diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ExplicitThisInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ExplicitThisInspection.kt
index 803ad36388e..e16419a7547 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ExplicitThisInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ExplicitThisInspection.kt
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemsHolder
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageFeature.CallableReferencesToClassMembersWithEmptyLHS
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyze
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.getCallableDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.project.languageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getChildOfType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.synthetic.SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor
 
 class ExplicitThisInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
 
@@ -52,15 +54,16 @@ class ExplicitThisInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
             val context = expression.analyze()
             val scope = expression.getResolutionScope(context) ?: return
 
-            val referenceExpression = reference as? KtNameReferenceExpression
-                                      ?: reference.getChildOfType()
-                                      ?: return
+            val referenceExpression = reference as? KtNameReferenceExpression ?: reference.getChildOfType() ?: return
 
             //we avoid overload-related problems by enforcing that there is only one candidate
             val name = referenceExpression.getReferencedNameAsName()
             val candidates = scope.getAllAccessibleVariables(name) + scope.getAllAccessibleFunctions(name)
-            if (candidates.size != 1) return
-
+            if (referenceExpression.getCallableDescriptor() is SyntheticJavaPropertyDescriptor) {
+                if (candidates.map { it.containingDeclaration }.distinct().size != 1) return
+            } else {
+                if (candidates.size != 1) return
+            }
 
             val receiverType = context[BindingContext.EXPRESSION_TYPE_INFO, thisExpression]?.type ?: return
             val expressionFactory = scope.getFactoryForImplicitReceiverWithSubtypeOf(receiverType) ?: return
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.1.java b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6d317c430d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Foo {
+    private String s;
+
+    public String getS() {
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    public void setS(String s) {
+        this.s = s;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5d90adb048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+
+fun test1() {
+    Foo().apply {
+        <caret>this.s = ""
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.kt.after b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57eb9509b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+
+fun test1() {
+    Foo().apply {
+        <caret>s = ""
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.1.java b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72778357ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+public class Foo {
+    private boolean isB;
+
+    public boolean isB() {
+        return isB;
+    }
+
+    public void setB(boolean b) {
+        isB = b;
+    }
+}
+
+public class Bar {
+    private boolean isB;
+
+    public boolean isB() {
+        return isB;
+    }
+
+    public void setB(boolean b) {
+        isB = b;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8a5907db4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+// PROBLEM: none
+
+fun test() {
+    Foo().apply {
+        Bar().run {
+            <caret>this@apply.isB = true
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.1.java b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ec915aca79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Foo {
+    private boolean isB;
+
+    public boolean isB() {
+        return isB;
+    }
+
+    public void setB(boolean b) {
+        isB = b;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ebf32eab9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+// PROBLEM: none
+
+fun test() {
+    Foo().apply {
+        Foo().run {
+            <caret>this@apply.isB = true
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.1.java b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ec915aca79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Foo {
+    private boolean isB;
+
+    public boolean isB() {
+        return isB;
+    }
+
+    public void setB(boolean b) {
+        isB = b;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0781fd8c187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+
+fun test() {
+    Foo().apply {
+        <caret>this.isB = true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt.after b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c6c231f53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+
+fun test() {
+    Foo().apply {
+        <caret>isB = true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.1.java b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.1.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ec915aca79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public class Foo {
+    private boolean isB;
+
+    public boolean isB() {
+        return isB;
+    }
+
+    public void setB(boolean b) {
+        isB = b;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2926a6f04e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+// PROBLEM: none
+
+fun test() {
+
+    val isB = true
+
+    Foo().apply {
+        <caret>this.isB = true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
index fa328b3f935..cdae52a8182 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
@@ -1629,6 +1629,31 @@ public class LocalInspectionTestGenerated extends AbstractLocalInspectionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/propertyReference.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("syntheticJavaProperty.kt")
+        public void testSyntheticJavaProperty() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.kt")
+        public void testSyntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_nestedReceiver.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.kt")
+        public void testSyntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameClassNestedReceiver.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt")
+        public void testSyntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameJavaProperty.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.kt")
+        public void testSyntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/syntheticJavaProperty_sameNameVariable.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("variableWithSameName.kt")
         public void testVariableWithSameName() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/explicitThis/variableWithSameName.kt");