diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/AbstractExpectedTypeSkipper.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/AbstractExpectedTypeSkipper.java
index 69937b2bc077..63e1a53ff0b4 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/AbstractExpectedTypeSkipper.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/AbstractExpectedTypeSkipper.java
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public class AbstractExpectedTypeSkipper extends CompletionPreselectSkipper {
   private static Result getSkippingStatus(final LookupElement item, final CompletionLocation location) {
     if (location.getCompletionType() != CompletionType.SMART && !hasEmptyPrefix(location)) return Result.ACCEPT;
 
-    final PsiExpression expression = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(location.getCompletionParameters().getPosition(), PsiExpression.class);
+    CompletionParameters parameters = location.getCompletionParameters();
+    PsiExpression expression = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(parameters.getPosition(), PsiExpression.class);
     if (!(expression instanceof PsiNewExpression)) return Result.ACCEPT;
 
     final Object object = item.getObject();
@@ -88,7 +89,10 @@ public class AbstractExpectedTypeSkipper extends CompletionPreselectSkipper {
 
     if (toImplement > 0) return Result.ACCEPT;
 
-    if (psiClass.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.ABSTRACT)) return Result.ABSTRACT;
+    if (psiClass.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.ABSTRACT)) {
+      if (toImplement == 0 && parameters.getCompletionType() == CompletionType.BASIC) return Result.ACCEPT;
+      return Result.ABSTRACT;
+    }
     if (!isDefaultType && CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_STRING.equals(psiClass.getQualifiedName())) return Result.STRING;
     if (CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_OBJECT.equals(psiClass.getQualifiedName())) return Result.NON_DEFAULT;
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/SelectAbstractClassWithNoAbstractMethods.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/SelectAbstractClassWithNoAbstractMethods.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cdfe29d00000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/SelectAbstractClassWithNoAbstractMethods.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+class PopupThirdItem {
+  {
+    setListener(new <caret>);
+  }
+
+  void setListener(Listener listener) {}
+}
+
+interface Listener {
+  void methodA();
+  void methodB();
+  void methodC();
+}
+
+abstract class AbstractListener implements Listener {
+  @Override
+  public void methodA() {}
+
+  @Override
+  public void methodB() {}
+
+  @Override
+  public void methodC() {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
index c674f7867c40..6c6bddbbb2f7 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ interface TxANotAnno {}
     final LookupImpl lookup = invokeCompletion("/../smartTypeSorting/JComponentAddNew.java")
     assertPreferredItems(0, "FooBean3", "JComponent", "Component")
     incUseCount(lookup, 2) //Component
-    assertPreferredItems(1, "Component", "FooBean3", "JComponent")
-    incUseCount(lookup, 0) //Component
     assertPreferredItems(0, "Component", "FooBean3", "JComponent")
   }
 
@@ -875,6 +873,10 @@ class Foo {
     checkPreferredItems 0, 'addInt', 'append', 'c', 'd', 'mayCallManyTimes', 'putLong'
   }
 
+  void testSelectAbstractClassWithNoAbstractMethods() {
+    checkPreferredItems 0, 'AbstractListener', 'Listener'
+  }
+
   void testPreferPrintln() {
     myFixture.configureByText 'a.java', 'class Foo { { System.out.pri<caret>x } }'
     myFixture.completeBasic()