diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/EvaluatorBuilderImpl.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/EvaluatorBuilderImpl.java
index faf69aaee937..8115aac74c79 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/EvaluatorBuilderImpl.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/EvaluatorBuilderImpl.java
@@ -1249,6 +1249,11 @@ public class EvaluatorBuilderImpl implements EvaluatorBuilder {
         }
       }
       myResult = new ArrayInitializerEvaluator(evaluators);
+      if (!(expression.getParent() instanceof PsiNewExpression)) {
+        myResult = new NewArrayInstanceEvaluator(new TypeEvaluator(JVMNameUtil.getJVMQualifiedName(type)),
+                                                 null,
+                                                 myResult);
+      }
     }
 
     @Nullable