diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/bugs/GroovyResultOfObjectAllocationIgnoredInspection.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/bugs/GroovyResultOfObjectAllocationIgnoredInspection.java
index b660d25de1b8..11ef82506a19 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/bugs/GroovyResultOfObjectAllocationIgnoredInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/bugs/GroovyResultOfObjectAllocationIgnoredInspection.java
@@ -65,14 +65,10 @@ public class GroovyResultOfObjectAllocationIgnoredInspection extends BaseInspect
       if (refElement == null) return;      //new expression is not correct so we shouldn't check it
       
       final PsiElement parent = newExpression.getParent();
-      if (parent instanceof GrClosableBlock) {
-        return;
-      }
 
       if (parent instanceof GrCodeBlock || parent instanceof GroovyFile) {
-        if (parent instanceof GrOpenBlock) {
-          final GrOpenBlock openBlock = (GrOpenBlock)parent;
-          if (ControlFlowUtils.openBlockCompletesWithStatement(openBlock, newExpression)) {
+        if (parent instanceof GrOpenBlock || parent instanceof GrClosableBlock) {
+          if (ControlFlowUtils.openBlockCompletesWithStatement(((GrCodeBlock)parent), newExpression)) {
             return;
           }
         }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/utils/ControlFlowUtils.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/utils/ControlFlowUtils.java
index 995b0302494d..16b39c2fb69a 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/utils/ControlFlowUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/utils/ControlFlowUtils.java
@@ -330,22 +330,16 @@ public class ControlFlowUtils {
     }
   }
 
-  public static boolean openBlockCompletesWithStatement(
-      @NotNull GrOpenBlock body,
-      @NotNull GrStatement statement) {
+  public static boolean openBlockCompletesWithStatement(@NotNull GrCodeBlock body, @NotNull GrStatement statement) {
     GroovyPsiElement elementToCheck = statement;
     while (true) {
-      if (elementToCheck == null) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      final GroovyPsiElement container =
-          getContainingStatementOrBlock(elementToCheck);
-      if (container == null) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      if (isLoop(container)) {
-        return false;
-      }
+      if (elementToCheck == null) return false;
+
+      final GroovyPsiElement container = getContainingStatementOrBlock(elementToCheck);
+      if (container == null) return false;
+
+      if (isLoop(container)) return false;
+
       if (container instanceof GrCodeBlock) {
         if (elementToCheck instanceof GrStatement) {
           final GrCodeBlock codeBlock = (GrCodeBlock) container;
@@ -353,7 +347,7 @@ public class ControlFlowUtils {
             return false;
           }
         }
-        if (container instanceof GrOpenBlock) {
+        if (container instanceof GrOpenBlock || container instanceof GrClosableBlock) {
           if (container.equals(body)) {
             return true;
           }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java
index ef725d71b557..384e207e25c1 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/GroovyHighlightingTest.java
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public class GroovyHighlightingTest extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
   public void testDefaultMapConstructorWhenDefConstructorExists() throws Throwable {doTest();}
 
   public void testSingleAllocationInClosure() throws Throwable {doTest(new GroovyResultOfObjectAllocationIgnoredInspection());}
+  public void testUnusedAllocationInClosure() throws Throwable {doTest(new GroovyResultOfObjectAllocationIgnoredInspection());}
 
   public void testUnresolvedLhsAssignment() throws Throwable { doTest(new GroovyUnresolvedAccessInspection()); }
 
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/UnusedAllocationInClosure.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/UnusedAllocationInClosure.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf6b0bbd2e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/UnusedAllocationInClosure.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+def cl = {
+  new <warning descr="Result of 'new Object()' is ignored">Object</warning>()
+  new Object()
+}
+print cl()
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