diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java
index f4375d2004b5..b37141a3d296 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DslPointcut.java
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ import java.util.*;
  * @author peter
  */
 public abstract class DslPointcut<T,V> {
+  public static final DslPointcut UNKNOWN = new DslPointcut() {
+
+    @Override
+    List matches(Object src, ProcessingContext context) {
+      return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean operatesOn(Class c) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  };
   public static Key<Map<String, List>> BOUND = Key.create("gdsl.bound");
 
   @Nullable
@@ -63,18 +75,4 @@ public abstract class DslPointcut<T,V> {
     };
   }
 
-  public static DslPointcut unknownPointcut() {
-    return new DslPointcut() {
-
-      @Override
-      List matches(Object src, ProcessingContext context) {
-        return Collections.emptyList();
-      }
-
-      @Override
-      boolean operatesOn(Class c) {
-        return true;
-      }
-    };
-  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslExecutor.groovy b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslExecutor.groovy
index 202f653a934d..279b26c347e3 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslExecutor.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/GroovyDslExecutor.groovy
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ public class GroovyDslExecutor {
 
     def mc = new ExpandoMetaClass(script.class, false)
 
-    mc.methodMissing = { String name, Object args ->
-      return DslPointcut.unknownPointcut()
-    }
+    mc.methodMissing = { String name, Object args -> return DslPointcut.UNKNOWN }
 
     def contribute = {cts, Closure toDo ->
+      cts = handleImplicitBind(cts)
+
       if (cts instanceof DslPointcut) {
         assert cts.operatesOn(GroovyClassDescriptor) : "A non top-level pointcut passed to contributor"
         addClassEnhancer([new PointcutContextFilter(cts)], toDo)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class GroovyDslExecutor {
     mc.contributor = contribute
     mc.contribute = contribute
 
-    mc.currentType = { arg -> DslPointcut.currentType(arg) }
+    mc.currentType = { arg -> DslPointcut.currentType(handleImplicitBind(arg)) }
     mc.bind = { arg -> DslPointcut.bind(arg) }
 
     oldStylePrimitives(mc)
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ public class GroovyDslExecutor {
     locked = true
   }
 
+  private def handleImplicitBind(arg) {
+    if (arg instanceof Map && arg.size() == 1 && arg.keySet().iterator().next() instanceof String && arg.values().iterator().next() instanceof DslPointcut) {
+      return DslPointcut.bind(arg)
+    }
+    return arg
+  }
+
   private void oldStylePrimitives(MetaClass mc) {
     mc.supportsVersion = { String ver ->
       StringUtil.compareVersionNumbers(ideaVersion, ver) >= 0
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy
index 1f5e8b1bb859..91c1ff178a7f 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/dsl/DsldTest.groovy
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class DsldTest extends LightGroovyTestCase {
                       'println "".ing + "".<warning>foo</warning>'
   }
 
+  public void testImplicitBind() {
+    checkHighlighting 'contribute(types:currentType("java.lang.CharSequence")) { property name:types[0].name[-3..-1] }',
+                      'println "".ing + "".<warning>foo</warning>'
+  }
+
   private def checkHighlighting(String dsl, String code) {
     def file = myFixture.addFileToProject('a.gdsl', dsl)
     GroovyDslFileIndex.activateUntilModification(file.virtualFile)