diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
index 0ff0c3b2c349..f98d4739be75 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.intellij.refactoring.changeSignature;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.AnnotationUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.ExceptionUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.analysis.JavaHighlightUtil;
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.quickfix.RemoveUnusedVariableUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.dataFlow.ControlFlowAnalyzer;
 import com.intellij.lang.StdLanguages;
 import com.intellij.lang.java.JavaLanguage;
@@ -1034,6 +1035,22 @@ public class JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor implements ChangeSignatureUsagePr
         else if (element instanceof PsiMethodReferenceExpression && MethodReferenceUsageInfo.needToExpand(myChangeInfo)) {
           conflictDescriptions.putValue(element, RefactoringBundle.message("expand.method.reference.warning"));
         }
+        else if (element instanceof PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement) {
+          final PsiElement parent = element.getParent();
+          if (parent instanceof PsiCallExpression) {
+            final PsiExpressionList argumentList = ((PsiCallExpression)parent).getArgumentList();
+            if (argumentList != null) {
+              final PsiExpression[] args = argumentList.getExpressions();
+              for (int i = 0; i < toRemove.length; i++) {
+                if (toRemove[i] && i < args.length) {
+                  if (RemoveUnusedVariableUtil.checkSideEffects(args[i], null, new ArrayList<>())) {
+                    conflictDescriptions.putValue(args[i], "Parameter '" + myChangeInfo.getOldParameterNames()[i] + "' has usage that is not safe to delete");
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       return conflictDescriptions;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java
index d846f6ba27df..c3e690487d91 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java
@@ -248,7 +248,13 @@ public class ChangeSignatureTest extends ChangeSignatureBaseTest {
   }
 
   public void testRemoveVarargParameter() {
-    doTest(null, null, null, new ParameterInfoImpl[]{new ParameterInfoImpl(0)}, new ThrownExceptionInfo[0], false);
+    try {
+      BaseRefactoringProcessor.ConflictsInTestsException.setTestIgnore(true);
+      doTest(null, null, null, new ParameterInfoImpl[]{new ParameterInfoImpl(0)}, new ThrownExceptionInfo[0], false);
+    }
+    finally {
+      BaseRefactoringProcessor.ConflictsInTestsException.setTestIgnore(false);
+    }
   }
 
   public void testEnumConstructor() {