diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
index ed0df551fe51..07b32f433dda 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/dataFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
@@ -500,12 +500,16 @@ class ControlFlowAnalyzer extends JavaElementVisitor {
       addInstruction(new CheckReturnValueInstruction(statement));
     }
 
+    returnCheckingFinally();
+    finishElement(statement);
+  }
+
+  private void returnCheckingFinally() {
     int finallyOffset = getFinallyOffset();
     if (finallyOffset != NOT_FOUND) {
       addInstruction(new GosubInstruction(finallyOffset));
     }
     addInstruction(new ReturnInstruction());
-    finishElement(statement);
   }
 
   @Override public void visitSwitchLabelStatement(PsiSwitchLabelStatement statement) {
@@ -1254,7 +1258,7 @@ class ControlFlowAnalyzer extends JavaElementVisitor {
           boolean testng = "org.testng.Assert".equals(className);
           if ("fail".equals(methodName)) {
             pushParameters(params, false, !testng);
-            addInstruction(new ReturnInstruction());
+            returnCheckingFinally();
             return true;
           }
           else if ("assertTrue".equals(methodName)) {
@@ -1297,7 +1301,7 @@ class ControlFlowAnalyzer extends JavaElementVisitor {
                 param.accept(this);
                 addInstruction(new PopInstruction());
               }
-              addInstruction(new ReturnInstruction());
+              returnCheckingFinally();
               return true;
             }
             else if ("assertTrue".equals(methodName)) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/AssertFailInCatch.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/AssertFailInCatch.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..93fcf6d5c2d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/dataFlow/fixture/AssertFailInCatch.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+
+class Test {
+
+  public static void foo() {
+    String result = null;
+    try {
+      result = createString();
+    }
+    catch (Exception e) {
+      Assert.fail();
+    }
+    finally {
+      if (result == null) {
+        System.out.println("Analysis failed!");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static @NotNull String createString() {
+    throw new NullPointerException();
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java
index e4f0751aac17..4a05f32603b3 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest.java
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ public class DataFlowInspectionFixtureTest extends JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCas
   public void testReturningNullFromVoidMethod() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
 
   public void testCatchRuntimeException() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
+
+  public void testAssertFailInCatch() throws Throwable {
+    myFixture.addClass("package org.junit; public class Assert { public static void fail() {}}");
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testPreserveNullableOnUncheckedCast() throws Throwable { doTest(); }
 
 }