diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java
index 213143e0e21a..06d5ddc5f79b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyClassRefactoringUtil.java
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ public class PyClassRefactoringUtil {
   }
 
   private static void rememberNamedReferences(final List<PyFunction> methods) {
-    for (PyFunction method : methods) {
+    for (final PyFunction method : methods) {
       method.acceptChildren(new PyRecursiveElementVisitor() {
         @Override
         public void visitPyReferenceExpression(PyReferenceExpression node) {
           super.visitPyReferenceExpression(node);
-          rememberReference(node);
+          rememberReference(node, method);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ public class PyClassRefactoringUtil {
 
 
   private static final Key<PsiNamedElement> ENCODED_IMPORT = Key.create("PyEncodedImport");
-  private static void rememberReference(PyReferenceExpression node) {
+  private static void rememberReference(PyReferenceExpression node, PyFunction method) {
     // we will remember reference in deepest node
     if (node.getQualifier() instanceof PyReferenceExpression) return;
 
     final PsiPolyVariantReference ref = node.getReference();
     final PsiElement target = ref.resolve();
-    if (target instanceof PsiNamedElement) {
+    if (target instanceof PsiNamedElement && !PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(method, target, false)) {
       node.putCopyableUserData(ENCODED_IMPORT, (PsiNamedElement)target);
     }
   }
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/Class.py b/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/Class.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ddf8ded026cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/Class.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from SuperClass import SuperClass
+
+class AnyClass(SuperClass):
+    def this_should_be_in_super(self, some_argument):
+        self.argument = some_argument
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/SuperClass.after.py b/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/SuperClass.after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1466568d7581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/SuperClass.after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class SuperClass(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def this_should_be_in_super(self, some_argument):
+        self.argument = some_argument
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/SuperClass.py b/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/SuperClass.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a41b8fdc7db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/SuperClass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class SuperClass(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyPullUpTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyPullUpTest.java
index 1748f49ca095..19742fad873e 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyPullUpTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/classes/PyPullUpTest.java
@@ -30,13 +30,23 @@ public class PyPullUpTest extends PyClassRefactoringTest {
     doHelperTest("Boo", ".boo", "Foo");
   }
 
+  public void testMultiFile() {   // PY-2810
+    myFixture.copyDirectoryToProject("refactoring/pullup/multiFile/", "");
+    doPullUp("AnyClass", ".this_should_be_in_super", "SuperClass");
+    myFixture.checkResultByFile("SuperClass.py", "/refactoring/pullup/multiFile/SuperClass.after.py", true);
+  }
+
   private void doHelperTest(final String className, final String memberName, final String superClassName) {
     String baseName = "/refactoring/pullup/" + getTestName(true);
     myFixture.configureByFile(baseName + ".py");
+    doPullUp(className, memberName, superClassName);
+    myFixture.checkResultByFile(baseName + ".after.py");
+  }
+
+  private void doPullUp(String className, String memberName, String superClassName) {
     final PyClass clazz = findClass(className);
     final PyElement member = findMember(className, memberName);
     final PyClass superClass = findClass(superClassName);
     PyPullUpHelper.pullUp(clazz, Collections.singleton(new PyMemberInfo(member)), superClass);
-    myFixture.checkResultByFile(baseName + ".after.py");
   }
 }