diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/parameter/PyIntroduceParameterHandler.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/parameter/PyIntroduceParameterHandler.java
index 4e3ed79443c4..65d1114888da 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/parameter/PyIntroduceParameterHandler.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/parameter/PyIntroduceParameterHandler.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.intellij.refactoring.introduce.inplace.InplaceVariableIntroducer;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.util.CommonRefactoringUtil;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyBundle;
 import com.jetbrains.python.psi.*;
+import com.jetbrains.python.psi.impl.PyPsiUtils;
 import com.jetbrains.python.refactoring.introduce.IntroduceHandler;
 import com.jetbrains.python.refactoring.introduce.IntroduceOperation;
 import com.jetbrains.python.refactoring.introduce.variable.VariableValidator;
@@ -53,6 +54,12 @@ public class PyIntroduceParameterHandler extends IntroduceHandler {
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  protected PsiElement replaceExpression(PsiElement expression, PyExpression newExpression, IntroduceOperation operation) {
+    return PyPsiUtils.replaceExpression(expression, newExpression);
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected boolean checkIntroduceContext(PsiFile file, Editor editor, PsiElement element) {
     if (element != null) {
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/introduceParameter/lastStatement.after.py b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceParameter/lastStatement.after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08cefecbcc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceParameter/lastStatement.after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def f(a=False):
+    a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/introduceParameter/lastStatement.py b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceParameter/lastStatement.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d54447ef34a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceParameter/lastStatement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def f():
+  <selection>False</selection>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceParameterTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceParameterTest.java
index b4ff5bb1e631..972b414ce359 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceParameterTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceParameterTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ public class PyIntroduceParameterTest extends PyIntroduceTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testLastStatement() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected String getTestDataPath() {
     return super.getTestDataPath() + "/refactoring/introduceParameter";