diff --git a/python/testData/completion/reCompileMatch.after.py b/python/testData/completion/reCompileMatch.after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f795c16ae36a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/completion/reCompileMatch.after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import re
+p = re.compile('foo')
+p.match()
diff --git a/python/testData/completion/reCompileMatch.py b/python/testData/completion/reCompileMatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0142c04723f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/completion/reCompileMatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import re
+p = re.compile('foo')
+p.ma<caret>
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java
index 9b38c391a6bd..42d389f2b2ce 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonCompletionTest.java
@@ -636,4 +636,9 @@ public class PythonCompletionTest extends PyTestCase {
   public void testParameterFromUsages() {
     doTest();
   }
+
+  // PY-1219
+  public void testReCompileMatch() {
+    doTest();
+  }
 }