diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
index d3e7ddf59bc..d808ae28fab 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ public class KtPsiUtil {
         }
 
         if (innerExpression instanceof KtIfExpression) {
+            if (parentExpression instanceof KtQualifiedExpression) return true;
+
             PsiElement current = parentExpression;
 
             while (!(current instanceof KtBlockExpression || current instanceof KtDeclaration || current instanceof KtStatementExpression)) {
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/inline/ifInQualifiedExpression.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/inline/ifInQualifiedExpression.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..356041a7c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/inline/ifInQualifiedExpression.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun boo() : Pair<Int, String> {
+    val flag = true
+    val <caret>value = if (flag) 0 else 1
+    return value.to("value")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/inline/ifInQualifiedExpression.kt.after b/idea/testData/refactoring/inline/ifInQualifiedExpression.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5e5cb0b0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/inline/ifInQualifiedExpression.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun boo() : Pair<Int, String> {
+    val flag = true
+    return (if (flag) 0 else 1).to("value")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/inline/InlineTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/inline/InlineTestGenerated.java
index dffdba889ee..240445a15ab 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/inline/InlineTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/inline/InlineTestGenerated.java
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ public class InlineTestGenerated extends AbstractInlineTest {
         doTest(fileName);
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("ifInQualifiedExpression.kt")
+    public void testIfInQualifiedExpression() throws Exception {
+        String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/refactoring/inline/ifInQualifiedExpression.kt");
+        doTest(fileName);
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("InFunctionLiteral.kt")
     public void testInFunctionLiteral() throws Exception {
         String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/refactoring/inline/InFunctionLiteral.kt");