diff --git a/inference-engine/src/transformations/src/transformations/op_conversions/gather_normalize_negative_indices.cpp b/inference-engine/src/transformations/src/transformations/op_conversions/gather_normalize_negative_indices.cpp
index 86713451869345..ad16993c98703d 100644
--- a/inference-engine/src/transformations/src/transformations/op_conversions/gather_normalize_negative_indices.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/src/transformations/src/transformations/op_conversions/gather_normalize_negative_indices.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <ngraph/opsets/opset7.hpp>
+#include <ngraph/validation_util.hpp>
 #include <ngraph/rt_info.hpp>
 #include <ngraph/pattern/op/wrap_type.hpp>
 #include "itt.hpp"
@@ -18,11 +19,11 @@ ngraph::pass::GatherNegativeConstIndicesNormalize::GatherNegativeConstIndicesNor
     auto data_input = ngraph::pattern::any_input(pattern::has_static_rank());
     auto axis_input = ngraph::pattern::wrap_type<ngraph::opset7::Constant>();
     auto indices_input = ngraph::pattern::wrap_type<ngraph::opset7::Constant>();
-    auto gather_node = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(data_input, indices_input, axis_input);
+    auto gather_node = ngraph::pattern::wrap_type<op::util::GatherBase>({data_input, indices_input, axis_input});
 
     ngraph::matcher_pass_callback callback = [=](ngraph::pattern::Matcher& m) {
         auto& pattern_to_output = m.get_pattern_value_map();
-        auto gather = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(pattern_to_output.at(gather_node).get_node_shared_ptr());
+        auto gather = pattern_to_output.at(gather_node).get_node_shared_ptr();
         auto data = pattern_to_output.at(data_input);
         auto axis_constant = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ngraph::opset7::Constant>(pattern_to_output.at(axis_input).get_node_shared_ptr());
         auto indices_constant = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ngraph::opset7::Constant>(pattern_to_output.at(indices_input).get_node_shared_ptr());
@@ -62,12 +63,12 @@ ngraph::pass::GatherNegativeConstIndicesNormalize::GatherNegativeConstIndicesNor
         auto input_gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(shape_of,
             ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(input_type, Shape{}, {axis_value}), ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(input_type, Shape{}, {0}));
 
-        auto add = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Add>(input_gather, indices_constant);
-        auto gather_new = gather_node->copy_with_new_inputs({data, add, axis_constant});
-        gather_new->set_friendly_name(gather->get_friendly_name());
+        std::shared_ptr<Node> add = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Add>(input_gather, indices_constant);
+        if (auto folded_const = ngraph::get_constant_from_source(add))
+            add = folded_const;
+        gather->input(1).replace_source_output(add);
 
-        ngraph::copy_runtime_info(gather, {shape_of, input_gather, add, gather_new});
-        ngraph::replace_node(gather, gather_new);
+        ngraph::copy_runtime_info(gather, {shape_of, input_gather, add});
 
         return true;
     };
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/inference_engine/transformations/gather_normalize_negative_indices_test.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/inference_engine/transformations/gather_normalize_negative_indices_test.cpp
index ec6c4204a9b8a0..1e600d5f300893 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/inference_engine/transformations/gather_normalize_negative_indices_test.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/inference_engine/transformations/gather_normalize_negative_indices_test.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <ngraph/validation_util.hpp>
 #include <ngraph/function.hpp>
 #include <ngraph/opsets/opset7.hpp>
 #include <ngraph/pass/manager.hpp>
@@ -46,7 +47,10 @@ TEST(TransformationTests, GatherNegativeIndicesNormalize) {
         auto input_gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(shape_of,
             ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(indices_type, ngraph::Shape{}, {1}), ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(indices_type, ngraph::Shape{}, {0}));
         auto add = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Add>(input_gather, indices);
-        auto gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(data, add, axis);
+        auto const_add = ngraph::get_constant_from_source(add);
+        if (const_add == nullptr)
+            throw ngraph::ngraph_error("indices should've been constant folded");
+        auto gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(data, const_add, axis);
 
         f_ref = std::make_shared<ngraph::Function>(ngraph::NodeVector{gather}, ngraph::ParameterVector{data});
     }
@@ -84,7 +88,10 @@ TEST(TransformationTests, GatherNegativeIndicesNormalize_neg_axis) {
         auto input_gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(shape_of,
              ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(indices_type, ngraph::Shape{}, {1}), ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(indices_type, ngraph::Shape{}, {0}));
         auto add = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Add>(input_gather, indices);
-        auto gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(data, add, axis);
+        auto const_add = ngraph::get_constant_from_source(add);
+        if (const_add == nullptr)
+            throw ngraph::ngraph_error("indices should've been constant folded");
+        auto gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(data, const_add, axis);
 
         f_ref = std::make_shared<ngraph::Function>(ngraph::NodeVector{gather}, ngraph::ParameterVector{data});
     }
@@ -122,7 +129,10 @@ TEST(TransformationTests, GatherNegativeIndicesNormalize_dif_input_types) {
         auto input_gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(shape_of,
             ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(indices_type, ngraph::Shape{}, {1}), ngraph::opset7::Constant::create(indices_type, ngraph::Shape{}, {0}));
         auto add = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Add>(input_gather, indices);
-        auto gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(data, add, axis);
+        auto const_add = ngraph::get_constant_from_source(add);
+        if (const_add == nullptr)
+            throw ngraph::ngraph_error("indices should've been constant folded");
+        auto gather = std::make_shared<ngraph::opset7::Gather>(data, const_add, axis);
 
         f_ref = std::make_shared<ngraph::Function>(ngraph::NodeVector{gather}, ngraph::ParameterVector{data});
     }