diff --git a/plugins/testng_rt/src/org/testng/IDEATestNGRemoteListener.java b/plugins/testng_rt/src/org/testng/IDEATestNGRemoteListener.java
index 9e16cc0419c6..e3e6372c00ac 100644
--- a/plugins/testng_rt/src/org/testng/IDEATestNGRemoteListener.java
+++ b/plugins/testng_rt/src/org/testng/IDEATestNGRemoteListener.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.testng;
 
 import com.intellij.rt.execution.junit.ComparisonFailureData;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+import org.testng.internal.ConstructorOrMethod;
 import org.testng.xml.XmlClass;
 import org.testng.xml.XmlInclude;
 import org.testng.xml.XmlTest;
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ import org.testng.xml.XmlTest;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -354,7 +357,29 @@ public class IDEATestNGRemoteListener {
 
     public DelegatedResult(ITestResult result) {
       myResult = result;
-      myTestName = myResult.getTestName();
+      myTestName = calculateDisplayName();
+    }
+
+    //workaround for https://github.com/cbeust/testng/issues/1944
+    private String calculateDisplayName() {
+      String name = myResult.getTestName();
+      if (name != null && !name.equals(myResult.getTestClass().getTestName())) {
+        return name;
+      }
+      ITestNGMethod method = myResult.getMethod();
+      ConstructorOrMethod constructorOrMethod = method.getConstructorOrMethod();
+      AccessibleObject member = null;
+      if (constructorOrMethod.getMethod() != null) {
+        member = constructorOrMethod.getMethod();
+      }
+      if (constructorOrMethod.getConstructor() != null) {
+        member = constructorOrMethod.getConstructor();
+      }
+      if (member == null) return method.getMethodName();
+      Test annotation = member.getAnnotation(Test.class);
+      if (annotation == null) return method.getMethodName();
+      String testNameFromAnnotation = annotation.testName();
+      return testNameFromAnnotation == null || testNameFromAnnotation.length() == 0 ? method.getMethodName() : testNameFromAnnotation;
     }
 
     public Object[] getParameters() {
@@ -366,7 +391,7 @@ public class IDEATestNGRemoteListener {
     }
 
     public String getDisplayMethodName() {
-      return myTestName != null && myTestName.length() > 0 ? myTestName : myResult.getMethod().getMethodName();
+      return myTestName;
     }
 
     public String getClassName() {
diff --git a/plugins/testng_rt/tests/src/com/intellij/testng/integration/TestNGIntegrationTest.java b/plugins/testng_rt/tests/src/com/intellij/testng/integration/TestNGIntegrationTest.java
index a17580a84b58..b0a10dd5dfef 100644
--- a/plugins/testng_rt/tests/src/com/intellij/testng/integration/TestNGIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/plugins/testng_rt/tests/src/com/intellij/testng/integration/TestNGIntegrationTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.intellij.java.execution.AbstractTestFrameworkCompilingIntegrationTest
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtilCore;
 import com.intellij.psi.JavaPsiFacade;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.EdtRule;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @RunsInEdt
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
@@ -84,12 +84,14 @@ public class TestNGIntegrationTest extends AbstractTestFrameworkCompilingIntegra
   public void simpleStart() throws ExecutionException {
     PsiClass psiClass = findClass(myModule, "a.Test1");
     assertNotNull(psiClass);
-    PsiMethod testMethod = psiClass.findMethodsByName("simple", false)[0];
-    TestNGConfiguration configuration = createConfiguration(testMethod);
+    TestNGConfiguration configuration = createConfiguration(psiClass);
     ProcessOutput processOutput = doStartTestsProcess(configuration);
     String testOutput = processOutput.out.toString();
     assertEmpty(processOutput.err);
     assertTrue(testOutput, testOutput.contains("sample output"));
-  }
 
+    String messages = processOutput.messages.stream().map(m -> m.asString()).collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
+    assertTrue(messages, messages.contains("name='Test1.myName'"));
+    assertTrue(messages, messages.contains("name='Test1.simple2'"));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/testng_rt/tests/testData/integration/simpleStart/test/a/Test1.java b/plugins/testng_rt/tests/testData/integration/simpleStart/test/a/Test1.java
index 881624b489c8..4ce47998ba40 100644
--- a/plugins/testng_rt/tests/testData/integration/simpleStart/test/a/Test1.java
+++ b/plugins/testng_rt/tests/testData/integration/simpleStart/test/a/Test1.java
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 package a;
 
 public class Test1 {
-  @org.testng.annotations.Test
+  @org.testng.annotations.Test(testName = "myName")
   public void simple() {
     System.out.println("sample output");
   }
+
+  @org.testng.annotations.Test
+  public void simple2() {
+    System.out.println("sample output");
+  }
 }
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