diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ModifierFix.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ModifierFix.java
index d99d9b0a9327..49a8898b48e5 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ModifierFix.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/ModifierFix.java
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ public class ModifierFix extends PsiBasedModCommandAction<PsiModifierListOwner>
         removeFinalModifierFromMethods(aClass);
       }
     }
+    else {
+      if (owner instanceof PsiMethod method && PsiModifier.STATIC.equals(myModifier)) {
+        PsiClass containingClass = method.getContainingClass();
+        if (containingClass != null && containingClass.isInterface()) {
+          modifierList.setModifierProperty(PsiModifier.DEFAULT, true);
+        }
+      }
+    }
     changeModifierList(modifierList);
   }
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/beforeMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/beforeMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a65e229ccbb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier/beforeMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// "Make 'y())' not static" "false"
+abstract interface Interface {
+  int f();
+
+  static void y() {
+    <caret>f(); // <- Error
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier8/afterMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier8/afterMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c0a9f9d7253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier8/afterMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// "Make 'y()' not static" "true"
+abstract interface Interface {
+  int f();
+
+  default void y() {
+    f(); // <- Error
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier8/beforeMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier8/beforeMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f86efa53a532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/modifier8/beforeMakeInterfaceMethodNonStatic.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// "Make 'y()' not static" "true"
+abstract interface Interface {
+  int f();
+
+  static void y() {
+    <caret>f(); // <- Error
+  }
+}
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