diff --git a/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ConstructorBodyProcessor.java b/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ConstructorBodyProcessor.java
index 170413c01234..6a9bdfffe360 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ConstructorBodyProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/classCanBeRecord/ConstructorBodyProcessor.java
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ final class ConstructorBodyProcessor {
     if (expression == null) return false;
     Ref<Boolean> hasReferenceToClassUnderConstruction = new Ref<>(false);
     expression.accept(new JavaRecursiveElementWalkingVisitor() {
+      @Override
+      public void visitThisExpression(PsiThisExpression expression) {
+        super.visitThisExpression(expression);
+        hasReferenceToClassUnderConstruction.set(true);
+      }
+
       @Override
       public void visitReferenceExpression(PsiReferenceExpression expression) {
         super.visitReferenceExpression(expression);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/classCanBeRecord/flexibleConstructorBodies/beforeDelegating_6.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/classCanBeRecord/flexibleConstructorBodies/beforeDelegating_6.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ec56f6faabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/classCanBeRecord/flexibleConstructorBodies/beforeDelegating_6.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// "Convert to record class" "false"
+class Person<caret> {
+    final String name;
+    final int age;
+
+    Person(String name, int age) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.age = age;
+    }
+
+    Person(Person person) {
+        System.out.println(this); // javac error: "cannot reference this before supertype constructor has been called"
+        this(person.name, person.age);
+    }
+}
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