsiClass && InheritanceUtil.isInheritorOrSelf((PsiClass)element, referencedClass, true)) return null;
     }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/InnerClassConstantReference.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/InnerClassConstantReference.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba341f1b7489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/InnerClassConstantReference.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Test {
+  public Test() {
+    this(Const.CONST);
+  }
+
+  public Test(int l) {}
+
+  private class Const {
+    private static final int CONST = 42;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingTest.java
index 5f15935273c7..3f4c1500c9fd 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/LightAdvHighlightingTest.java
@@ -361,4 +361,5 @@ public class LightAdvHighlightingTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   public void testThisBeforeSuper() throws Exception { doTest(false, false); }
   public void testExplicitConstructorInvocation() throws Exception { doTest(false, false); }
   public void testThisInInterface() throws Exception { doTest(false, false); }
+  public void testInnerClassConstantReference() throws Exception { doTest(false, false); }
 }