diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java
index 3a617bcde545..45adc462a6fc 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/PsiImplUtil.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.GroovyResolveResult;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrStatement;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrVariable;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrVariableDeclaration;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.arguments.GrArgumentLabel;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.arguments.GrArgumentList;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.blocks.GrClosableBlock;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.blocks.GrCodeBlock;
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ public class PsiImplUtil {
     }
 
     // Remove unnecessary parentheses
-    if (removeUnnecessaryParentheses && oldParent instanceof GrParenthesizedExpression) {
+    if (removeUnnecessaryParentheses &&
+        oldParent instanceof GrParenthesizedExpression &&
+        !(oldParent.getParent() instanceof GrArgumentLabel)) {
       return ((GrExpression)oldParent).replaceWithExpression(newExpr, removeUnnecessaryParentheses);
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
index 87de00c74412..223f8a197412 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/inline/InlineMethodTest.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class InlineMethodTest extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
   public void testFieldAsParameter() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
   public void testWritableVariable() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
   public void testSingleExpression() {doTest();}
+  public void testNamedArg() {doTest();}
   public void _testInlineInGString() throws Throwable {doTest(); }
 
   public void testInlineAll() throws Throwable {
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/refactoring/inlineMethod/namedArg.test b/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/refactoring/inlineMethod/namedArg.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e465422749b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/groovy/refactoring/inlineMethod/namedArg.test
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+def foo(name) {
+  [(name):2]
+}
+
+def bar = 3+4
+def x = <selection>foo</selection>(bar)
+-----
+def foo(name) {
+  [(name):2]
+}
+
+def bar = 3+4
+def x = [(bar):2]
\ No newline at end of file