diff --git a/idea/resources/inspectionDescriptions/ConvertReferenceToLambda.html b/idea/resources/inspectionDescriptions/ConvertReferenceToLambda.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9722b0b9bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/resources/inspectionDescriptions/ConvertReferenceToLambda.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<html>
+<body>
+This inspection reports a function reference expression that can be replaced with lambda
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 2b338905bcc..ad00f4b8d3b 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -1820,6 +1820,14 @@
                      language="kotlin"
     />
 
+    <localInspection implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.ConvertReferenceToLambdaInspection"
+                     displayName="Can be replaced with lambda"
+                     groupName="Kotlin"
+                     enabledByDefault="false"
+                     level="INFO"
+                     language="kotlin"
+    />
+
     <localInspection implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.RemoveSetterParameterTypeInspection"
                      displayName="Redundant setter parameter type"
                      groupName="Kotlin"
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ConvertReferenceToLambdaIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ConvertReferenceToLambdaIntention.kt
index 5be9fe2fc02..91f6dde8521 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ConvertReferenceToLambdaIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ConvertReferenceToLambdaIntention.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.PropertyDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyze
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.KotlinNameSuggester
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.ShortenReferences
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections.IntentionBasedInspection
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.IdeDescriptorRenderers
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.startOffset
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.BodyResolveMode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.expressions.DoubleColonLHS
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.singletonOrEmptyList
 
+class ConvertReferenceToLambdaInspection : IntentionBasedInspection<KtCallableReferenceExpression>(ConvertReferenceToLambdaIntention::class)
+
 class ConvertReferenceToLambdaIntention : SelfTargetingOffsetIndependentIntention<KtCallableReferenceExpression>(
         KtCallableReferenceExpression::class.java, "Convert reference to lambda"
 ) {
