diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/GlobalInspectionUtil.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/GlobalInspectionUtil.java
index 2a253f474c73..e93e4365c39b 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/GlobalInspectionUtil.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/GlobalInspectionUtil.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 public class GlobalInspectionUtil {
   private static final String LOC_MARKER = " #loc";
 
-  static RefElement retrieveRefElement(PsiElement element, GlobalInspectionContext globalContext) {
+  public static RefElement retrieveRefElement(PsiElement element, GlobalInspectionContext globalContext) {
     PsiFile elementFile = element.getContainingFile();
     RefElement refElement = globalContext.getRefManager().getReference(elementFile);
     if (refElement == null) {
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/LocalInspectionToolWrapper.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/LocalInspectionToolWrapper.java
index 8586b1133a2e..0f9633076d0b 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/LocalInspectionToolWrapper.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/LocalInspectionToolWrapper.java
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ public final class LocalInspectionToolWrapper extends DescriptorProviderInspecti
       final PsiNamedElement problemElement =  myTool.getProblemElement(elt);
 
       RefElement refElement = refManager.getReference(problemElement);
+      if (refElement == null && problemElement != null) {  // no need to loose collected results
+        refElement = GlobalInspectionUtil.retrieveRefElement(elt, getContext());
+      }
       List<ProblemDescriptor> elementProblems = problems.get(refElement);
       if (elementProblems == null) {
         elementProblems = new ArrayList<ProblemDescriptor>();