diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/patternMatch.ml b/infer/src/checkers/patternMatch.ml
index 77b7d7efc..116543a94 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/patternMatch.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/patternMatch.ml
@@ -330,14 +330,15 @@ let proc_calls resolve_attributes pdesc filter : (Procname.t * ProcAttributes.t)
   IList.rev !res
 
 let override_exists f tenv proc_name =
-  let super_type_exists tenv super_class_name =
+  let rec super_type_exists tenv super_class_name =
     let super_proc_name =
       Procname.replace_class proc_name (Typename.name super_class_name) in
     match Tenv.lookup tenv super_class_name with
-    | Some ({ methods }) ->
+    | Some ({ methods; supers; }) ->
         let is_override pname =
           Procname.equal pname super_proc_name && not (Procname.is_constructor pname) in
-        IList.exists (fun pname -> is_override pname && f pname) methods
+        IList.exists (fun pname -> is_override pname && f pname) methods ||
+        IList.exists (super_type_exists tenv) supers
     | _ ->
         false in
   match proc_name with
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInterfaceExample.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInterfaceExample.java
index 882e01135..5b1d6eefd 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInterfaceExample.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInterfaceExample.java
@@ -35,4 +35,18 @@ public interface ExpensiveInterfaceExample {
   @Expensive
   public void m5();
 
+  interface I2 extends I {
+    @PerformanceCritical void m3();
+  }
+
+
+  abstract class ImplementsInterface implements I2 {
+
+    @Expensive void expensive() {}
+
+    @Override public void m1() {
+      expensive();
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/issues.exp
index adc5e1354..03108c2d2 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/checkers/issues.exp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveCallExample.java, void PerformanceCriticalS
 codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInheritanceExample.java, void ExpensiveInheritanceExample.doesReportBecauseTypeFlowInsensitive(A), 2, CHECKERS_CALLS_EXPENSIVE_METHOD, []
 codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInheritanceExample.java, void ExpensiveInheritanceExample.reportsAssumingObjectOfTypeA(), 2, CHECKERS_CALLS_EXPENSIVE_METHOD, []
 codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInheritanceExample.java, void ExpensiveInheritanceExample.reportsBecauseFooIsExpensiveInA(A), 1, CHECKERS_CALLS_EXPENSIVE_METHOD, []
+codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveInterfaceExample.java, void ExpensiveInterfaceExample$ImplementsInterface.m1(), 1, CHECKERS_CALLS_EXPENSIVE_METHOD, []
 codetoanalyze/java/checkers/ExpensiveSubtypingExample.java, void ExpensiveSubtypingExample.m3(), 0, CHECKERS_EXPENSIVE_OVERRIDES_UNANNOTATED, [return from a call to void ExpensiveSubtypingExample.m4()]
 codetoanalyze/java/checkers/FragmentRetainsViewExample.java, void FragmentRetainsViewExample.onDestroyView(), 0, CHECKERS_FRAGMENT_RETAINS_VIEW, [return from a call to void FragmentRetainsViewExample.onDestroyView()]
 codetoanalyze/java/checkers/FragmentRetainsViewExample.java, void FragmentRetainsViewExample.onDestroyView(), 0, CHECKERS_FRAGMENT_RETAINS_VIEW, [return from a call to void FragmentRetainsViewExample.onDestroyView()]