diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstraintScrutinizer.java b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstraintScrutinizer.java
index 6a1a7b619..88bc2c3ae 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstraintScrutinizer.java
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstraintScrutinizer.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class InverseConstraintScrutinizer extends StatementScrutinizer {
             return _inverse.get(pid);
         } else {
             PropertyIdValue inversePid = _fetcher.getInversePid(pid);
+            if (inversePid == null && _fetcher.isSymmetric(pid)) {
+                inversePid = pid;
+            }
             _inverse.put(pid, inversePid);
             _statements.put(pid, new HashMap<EntityIdValue, Set<EntityIdValue>>());
 
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstaintScrutinizerTest.java b/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstaintScrutinizerTest.java
index a44bddbd6..a4313d9f5 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstaintScrutinizerTest.java
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/tests/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/qa/scrutinizers/InverseConstaintScrutinizerTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class InverseConstaintScrutinizerTest extends StatementScrutinizerTest {
     private ItemIdValue idB = TestingData.newIdB;
     private PropertyIdValue pidWithInverse = MockConstraintFetcher.pidWithInverse;
     private PropertyIdValue inversePid = MockConstraintFetcher.inversePid;
+    private PropertyIdValue symmetricPid = MockConstraintFetcher.symmetricPid;
 
     @Override
     public EditScrutinizer getScrutinizer() {
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ public class InverseConstaintScrutinizerTest extends StatementScrutinizerTest {
         scrutinize(update);
         assertWarningsRaised(InverseConstraintScrutinizer.type);
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testSymmetric() {
+        ItemUpdate update = new ItemUpdateBuilder(idA)
+                .addStatement(TestingData.generateStatement(idA, symmetricPid, idB)).build();
+        scrutinize(update);
+        assertWarningsRaised(InverseConstraintScrutinizer.type);
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void testNoSymmetricClosure() {