diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/weighers/GrKindWeigher.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/weighers/GrKindWeigher.java
index 6576cc835bb8..ec55633f7873 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/weighers/GrKindWeigher.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/weighers/GrKindWeigher.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.completion.weighers;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionLocation;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionWeigher;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupElement;
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.PsiTypeLookupItem;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.light.LightElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ public class GrKindWeigher extends CompletionWeigher {
       if (o instanceof PsiVariable && !(o instanceof PsiField)) {
         return NotQualifiedKind.local;
       }
+
+      PsiTypeLookupItem item = element.as(PsiTypeLookupItem.CLASS_CONDITION_KEY);
+      if (item != null && item.getBracketsCount() > 0) {
+        return NotQualifiedKind.arrayType;
+      }
+
       if (isPriorityKeyword(o)) return NotQualifiedKind.local;
       if (isLightElement(o)) return NotQualifiedKind.unknown;
       if (o instanceof PsiMember) {
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@ public class GrKindWeigher extends CompletionWeigher {
   }
 
   private static enum NotQualifiedKind {
+    arrayType,
     innerClass,
     unknown,
     accessor,
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovyCompletionTestBase.java b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovyCompletionTestBase.java
index 8ceaaa150941..9c3a3bda4644 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovyCompletionTestBase.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovyCompletionTestBase.java
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ abstract public class GroovyCompletionTestBase extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTe
   protected void doSmartTest() {
     myFixture.configureByFile(getTestName(false) + ".groovy");
     myFixture.complete(CompletionType.SMART);
+    checkResult();
+  }
+
+  protected void checkResult() {
     myFixture.checkResultByFile(getTestName(false) + "_after.groovy", true);
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovySmartCompletionTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovySmartCompletionTest.groovy
index 682bdcd4e37e..236f70474fe1 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovySmartCompletionTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/completion/GroovySmartCompletionTest.groovy
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ public class GroovySmartCompletionTest extends GroovyCompletionTestBase {
   public void testEnumMembersInAssignment() {doSmartCompletion "IN_STOCK", "NOWHERE", "ORDERED" }
   public void testEnumMembersInAssignmentInsideEnum() {doSmartCompletion "IN_STOCK", "NOWHERE", "ORDERED", "next", "previous" }
 
+  public void testPreferVarargElement() {
+    doSmartCompletion "Foo", "Foo"
+    myFixture.type('\n')
+    checkResult()
+  }
+
   void testNativeList() {doSmartCompletion('a1', 'a2')};
 
   public void testMembersImportStatically() {
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/completion/smart/PreferVarargElement.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/completion/smart/PreferVarargElement.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ae7230b5127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/completion/smart/PreferVarargElement.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+def foo(Foo... args) {}
+
+class Foo {}
+
+foo(new <caret>)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/completion/smart/PreferVarargElement_after.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/completion/smart/PreferVarargElement_after.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4eb5e8767feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/completion/smart/PreferVarargElement_after.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+def foo(Foo... args) {}
+
+class Foo {}
+
+foo(new Foo()<caret>)
\ No newline at end of file