diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionContributor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionContributor.java
index 6a2991674321..1e0fa6c7b792 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionContributor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaSmartCompletionContributor.java
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ public class JavaSmartCompletionContributor extends CompletionContributor {
     });
 
     final Key<PsiTryStatement> tryKey = Key.create("try");
-    extend(CompletionType.SMART, psiElement().afterLeaf(
-      psiElement().withText("("))
-      .withSuperParent(3, psiElement(PsiCatchSection.class).withParent(
-        psiElement(PsiTryStatement.class).save(tryKey))), new CompletionProvider<CompletionParameters>() {
+    extend(CompletionType.SMART, psiElement().insideStarting(
+      psiElement(PsiTypeElement.class).withParent(
+        psiElement(PsiCatchSection.class).withParent(
+          psiElement(PsiTryStatement.class).save(tryKey)))), new CompletionProvider<CompletionParameters>() {
       @Override
       protected void addCompletions(@NotNull final CompletionParameters parameters, final ProcessingContext context, @NotNull final CompletionResultSet result) {
         final PsiCodeBlock tryBlock = context.get(tryKey).getTryBlock();
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/InsideCatchFinal-out.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/InsideCatchFinal-out.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4bbdf25b0b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/InsideCatchFinal-out.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class A{
+
+{
+ try{
+  throw new Exception();
+ }
+ catch(final Exception <caret>)
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/InsideCatchFinal.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/InsideCatchFinal.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86328e3da4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/InsideCatchFinal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class A{
+
+{
+ try{
+  throw new Exception();
+ }
+ catch(final <caret>)
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java
index a0555fe5f5b5..a45f7a1a540b 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ public class SmartTypeCompletionTest extends LightFixtureCompletionTestCase {
     checkResultByFile(path + "/after2.java");
   }
 
-  public void testInsideCatch() throws Exception { doTest(); }
+  public void testInsideCatch() { doTest(); }
+  public void testInsideCatchFinal() { doTest(); }
 
   public void testGenerics6() throws Exception {
     String path = "/generics";