diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaSpacePropertyProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaSpacePropertyProcessor.java
index a20263688e1f..94280c15d7d3 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaSpacePropertyProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaSpacePropertyProcessor.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class JavaSpacePropertyProcessor extends JavaElementVisitor {
     }
     else if (aClass instanceof PsiAnonymousClass && ElementType.JAVA_PLAIN_COMMENT_BIT_SET.contains(myChild1.getElementType())) {
       ASTNode prev = myChild1.getTreePrev();
-      if (prev.getElementType() == JavaTokenType.WHITE_SPACE && !StringUtil.containsLineBreak(prev.getChars())) {
+      if (prev.getElementType() == TokenType.WHITE_SPACE && !StringUtil.containsLineBreak(prev.getChars())) {
         prev = prev.getTreePrev();
       }
       if (prev.getElementType() == JavaTokenType.LBRACE) {
@@ -252,7 +252,12 @@ public class JavaSpacePropertyProcessor extends JavaElementVisitor {
         processClassBody();
       }
     }
-    else processClassBody();
+    else if (aClass instanceof PsiAnonymousClass && myRole2 == ChildRole.ARGUMENT_LIST) {
+      createSpaceInCode(mySettings.SPACE_BEFORE_METHOD_CALL_PARENTHESES);
+    }
+    else {
+      processClassBody();
+    }
   }
 
   private static boolean isTheOnlyClassMember(final ASTNode node) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaFormatterSpaceTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaFormatterSpaceTest.java
index 2d7efac3b575..6000ad164bd3 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaFormatterSpaceTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/psi/formatter/java/JavaFormatterSpaceTest.java
@@ -366,4 +366,20 @@ public class JavaFormatterSpaceTest extends AbstractJavaFormatterTest {
       "foo(1,2,3);"
     );
   }
+
+  public void testBeforeAnonymousClassConstructor() throws Exception {
+    // Inspired by IDEA-72321.
+    getSettings().SPACE_BEFORE_METHOD_CALL_PARENTHESES = true;
+    
+    doMethodTest(
+      "actions.add(new Action(this) {\n" +
+      "    public void run() {\n" +
+      "    }\n" +
+      "});",
+      "actions.add (new Action (this) {\n" +
+      "    public void run() {\n" +
+      "    }\n" +
+      "});"
+    );
+  }
 }