diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/j2me/SimplifiableIfStatementInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/j2me/SimplifiableIfStatementInspection.java
index 5a449665a12f..919e77d293d9 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/j2me/SimplifiableIfStatementInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/j2me/SimplifiableIfStatementInspection.java
@@ -320,11 +320,19 @@ public class SimplifiableIfStatementInspection extends BaseInspection {
             if (thenReturn == null) {
                 return false;
             }
+            final PsiType thenType = thenReturn.getType();
+            if (!PsiType.BOOLEAN.equals(thenType)) {
+                return false;
+            }
             final PsiExpression elseReturn =
                     ((PsiReturnStatement)elseBranch).getReturnValue();
             if (elseReturn == null) {
                 return false;
             }
+            final PsiType elseType = elseReturn.getType();
+            if (!PsiType.BOOLEAN.equals(elseType)) {
+                return false;
+            }
             final boolean thenConstant = BoolUtils.isFalse(thenReturn) ||
                     BoolUtils.isTrue(thenReturn);
             final boolean elseConstant = BoolUtils.isFalse(elseReturn) ||
@@ -368,10 +376,18 @@ public class SimplifiableIfStatementInspection extends BaseInspection {
             if (thenRhs == null) {
                 return false;
             }
+            final PsiType thenRhsType = thenRhs.getType();
+            if (!PsiType.BOOLEAN.equals(thenRhsType)) {
+                return false;
+            }
             final PsiExpression elseRhs = elseExpression.getRExpression();
             if (elseRhs == null) {
                 return false;
             }
+            final PsiType elseRhsType = elseRhs.getType();
+            if (!PsiType.BOOLEAN.equals(elseRhsType)) {
+                return false;
+            }
             final boolean thenConstant = BoolUtils.isFalse(thenRhs) ||
                     BoolUtils.isTrue(thenRhs);
             final boolean elseConstant = BoolUtils.isFalse(elseRhs) ||
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/j2me/simplifiable_if_statement/SimplifiableIfStatement.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/j2me/simplifiable_if_statement/SimplifiableIfStatement.java
index b7a1c00dd0c2..e90a8fb4e6a0 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/j2me/simplifiable_if_statement/SimplifiableIfStatement.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/j2me/simplifiable_if_statement/SimplifiableIfStatement.java
@@ -82,4 +82,21 @@ public class SimplifiableIfStatement {
 
     return c || d;
   }
+
+  Boolean wrong1(int i) {
+    if (i == 3) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  void wrong2(int i) {
+    Boolean a;
+    if (i == 3) {
+      a = null;
+    } else {
+      a = false;
+    }
+  }
+
 }
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