diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs
index 4e5bdbae462..b54c8031852 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty.rs
@@ -583,6 +583,19 @@ pub fn shift_bound_vars(self, n: i32) -> Ty {
             ty => ty,
         })
     }
+
+    /// If this is an `impl Trait` or `dyn Trait`, returns that trait.
+    pub fn inherent_trait(&self) -> Option<Trait> {
+        match self {
+            Ty::Dyn(predicates) | Ty::Opaque(predicates) => {
+                predicates.iter().find_map(|pred| match pred {
+                    GenericPredicate::Implemented(tr) => Some(tr.trait_),
+                    _ => None,
+                })
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for &Ty {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/method_resolution.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/method_resolution.rs
index 3f4c43aee8f..9873a0440bc 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/method_resolution.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/method_resolution.rs
@@ -211,12 +211,19 @@ fn iterate_trait_method_candidates<T>(
     let krate = resolver.krate()?;
     // FIXME: maybe put the trait_env behind a query (need to figure out good input parameters for that)
     let env = lower::trait_env(db, resolver);
-    'traits: for t in resolver.traits_in_scope(db) {
+    // if ty is `impl Trait` or `dyn Trait`, the trait doesn't need to be in scope
+    let traits = ty.value.inherent_trait().into_iter().chain(resolver.traits_in_scope(db));
+    'traits: for t in traits {
         let data = t.trait_data(db);
+
+        // FIXME this is a bit of a hack, since Chalk should say the same thing
+        // anyway, but currently Chalk doesn't implement `dyn/impl Trait` yet
+        let inherently_implemented = ty.value.inherent_trait() == Some(t);
+
         // we'll be lazy about checking whether the type implements the
         // trait, but if we find out it doesn't, we'll skip the rest of the
         // iteration
-        let mut known_implemented = false;
+        let mut known_implemented = inherently_implemented;
         for item in data.items() {
             if let TraitItem::Function(m) = *item {
                 let data = m.data(db);
@@ -271,6 +278,11 @@ pub(crate) fn implements_trait(
     krate: Crate,
     trait_: Trait,
 ) -> bool {
+    if ty.value.inherent_trait() == Some(trait_) {
+        // FIXME this is a bit of a hack, since Chalk should say the same thing
+        // anyway, but currently Chalk doesn't implement `dyn/impl Trait` yet
+        return true;
+    }
     let env = lower::trait_env(db, resolver);
     let goal = generic_implements_goal(db, env.clone(), trait_, ty.clone());
     let solution = db.trait_solve(krate, goal);
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/tests.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/tests.rs
index 93c62b0d402..41cea9564fb 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/ty/tests.rs
@@ -3279,6 +3279,7 @@ fn impl_trait() {
         infer(r#"
 trait Trait<T> {
     fn foo(&self) -> T;
+    fn foo2(&self) -> i64;
 }
 fn bar() -> impl Trait<u64> {}
 
@@ -3289,26 +3290,36 @@ fn test(x: impl Trait<u64>, y: &impl Trait<u64>) {
     x.foo();
     y.foo();
     z.foo();
+    x.foo2();
+    y.foo2();
+    z.foo2();
 }
 "#),
         @r###"
    ⋮
    ⋮[30; 34) 'self': &Self
-   ⋮[72; 74) '{}': ()
-   ⋮[84; 85) 'x': impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[104; 105) 'y': &impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[125; 200) '{     ...o(); }': ()
-   ⋮[131; 132) 'x': impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[138; 139) 'y': &impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[149; 150) 'z': impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[153; 156) 'bar': fn bar() -> impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[153; 158) 'bar()': impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[164; 165) 'x': impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[164; 171) 'x.foo()': {unknown}
-   ⋮[177; 178) 'y': &impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[177; 184) 'y.foo()': {unknown}
-   ⋮[190; 191) 'z': impl Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[190; 197) 'z.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[55; 59) 'self': &Self
+   ⋮[99; 101) '{}': ()
+   ⋮[111; 112) 'x': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[131; 132) 'y': &impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[152; 269) '{     ...2(); }': ()
+   ⋮[158; 159) 'x': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[165; 166) 'y': &impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[176; 177) 'z': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[180; 183) 'bar': fn bar() -> impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[180; 185) 'bar()': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[191; 192) 'x': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[191; 198) 'x.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[204; 205) 'y': &impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[204; 211) 'y.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[217; 218) 'z': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[217; 224) 'z.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[230; 231) 'x': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[230; 238) 'x.foo2()': i64
+   ⋮[244; 245) 'y': &impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[244; 252) 'y.foo2()': i64
+   ⋮[258; 259) 'z': impl Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[258; 266) 'z.foo2()': i64
     "###
     );
 }
@@ -3319,6 +3330,7 @@ fn dyn_trait() {
         infer(r#"
 trait Trait<T> {
     fn foo(&self) -> T;
+    fn foo2(&self) -> i64;
 }
 fn bar() -> dyn Trait<u64> {}
 
@@ -3329,26 +3341,36 @@ fn test(x: dyn Trait<u64>, y: &dyn Trait<u64>) {
     x.foo();
     y.foo();
     z.foo();
+    x.foo2();
+    y.foo2();
+    z.foo2();
 }
 "#),
         @r###"
    ⋮
    ⋮[30; 34) 'self': &Self
-   ⋮[71; 73) '{}': ()
-   ⋮[83; 84) 'x': dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[102; 103) 'y': &dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[122; 197) '{     ...o(); }': ()
-   ⋮[128; 129) 'x': dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[135; 136) 'y': &dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[146; 147) 'z': dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[150; 153) 'bar': fn bar() -> dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[150; 155) 'bar()': dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[161; 162) 'x': dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[161; 168) 'x.foo()': {unknown}
-   ⋮[174; 175) 'y': &dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[174; 181) 'y.foo()': {unknown}
-   ⋮[187; 188) 'z': dyn Trait<u64>
-   ⋮[187; 194) 'z.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[55; 59) 'self': &Self
+   ⋮[98; 100) '{}': ()
+   ⋮[110; 111) 'x': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[129; 130) 'y': &dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[149; 266) '{     ...2(); }': ()
+   ⋮[155; 156) 'x': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[162; 163) 'y': &dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[173; 174) 'z': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[177; 180) 'bar': fn bar() -> dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[177; 182) 'bar()': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[188; 189) 'x': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[188; 195) 'x.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[201; 202) 'y': &dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[201; 208) 'y.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[214; 215) 'z': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[214; 221) 'z.foo()': {unknown}
+   ⋮[227; 228) 'x': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[227; 235) 'x.foo2()': i64
+   ⋮[241; 242) 'y': &dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[241; 249) 'y.foo2()': i64
+   ⋮[255; 256) 'z': dyn Trait<u64>
+   ⋮[255; 263) 'z.foo2()': i64
     "###
     );
 }