diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyReplaceExpressionUtil.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyReplaceExpressionUtil.java
index 0cb8423bc81f..6366e2336a7f 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyReplaceExpressionUtil.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyReplaceExpressionUtil.java
@@ -16,18 +16,21 @@ public class PyReplaceExpressionUtil implements PyElementTypes {
 
   public static boolean isNeedParenthesis(@NotNull final PyElement oldExpr, @NotNull final PyElement newExpr) {
     final PyElement parentExpr = (PyElement)oldExpr.getParent();
+    if (!(parentExpr instanceof PyExpression)) {
+      return false;
+    }
     int newPriority = getExpressionPriority(newExpr);
     int parentPriority = getExpressionPriority(parentExpr);
     if (parentPriority > newPriority) {
-        return true;
-      } else if (parentPriority == newPriority && parentPriority != 0) {
-        if (parentExpr instanceof PyBinaryExpression) {
-          PyBinaryExpression binaryExpression = (PyBinaryExpression) parentExpr;
-          if (isNotAssociative(binaryExpression) && oldExpr.equals(binaryExpression.getRightExpression())) {
-            return true;
-          }
+      return true;
+    } else if (parentPriority == newPriority && parentPriority != 0) {
+      if (parentExpr instanceof PyBinaryExpression) {
+        PyBinaryExpression binaryExpression = (PyBinaryExpression)parentExpr;
+        if (isNotAssociative(binaryExpression) && oldExpr.equals(binaryExpression.getRightExpression())) {
+          return true;
         }
       }
+    }
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/IntroduceHandler.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/IntroduceHandler.java
index 0a573d939b92..50120ac11604 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/IntroduceHandler.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/IntroduceHandler.java
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ abstract public class IntroduceHandler implements RefactoringActionHandler {
       return;
     }
 
-    final PyExpression expression = (PyExpression)element;
+    final PsiElement parent = element.getParent();
+    final PyExpression expression = parent instanceof PyAssignmentStatement ?
+                                    ((PyAssignmentStatement)parent).getAssignedValue() :
+                                    (PyExpression)element;
 
     final List<PsiElement> occurrences;
     if (expression.getUserData(PyPsiUtils.SELECTION_BREAKS_AST_NODE) == null && !(expression instanceof PyCallExpression)) {
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ abstract public class IntroduceHandler implements RefactoringActionHandler {
       occurrences = Collections.emptyList();
     }
     String[] possibleNames = getSuggestedNames(expression);
+    replaceAll &= occurrences.size() > 0;
     boolean initInConstructor = false;
     if (name == null) {
       PyIntroduceDialog dialog = new PyIntroduceDialog(project, expression, myDialogTitle, myValidator, occurrences.size(), possibleNames, getHelpId(), hasConstructor);
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/inlinelocal/py994.after.py b/python/testData/refactoring/inlinelocal/py994.after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..393bb3e15efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/inlinelocal/py994.after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class C:
+    def foo(self):
+        return Conference()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/inlinelocal/py994.before.py b/python/testData/refactoring/inlinelocal/py994.before.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58b24ebe9d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/inlinelocal/py994.before.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class C:
+    def foo(self):
+        co<caret>nf = Conference()
+        return conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/py995.after.py b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/py995.after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..617b9f339f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/py995.after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class ConferenceTest(TestCase):
+    def testSimple(self):
+        a = Conference()
+        c = a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/py995.py b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/py995.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..090081ec0b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/py995.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class ConferenceTest(TestCase):
+    def testSimple(self):
+        <selection>c</selection> = Conference()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyInlineLocalTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyInlineLocalTest.java
index f18845fe59e9..18edd4372ff0 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyInlineLocalTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyInlineLocalTest.java
@@ -55,4 +55,8 @@ public class PyInlineLocalTest extends LightMarkedTestCase {
   public void testMultiple() throws Exception {
     doTest();
   }
+
+  public void testPy994() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceVariableTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceVariableTest.java
index 19d6cf72452d..f161ac20295f 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceVariableTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceVariableTest.java
@@ -13,9 +13,17 @@ public class PyIntroduceVariableTest extends PyLightFixtureTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testSimple() throws Exception {
-    myFixture.configureByFile("simple.py");
+    doTest();
+  }
+
+  public void testPy995() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
+  private void doTest() throws Exception {
+    myFixture.configureByFile(getTestName(true) + ".py");
     VariableIntroduceHandler handler = new VariableIntroduceHandler();
     handler.performAction(myFixture.getProject(),  myFixture.getEditor(), myFixture.getFile(), "a", true, false);
-    myFixture.checkResultByFile("simple.after.py");
+    myFixture.checkResultByFile(getTestName(true) + ".after.py");
   }
 }