diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedSymbolInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedSymbolInspection.kt
index 1cbee1058f6..c85fe29ff7c 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedSymbolInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedSymbolInspection.kt
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ class UnusedSymbolInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
 
     private fun KtCallableDeclaration.canBeHandledByLightMethods(descriptor: DeclarationDescriptor?): Boolean {
         return when {
+            descriptor is ConstructorDescriptor -> !descriptor.constructedClass.isInline
             hasModifier(KtTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD) -> false
             descriptor !is FunctionDescriptor -> true
-            descriptor is ConstructorDescriptor -> !descriptor.constructedClass.isInline
             else -> !descriptor.hasInlineClassParameters()
         }
     }
diff --git a/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/after/User.java b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/after/User.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1aa69cb66ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/after/User.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class User {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        new WithInternalConstructor();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/after/test.kt b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/after/test.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d83e62eebc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/after/test.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class WithInternalConstructor(val x: Int) {
+    internal constructor() : this(42)
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/before/User.java b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/before/User.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1aa69cb66ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/before/User.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class User {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        new WithInternalConstructor();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/before/test.kt b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/before/test.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea960d4c955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/before/test.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class WithInternalConstructor(val x: Int) {
+    internal <caret>constructor() : this(42)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/internalConstructorUsedInJava.test b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/internalConstructorUsedInJava.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2bdad89914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/internalConstructorUsedInJava.test
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "inspectionClass": "org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections.UnusedSymbolInspection",
+    "problem": "none",
+    "mainFile": "test.kt"
+}
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diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/MultiFileLocalInspectionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/MultiFileLocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
index c0f6c7c16e3..4e52d8d49f9 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/MultiFileLocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/MultiFileLocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
@@ -93,4 +93,9 @@ public class MultiFileLocalInspectionTestGenerated extends AbstractMultiFileLoca
     public void testUnusedSymbol_inlineClassesImplInterface_InlineClassesImplInterface() throws Exception {
         runTest("idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/inlineClassesImplInterface/inlineClassesImplInterface.test");
     }
+
+    @TestMetadata("unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/internalConstructorUsedInJava.test")
+    public void testUnusedSymbol_internalConstructorUsedInJava_InternalConstructorUsedInJava() throws Exception {
+        runTest("idea/testData/multiFileLocalInspections/unusedSymbol/internalConstructorUsedInJava/internalConstructorUsedInJava.test");
+    }
 }