diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection.java
index de8e07639f0f..33e1f57c3985 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection extends BaseInspec
     return new UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessVisitor();
   }
 
-  private static boolean isReferenceToTarget(String referenceText, @NotNull PsiClass target, PsiElement context) {
+  static boolean isReferenceToTarget(String referenceText, @NotNull PsiClass target, PsiElement context) {
     final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement reference =
       JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(target.getProject()).createReferenceFromText(referenceText, context);
     final JavaResolveResult[] results = reference.multiResolve(false);
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ public class UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection extends BaseInspec
         return;
       }
       final PsiElement brace = referenceClass.getLBrace();
+      ProblemHighlightType highlightType = ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL;
       if (!referenceClass.equals(qualifierTarget) || brace != null && brace.getTextOffset() > reference.getTextOffset()) {
         if (ignoreReferencesNeedingImport &&
-            (PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(referenceClass, qualifierTarget,
-                                    true) ||
-             !PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(qualifierTarget,
-                                     referenceClass, true))) {
-          return;
+            (PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(referenceClass, qualifierTarget, true) ||
+             !PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(qualifierTarget, referenceClass, true))) {
+          if (!isOnTheFly()) return;
+          highlightType = ProblemHighlightType.INFORMATION;
         }
       }
       final PsiElement target = reference.resolve();
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection extends BaseInspec
       if (!isReferenceToTarget(shortName, aClass, reference)) {
         return;
       }
-      registerError(qualifier, ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL, aClass);
+      registerError(qualifier, highlightType, aClass);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/META-INF/InspectionGadgets.xml b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/META-INF/InspectionGadgets.xml
index 222a8d65e8b5..3b2931ea4e2a 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/META-INF/InspectionGadgets.xml
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/META-INF/InspectionGadgets.xml
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@
                      level="WARNING" implementationClass="com.siyeh.ig.style.TypeParameterExtendsObjectInspection"/>
     <localInspection groupPath="Java" language="JAVA" shortName="UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccess" bundle="com.siyeh.InspectionGadgetsBundle"
                      key="unnecessarily.qualified.inner.class.access.display.name" groupBundle="messages.InspectionsBundle"
-                     groupKey="group.names.code.style.issues" enabledByDefault="false" level="WARNING" cleanupTool="true"
+                     groupKey="group.names.code.style.issues" enabledByDefault="true" level="INFORMATION" cleanupTool="true"
                      implementationClass="com.siyeh.ig.style.UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessInspection"/>
     <localInspection groupPath="Java" language="JAVA" shortName="UnnecessarilyQualifiedStaticUsage" bundle="com.siyeh.InspectionGadgetsBundle"
                      key="unnecessarily.qualified.static.usage.display.name" groupBundle="messages.InspectionsBundle"
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessFixTest.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessFixTest.java
index 58a26e9c9e08..cb2520d00394 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessFixTest.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/style/UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessFixTest.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessFixTest extends IGQuickFixesT
   public void testRemoveQualifier() {
     doTest("Remove qualifier",
       "class X {\n" +
-      "  X<caret>/*1*/./*2*/Y foo;\n" +
+      "  /**/X/*1*/./*2*/Y foo;\n" +
       "  \n" +
       "  class Y{}\n" +
       "}",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class UnnecessarilyQualifiedInnerClassAccessFixTest extends IGQuickFixesT
     doTest("Remove qualifier",
       "package p;\n" +
       "import java.util.List;\n" +
-      "abstract class X implements List<<caret>X.Y> {\n" +
+      "abstract class X implements List</**/X.Y> {\n" +
       "  class Y{}\n" +
       "}",