diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/GrArrayInitializer.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/GrArrayInitializer.java
index 497cad84775e..4b496c77b255 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/GrArrayInitializer.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/GrArrayInitializer.java
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GroovyPsiElement;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrExpression;
+
+import java.util.List;
 
 public interface GrArrayInitializer extends GroovyPsiElement {
 
@@ -13,6 +16,9 @@ public interface GrArrayInitializer extends GroovyPsiElement {
 
   boolean isEmpty();
 
+  @NotNull
+  List<GrExpression> getExpressions();
+
   @Nullable
   PsiElement getRBrace();
 }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GrArrayInitializerImpl.kt b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GrArrayInitializerImpl.kt
index 43391ed7b9fe..7c966afb2bfe 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GrArrayInitializerImpl.kt
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GrArrayInitializerImpl.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GroovyElementTypes.T_LBRACE
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GroovyElementVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.GrArrayInitializer
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrExpression
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.util.childrenOfType
 
 class GrArrayInitializerImpl(node: ASTNode) : GroovyPsiElementImpl(node), GrArrayInitializer {
 
@@ -20,5 +21,7 @@ class GrArrayInitializerImpl(node: ASTNode) : GroovyPsiElementImpl(node), GrArra
 
   override fun isEmpty(): Boolean = node.getChildren(TokenSet.ANY).none { it.psi is GrExpression }
 
+  override fun getExpressions(): List<GrExpression> = childrenOfType()
+
   override fun getRBrace(): PsiElement? = findChildByType(GroovyElementTypes.T_RBRACE)
 }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandler.kt b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandler.kt
index f7d173ffeb7b..272a978f869c 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandler.kt
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandler.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInsight.editorActions
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.editorActions.moveLeftRight.MoveElementLeftRightHandler
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil.getChildrenOfAnyType
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.GrArrayInitializer
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.GrExpressionList
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.auxiliary.GrListOrMap
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.auxiliary.modifiers.GrModifierList
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class GroovyMoveLeftRightHandler : MoveElementLeftRightHandler() {
     is GrTypeParameterList -> element.typeParameters
     is GrVariableDeclaration -> element.variables
     is GrExpressionList -> element.expressions.toTypedArray()
+    is GrArrayInitializer -> element.expressions.toTypedArray()
     else -> PsiElement.EMPTY_ARRAY
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandlerTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandlerTest.groovy
index f1c96d88499b..6a0c3d459f1f 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandlerTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInsight/editorActions/GroovyMoveLeftRightHandlerTest.groovy
@@ -118,4 +118,8 @@ class GroovyMoveLeftRightHandlerTest extends LightGroovyTestCase {
   void 'test for update'() {
     doTest 'for (;; <caret>1, 2, 3) {}', 'for (;; 2, <caret>1, 3) {}'
   }
+
+  void 'test array initializer'() {
+    doTest 'new int[]{<caret>1, 2, 3}', 'new int[]{2, <caret>1, 3}'
+  }
 }