diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldProcessor.java
index 0cc343e57b59..f33755c9c1ef 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldProcessor.java
@@ -165,9 +165,15 @@ class InlineConstantFieldProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
       PsiExpression qExpression = ((PsiReferenceExpression)expr).getQualifierExpression();
       if (qExpression != null) {
         if (initializer1 instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression) {
-          ((PsiMethodCallExpression)initializer1).getMethodExpression().setQualifierExpression(qExpression);
+          PsiReferenceExpression methodExpression = ((PsiMethodCallExpression)initializer1).getMethodExpression();
+          if (methodExpression.getQualifierExpression() == null) {
+            methodExpression.setQualifierExpression(qExpression);
+          }
         } else if (initializer1 instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
-          ((PsiReferenceExpression)initializer1).setQualifierExpression(qExpression);
+          PsiReferenceExpression referenceExpression = (PsiReferenceExpression)initializer1;
+          if (referenceExpression.getQualifierExpression() == null) {
+            referenceExpression.setQualifierExpression(qExpression);
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineConstantField/QualifiedConstantExpressionReplacedWithAnotherOne.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineConstantField/QualifiedConstantExpressionReplacedWithAnotherOne.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69dad46d8976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineConstantField/QualifiedConstantExpressionReplacedWithAnotherOne.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class QTest {
+  final int myI = Source.CONST;
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    System.out.println(new QTest().my<caret>I);
+  }
+}
+
+class Source {
+  int CONST = 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineConstantField/QualifiedConstantExpressionReplacedWithAnotherOne.java.after b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineConstantField/QualifiedConstantExpressionReplacedWithAnotherOne.java.after
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9d9be20793b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/inlineConstantField/QualifiedConstantExpressionReplacedWithAnotherOne.java.after
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class QTest {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+    System.out.println(Source.CONST);
+  }
+}
+
+class Source {
+  int CONST = 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldTest.java
index 9257fd73d8b4..a27675020e98 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/inline/InlineConstantFieldTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public class InlineConstantFieldTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+   public void testQualifiedConstantExpressionReplacedWithAnotherOne() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected Sdk getProjectJDK() {
     return JavaSdkImpl.getMockJdk17("java 1.5");