diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplate.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplate.java
index 688f5476135d..5b88af016709 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplate.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplate.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiType;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import static com.intellij.codeInsight.template.postfix.util.JavaPostfixTemplatesUtils.selectorTopmost;
+import static com.intellij.codeInsight.template.postfix.util.JavaPostfixTemplatesUtils.selectorAllExpressionsWithCurrentOffset;
 
 public class FormatPostfixTemplate extends StringBasedPostfixTemplate {
   private static final Condition<PsiElement> IS_STRING = new Condition<PsiElement>() {
@@ -39,13 +39,18 @@ public class FormatPostfixTemplate extends StringBasedPostfixTemplate {
 
 
   public FormatPostfixTemplate() {
-    super("format", "String.format(expr)", selectorTopmost(IS_STRING));
+    super("format", "String.format(expr)", selectorAllExpressionsWithCurrentOffset(IS_STRING));
   }
 
 
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public String getTemplateString(@NotNull PsiElement element) {
-    return "String.format($expr$, $END$);";
+    return "String.format($expr$, $END$)";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean shouldRemoveParent() {
+    return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expression.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expression.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a56771c3799e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expression.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package templates;
+
+import java.lang.Exception;
+
+public class Foo {
+  void m(boolean b, int value) {
+      throw new Exception("".format<caret>);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expressionNotCompleted.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expressionNotCompleted.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96fdbb685d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expressionNotCompleted.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package templates;
+
+import java.lang.Exception;
+
+public class Foo {
+  void m(boolean b, int value) {
+      throw new Exception("".format<caret>
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expressionNotCompleted_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expressionNotCompleted_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba58e6a53784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expressionNotCompleted_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package templates;
+
+import java.lang.Exception;
+
+public class Foo {
+  void m(boolean b, int value) {
+      throw new Exception(String.format("", <caret>)
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expression_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expression_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..398bb1cb985d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/expression_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package templates;
+
+import java.lang.Exception;
+
+public class Foo {
+  void m(boolean b, int value) {
+      throw new Exception(String.format("", <caret>));
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/string_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/string_after.java
index a0b3172a42b8..d4585afe2057 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/string_after.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/format/string_after.java
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ package templates;
 
 public class Foo {
   void m(boolean b, int value) {
-      String.format("m()", <caret>);
+      String.format("m()", <caret>)
   }
 }
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplateTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplateTest.java
index 24e98054da34..36b0f5175b4f 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplateTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/FormatPostfixTemplateTest.java
@@ -31,4 +31,12 @@ public class FormatPostfixTemplateTest extends PostfixTemplateTestCase {
   public void testNotString() {
     doTest();
   }
+
+  public void testExpression() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
+  public void testExpressionNotCompleted() {
+    doTest();
+  }
 }
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