diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection.java
index d84003b9cd50..4c79f0f6f04b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection.java
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ public class PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection extends PyInspection {
                 continue;
               }
             }
-            if (PyAssignmentStatementNavigator.getStatementByTarget(element) != null) {
+            if (PyAssignmentStatementNavigator.getStatementByTarget(element) != null || 
+                PyForStatementNavigator.getPyForStatementByIterable(element) != null) {
               resolves2LocalVariable = true;
               resolve2Scope = PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(owner, element, false);
               break;
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection/expected.xml b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection/expected.xml
index 0d31ce834b19..d4d8c9ea8771 100644
--- a/python/testData/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection/expected.xml
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyUnboundLocalVariableInspection/expected.xml
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@
     <line>14</line>
   <description>"Name 'b' can be not defined"</description>
   </problem>
+  <problem>
+    <file>test.py</file>
+    <line>51</line>
+  <description>"Name 'i' can be not defined"</description>
+  </problem>
 </problems>
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