diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/ReplaceExpressionUtil.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/ReplaceExpressionUtil.java
index f131c759a008..6d61f609d3a1 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/ReplaceExpressionUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/ReplaceExpressionUtil.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class ReplaceExpressionUtil {
     else if (i == JavaElementType.POSTFIX_EXPRESSION) {
       return priority <= parentPriority;
     }
-    else if (i == JavaElementType.REFERENCE_EXPRESSION) {
+    else if (i == JavaElementType.REFERENCE_EXPRESSION || i == JavaElementType.METHOD_REF_EXPRESSION) {
       return priority < parentPriority;
     }
     else if (i == JavaElementType.METHOD_CALL_EXPRESSION) {
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ public class ReplaceExpressionUtil {
              i == JavaElementType.THIS_EXPRESSION ||
              i == JavaElementType.SUPER_EXPRESSION ||
              i == JavaElementType.CLASS_OBJECT_ACCESS_EXPRESSION ||
-             i == JavaElementType.LAMBDA_EXPRESSION ||
-             i == JavaElementType.METHOD_REF_EXPRESSION ) {
+             i == JavaElementType.LAMBDA_EXPRESSION) {
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineLocal/ParenthesisAroundInlinedLambda.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineLocal/ParenthesisAroundInlinedLambda.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5869854c63ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineLocal/ParenthesisAroundInlinedLambda.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class Test {
+  interface Task  {
+    void doit();
+  }
+
+  class SuperClient {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+      Task t = () -> System.out.println("hello");
+      Runnable r = <caret>t::doit;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineLocal/ParenthesisAroundInlinedLambda.java.after b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineLocal/ParenthesisAroundInlinedLambda.java.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6ff7242d731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineLocal/ParenthesisAroundInlinedLambda.java.after
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Test {
+  interface Task  {
+    void doit();
+  }
+
+  class SuperClient {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Runnable r = ((Task) () -> System.out.println("hello"))::doit;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineLocalTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineLocalTest.java
index ad8cab1ad24c..8fc191d8616e 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineLocalTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineLocalTest.java
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ public class InlineLocalTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
     doTest(true);
   }
 
+  public void testParenthesisAroundInlinedLambda() throws Exception {
+    doTest(true);
+  }
+
   public void testArrayAccessPriority() throws Exception {
     doTest(true);
   }