diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntention.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntention.java
index 19bb95cac3a0..d42067dee512 100644
--- a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntention.java
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntention.java
@@ -55,26 +55,37 @@ public class DetailExceptionsIntention extends Intention {
     newTryStatement.append(tryBlockText);
     ExceptionUtils.calculateExceptionsThrown(tryBlock, exceptionsThrown);
     final Comparator<PsiType> comparator = new HierarchicalTypeComparator();
-    final List<PsiType> exceptionsAlreadyEmitted = new ArrayList<>();
     final PsiCatchSection[] catchSections = tryStatement.getCatchSections();
     for (PsiCatchSection catchSection : catchSections) {
       final PsiParameter parameter = catchSection.getParameter();
       final PsiCodeBlock block = catchSection.getCatchBlock();
       if (parameter != null && block != null) {
         final PsiType caughtType = parameter.getType();
-        final List<PsiType> exceptionsToExpand = new ArrayList<>(10);
-        for (Object aExceptionsThrown : exceptionsThrown) {
-          final PsiType thrownType = (PsiType)aExceptionsThrown;
-          if (caughtType.isAssignableFrom(thrownType)) {
-            exceptionsToExpand.add(thrownType);
+        List<PsiClassType> exceptionsToExpand = new ArrayList<>(exceptionsThrown.size());
+        for (PsiClassType aExceptionsThrown : exceptionsThrown) {
+          if (caughtType.isAssignableFrom(aExceptionsThrown)) {
+            exceptionsToExpand.add(aExceptionsThrown);
           }
         }
-        exceptionsToExpand.removeAll(exceptionsAlreadyEmitted);
-        Collections.sort(exceptionsToExpand, comparator);
-        for (PsiType thrownType : exceptionsToExpand) {
+        exceptionsThrown.removeAll(exceptionsToExpand);
+
+        PsiClassType commonSuperType = null;
+        PsiClass commonSuper = ObscureThrownExceptionsIntention.findCommonSuperClass(exceptionsToExpand.toArray(PsiClassType.EMPTY_ARRAY));
+        if (commonSuper != null) {
+          commonSuperType = JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(commonSuper.getProject()).createType(commonSuper);
+          if (commonSuperType.equals(caughtType)) {
+            commonSuperType = null;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (commonSuperType != null) {
+          exceptionsToExpand = Collections.singletonList(commonSuperType);
+        } else {
+          Collections.sort(exceptionsToExpand, comparator);
+        }
+        for (PsiClassType thrownType : exceptionsToExpand) {
           newTryStatement.append("catch(").append(thrownType.getCanonicalText()).append(' ').append(parameter.getName()).append(')');
           newTryStatement.append(commentTracker.markUnchanged(block).getText());
-          exceptionsAlreadyEmitted.add(thrownType);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/detail/CommonSuperType.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/detail/CommonSuperType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcec4b5c033b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/detail/CommonSuperType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+public class Test {
+
+  void m() {
+    try {
+      createModuleNode(null);
+    } catch (Ex<caret>ception e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected Object createModuleNode(Object module) throws B1, B2, B3, B4 {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  class A extends Exception {}
+  class B1 extends A {}
+  class B2 extends A {}
+  class B3 extends A {}
+  class B4 extends A {}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/detail/CommonSuperType_after.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/detail/CommonSuperType_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff66adb128ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/detail/CommonSuperType_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+public class Test {
+
+  void m() {
+      try {
+          createModuleNode(null);
+      } catch (A e) {
+          e.printStackTrace();
+      }
+  }
+
+  protected Object createModuleNode(Object module) throws B1, B2, B3, B4 {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  class A extends Exception {}
+  class B1 extends A {}
+  class B2 extends A {}
+  class B3 extends A {}
+  class B4 extends A {}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntentionTest.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntentionTest.java
index 6270cf47ed18..35fd1499f010 100644
--- a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntentionTest.java
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/exceptions/DetailExceptionsIntentionTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class DetailExceptionsIntentionTest extends IPPTestCase {
   public void testTryWithResources() { doTest(); }
   public void testPolyadicParentheses() { doTest(); }
   public void testCaretAtParameter() { doTest(); }
+  public void testCommonSuperType() { doTest(); }
 
   @Override
   protected String getIntentionName() {