diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/synthetic/JavaSyntheticPropertiesScope.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/synthetic/JavaSyntheticPropertiesScope.kt
index b62f89bedc2..d2be0dcd83a 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/synthetic/JavaSyntheticPropertiesScope.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/synthetic/JavaSyntheticPropertiesScope.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addIfNotNull
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.properties.Delegates
 
+fun canBePropertyAccessor(identifier: String): Boolean {
+    return identifier.startsWith("get") || identifier.startsWith("is") || identifier.startsWith("set")
+}
+
 interface SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor : PropertyDescriptor {
     val getMethod: FunctionDescriptor
     val setMethod: FunctionDescriptor?
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ interface SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor : PropertyDescriptor {
             val name = getterOrSetter.name
             if (name.isSpecial) return null
             val identifier = name.identifier
-            if (!identifier.startsWith("get") && !identifier.startsWith("is") && !identifier.startsWith("set")) return null // optimization
+            if (!canBePropertyAccessor(identifier)) return null  // optimization
 
             val classDescriptorOwner = getterOrSetter.containingDeclaration as? ClassDescriptor ?: return null
 
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/ideaExtensions/KotlinPropertyAccessorsReferenceSearcher.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/ideaExtensions/KotlinPropertyAccessorsReferenceSearcher.kt
index a3a2c5fa510..e168f70d499 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/ideaExtensions/KotlinPropertyAccessorsReferenceSearcher.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/ideaExtensions/KotlinPropertyAccessorsReferenceSearcher.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtProperty
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.storage.LockBasedStorageManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.synthetic.JavaSyntheticPropertiesScope
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.synthetic.SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.synthetic.canBePropertyAccessor
 
 class KotlinPropertyAccessorsReferenceSearcher : QueryExecutorBase<PsiReference, MethodReferencesSearch.SearchParameters>(true) {
     override fun processQuery(queryParameters: MethodReferencesSearch.SearchParameters, consumer: Processor<PsiReference>) {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class KotlinPropertyAccessorsReferenceSearcher : QueryExecutorBase<PsiReference,
             return unwrapped.getName()
         }
 
+        if (!canBePropertyAccessor(method.name)) return null
         val functionDescriptor = method.getJavaMethodDescriptor() ?: return null
         val syntheticExtensionsScope = JavaSyntheticPropertiesScope(LockBasedStorageManager(), LookupTracker.DO_NOTHING)
         val property = SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor.findByGetterOrSetter(functionDescriptor, syntheticExtensionsScope) ?: return null