diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/PsiTypeLookupItem.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/PsiTypeLookupItem.java
index ec822ba53619..11cfe66ef6c0 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/PsiTypeLookupItem.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/PsiTypeLookupItem.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.DebugUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.PostprocessReformattingAspect;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.PsiClassReferenceType;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
-import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtilBase;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class PsiTypeLookupItem extends LookupItem {
 
     PsiElement position = context.getFile().findElementAt(context.getStartOffset());
     assert position != null;
-    boolean afterNew = JavaCompletionContributor.isInJavaContext(position) && JavaSmartCompletionContributor.AFTER_NEW.accepts(position);
+    boolean addBraces = shouldAddBraces(position);
     int genericsStart = context.getTailOffset();
     context.getDocument().insertString(genericsStart, JavaCompletionUtil.escapeXmlIfNeeded(context, calcGenerics(position, context)));
     JavaCompletionUtil.shortenReference(context.getFile(), genericsStart - 1);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class PsiTypeLookupItem extends LookupItem {
     String braces = StringUtil.repeat("[]", getBracketsCount());
     Editor editor = context.getEditor();
     if (!braces.isEmpty()) {
-      if (LookupEvent.isSpecialCompletionChar(context.getCompletionChar()) && afterNew) {
+      if (LookupEvent.isSpecialCompletionChar(context.getCompletionChar()) && addBraces) {
         context.getDocument().insertString(tail, braces + "{}");
         editor.getCaretModel().moveToOffset(tail + braces.length() + 1);
       } else {
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ public class PsiTypeLookupItem extends LookupItem {
     }
   }
 
+  private static boolean shouldAddBraces(PsiElement position) {
+    if (!JavaCompletionContributor.isInJavaContext(position) || !JavaSmartCompletionContributor.AFTER_NEW.accepts(position)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    PsiNewExpression newExpression = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(position, PsiNewExpression.class);
+    return newExpression != null && newExpression.getParent() instanceof PsiExpressionList;
+  }
+
   public String calcGenerics(@NotNull PsiElement context, InsertionContext insertionContext) {
     if (insertionContext.getCompletionChar() == '<') {
       return "";
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/generics/after8.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/generics/after8.java
index 0a84ee9cc66b..a0db73a070a7 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/generics/after8.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/generics/after8.java
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ class List<T> {}
 
 class C {
   void foo () {
-    List<? extends String>[] array = new List[]{<caret>};
+    List<? extends String>[] array = new List[<caret>];
   }
 }
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