diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
index 774c034b9521..491fe3813793 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class StatementMover extends LineMover {
         myStatementPartToRemovePass = (PyStatementPart)statementParts.second;
       }
     }
-    if (statementPart2 != null && statementPart1 != null && statementPart1.getParent() == statementPart2.getParent() ||
+    if (!(statementPart1 instanceof PyExceptPart) && statementPart2 != null && statementPart1 != null && statementPart1.getParent() == statementPart2.getParent() ||
         statementPart2 == statementPart1) return true;
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/python/testData/mover/tryExcept.py b/python/testData/mover/tryExcept.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..467e5d2d849e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/mover/tryExcept.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+try:
+    try:
+        print(zoo(1).foo(2))
+    except:
+        print<caret>(zoo(0).foo(2))        # <- move statement up here
+except:
+    zoo(3)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/mover/tryExcept_afterDown.py b/python/testData/mover/tryExcept_afterDown.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12638ae0cca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/mover/tryExcept_afterDown.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+try:
+    try:
+        print(zoo(1).foo(2))
+    except:
+        pass
+    print(zoo(0).foo(2))        # <- move statement up here
+except:
+    zoo(3)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/mover/tryExcept_afterUp.py b/python/testData/mover/tryExcept_afterUp.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e277e463168f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/mover/tryExcept_afterUp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+try:
+    try:
+        print(zoo(1).foo(2))
+        print(zoo(0).foo(2))        # <- move statement up here
+    except:
+        pass
+except:
+    zoo(3)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java
index 7b6e63aad258..77f5a3cb0bcd 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public class PyStatementMoverTest extends PyTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testTryExcept() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testInnerIf() {
     doTest();
   }