diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
index 340f4ea3a464..6dc59284748f 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ public class JavaCompletionUtil {
     if (element instanceof PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement) {
       return mayHaveSideEffects(((PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement)element).getQualifier());
     }
+    if (element instanceof PsiParenthesizedExpression) {
+      return mayHaveSideEffects(((PsiParenthesizedExpression)element).getExpression());
+    }
     return true;
   }