diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyCompatibilityInspection/importErrorCaught.py b/python/testData/inspections/PyCompatibilityInspection/importErrorCaught.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c298f9026e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyCompatibilityInspection/importErrorCaught.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+try:
+  import Bastion
+except ImportError:
+  pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyCompatibilityInspectionTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyCompatibilityInspectionTest.java
index 141fbc13e8db..5349352ba9fe 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyCompatibilityInspectionTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyCompatibilityInspectionTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public class PyCompatibilityInspectionTest extends PyLightFixtureTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testImportErrorCaught() {
+    setLanguageLevel(LanguageLevel.PYTHON27);
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testStarExpression() {
     setLanguageLevel(LanguageLevel.PYTHON30);
     doTest();