diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/rules/JavaUsageTypeProvider.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/rules/JavaUsageTypeProvider.java
index 2aee0622f459..cce007268945 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/rules/JavaUsageTypeProvider.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/rules/JavaUsageTypeProvider.java
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class JavaUsageTypeProvider implements UsageTypeProviderEx {
         if (isInnerClassOf(classReference, targets)) {
           return UsageType.CLASS_INNER_NEW_OPERATOR;
         }
-        if (psiNewExpression.getArrayDimensions().length > 0) {
+        if (isNewArrayCreation(psiNewExpression)) {
           return UsageType.CLASS_NEW_ARRAY;
         }
         return UsageType.CLASS_NEW_OPERATOR;
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ public class JavaUsageTypeProvider implements UsageTypeProviderEx {
     return null;
   }
 
+  private static boolean isNewArrayCreation(@NotNull PsiNewExpression expression){
+    return expression.getArrayDimensions().length > 0 || expression.getArrayInitializer() != null;
+  }
+
   private static boolean isAnonymousClassOf(@Nullable PsiAnonymousClass anonymousClass, @NotNull UsageTarget[] targets) {
     if (anonymousClass == null) {
       return false;