diff --git a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/DGMInferencingTests.java b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/DGMInferencingTests.java
index e2579ff77a..3efe664811 100644
--- a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/DGMInferencingTests.java
+++ b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/DGMInferencingTests.java
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ public void testDGM46() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testDGM47() throws Throwable {
+    public void testDGM47() {
         String contents =
             //@formatter:off
             "java.util.regex.Pattern[] pats = [~/one/, ~/two/]\n" +
@@ -725,6 +725,45 @@ public void testDGM53a() {
         assertUnknownConfidence(contents, offset, offset + "allWhitespace".length());
     }
 
+    @Test // https://github.com/groovy/groovy-eclipse/issues/1076
+    public void testDGM54() {
+        String contents =
+            //@formatter:off
+            "void test(String[] strings) {\n" +
+            "  strings.toString()\n" +
+            "}\n";
+            //@formatter:on
+
+        assertExprType(contents, "toString", "java.lang.String");
+        assertDeclType(contents, "toString", "org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethods");
+    }
+
+    @Test // https://github.com/groovy/groovy-eclipse/issues/1076
+    public void testDGM54a() {
+        String contents =
+            //@formatter:off
+            "void test(String[] strings) {\n" +
+            "  strings.equals([])\n" +
+            "}\n";
+            //@formatter:on
+
+        assertExprType(contents, "equals", "java.lang.Boolean");
+        assertDeclType(contents, "equals", "org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethods");
+    }
+
+    @Test // https://github.com/groovy/groovy-eclipse/issues/1076
+    public void testDGM54b() {
+        String contents =
+            //@formatter:off
+            "void test(String[] strings) {\n" +
+            "  [].equals(strings)\n" +
+            "}\n";
+            //@formatter:on
+
+        assertExprType(contents, "equals", "java.lang.Boolean");
+        assertDeclType(contents, "equals", "org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethods");
+    }
+
     @Test // GRECLIPSE-1131
     public void testDGMClosure1() {
         String contents =
diff --git a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/MethodReferenceSearchTests.java b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/MethodReferenceSearchTests.java
index 6db2e1c677..2e018df082 100644
--- a/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/MethodReferenceSearchTests.java
+++ b/base-test/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.builder/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/groovy/tests/search/MethodReferenceSearchTests.java
@@ -862,6 +862,54 @@ public void testGenericsMethodReferenceSearch() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("Baz.java", ((IJavaElement) matches.get(0).getElement()).getResource().getName());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testObjectMethodReferenceSearch1() throws Exception {
+        GroovyCompilationUnit groovyUnit = createUnit("foo", "Bar",
+            "package foo\n" +
+            "class Bar {\n" +
+            "  def baz(obj) {\n" +
+            "    obj.notifyAll()\n" +
+            "  }\n" +
+            "}");
+
+        IMethod method = groovyUnit.getJavaProject().findType("java.lang.Object").getMethod("notifyAll", new String[0]);
+        new SearchEngine().search(
+            SearchPattern.createPattern(method, IJavaSearchConstants.REFERENCES),
+            new SearchParticipant[] {SearchEngine.getDefaultSearchParticipant()},
+            SearchEngine.createJavaSearchScope(new IJavaElement[] {groovyUnit.getPackageFragmentRoot()}, false),
+            searchRequestor, new NullProgressMonitor());
+
+        List<SearchMatch> matches = searchRequestor.getMatches();
+
+        assertEquals(1, matches.size());
+        assertEquals(SearchMatch.A_ACCURATE, matches.get(0).getAccuracy());
+        assertEquals("Bar.groovy", ((IJavaElement) matches.get(0).getElement()).getResource().getName());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testObjectMethodReferenceSearch2() throws Exception {
+        GroovyCompilationUnit groovyUnit = createUnit("foo", "Bar",
+            "package foo\n" +
+            "class Bar {\n" +
+            "  def baz(String[] strings) {\n" +
+            "    println strings.toString()\n" +
+            "  }\n" +
+            "}");
+
+        IMethod method = groovyUnit.getJavaProject().findType("java.lang.Object").getMethod("toString", new String[0]);
+        new SearchEngine().search(
+            SearchPattern.createPattern(method, IJavaSearchConstants.REFERENCES),
+            new SearchParticipant[] {SearchEngine.getDefaultSearchParticipant()},
+            SearchEngine.createJavaSearchScope(new IJavaElement[] {groovyUnit.getPackageFragmentRoot()}, false),
+            searchRequestor, new NullProgressMonitor());
+
+        List<SearchMatch> matches = searchRequestor.getMatches();
+
+        assertEquals(1, matches.size());
+        assertEquals(SearchMatch.A_INACCURATE, matches.get(0).getAccuracy());
+        assertEquals("Bar.groovy", ((IJavaElement) matches.get(0).getElement()).getResource().getName());
+    }
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     private void doTestForTwoMethodReferencesInScript(String secondContents) throws Exception {
diff --git a/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/TypeInferencingVisitorWithRequestor.java b/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/TypeInferencingVisitorWithRequestor.java
index 0afb41cb53..eea14bbf23 100644
--- a/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/TypeInferencingVisitorWithRequestor.java
+++ b/base/org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core/src/org/eclipse/jdt/groovy/search/TypeInferencingVisitorWithRequestor.java
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ private TypeLookupResult lookupExpressionType(final Expression node, final Class
                 candidate = lookup.lookupType(node, scope, objExprType);
             }
             if (candidate != null) {
-                if (result == null || result.confidence.isLessThan(candidate.confidence)) {
+                if (result == null || result.confidence.isLessThan(candidate.confidence) && !VariableScope.OBJECT_CLASS_NODE.equals(candidate.declaringType)) {
                     result = candidate;
                 }
                 if (result.confidence.isAtLeast(TypeConfidence.INFERRED) ||
diff --git a/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.tests/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/test/ui/SemanticHighlightingTests.groovy b/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.tests/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/test/ui/SemanticHighlightingTests.groovy
index 10d806b14d..8efd6e035d 100644
--- a/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.tests/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/test/ui/SemanticHighlightingTests.groovy
+++ b/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.tests/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/test/ui/SemanticHighlightingTests.groovy
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ final class SemanticHighlightingTests extends GroovyEclipseTestSuite {
             new HighlightedTypedPosition(contents.lastIndexOf('String'), 6, CLASS))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testArrays4() {
+        String contents = '''\
+            |def test(String[] strings) {
+            |  return strings.toString()
+            |}
+            |'''.stripMargin()
+
+        assertHighlighting(contents,
+            new HighlightedTypedPosition(contents.indexOf('test'), 4, METHOD),
+            new HighlightedTypedPosition(contents.indexOf('String'), 6, CLASS),
+            new HighlightedTypedPosition(contents.indexOf('strings'), 7, PARAMETER),
+            new HighlightedTypedPosition(contents.lastIndexOf('strings'), 7, PARAMETER),
+            new HighlightedTypedPosition(contents.lastIndexOf('toString'), 8, GROOVY_CALL))
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testFields1() {
         String contents = '''\