diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java
index f39f098014d3..d6bf62606e93 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java
@@ -551,17 +551,13 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     final PsiBuilder.Marker ifPart = myBuilder.mark();
     myBuilder.advanceLexer();
     getExpressionParser().parseExpression();
-    if (expectColon()) {
-      parseSuite(scope);
-    }
+    parseColonAndSuite(scope);
     ifPart.done(PyElementTypes.IF_PART_IF);
     PsiBuilder.Marker elifPart = myBuilder.mark();
     while (myBuilder.getTokenType() == elifKeyword) {
       myBuilder.advanceLexer();
       getExpressionParser().parseExpression();
-      if (expectColon()) {
-        parseSuite(scope);
-      }
+      parseColonAndSuite(scope);
       elifPart.done(PyElementTypes.IF_PART_ELIF);
       elifPart = myBuilder.mark();
     }
@@ -569,9 +565,7 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     final PsiBuilder.Marker elsePart = myBuilder.mark();
     if (myBuilder.getTokenType() == elseKeyword) {
       myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-      if (expectColon()) {
-        parseSuite(scope);
-      }
+      parseColonAndSuite(scope);
       elsePart.done(PyElementTypes.ELSE_PART);
     }
     else elsePart.drop();
@@ -598,9 +592,7 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     final PsiBuilder.Marker elsePart = myBuilder.mark();
     if (myBuilder.getTokenType() == PyTokenTypes.ELSE_KEYWORD) {
       myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-      if (expectColon()) {
-        parseSuite(scope);
-      }
+      parseColonAndSuite(scope);
       elsePart.done(PyElementTypes.ELSE_PART);
     }
     else elsePart.drop();
@@ -613,9 +605,7 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     getExpressionParser().parseExpression(true, true);
     checkMatches(PyTokenTypes.IN_KEYWORD, "'in' expected");
     getExpressionParser().parseExpression();
-    if (expectColon()) {
-      parseSuite(scope);
-    }
+    parseColonAndSuite(scope);
     forPart.done(PyElementTypes.FOR_PART);
   }
 
@@ -627,16 +617,12 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     if (!getExpressionParser().parseSingleExpression(false)) {
       myBuilder.error("expression expected");
     }
-    if (expectColon()) {
-      parseSuite(scope);
-    }
+    parseColonAndSuite(scope);
     whilePart.done(PyElementTypes.WHILE_PART);
     final PsiBuilder.Marker elsePart = myBuilder.mark();
     if (myBuilder.getTokenType() == PyTokenTypes.ELSE_KEYWORD) {
       myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-      if (expectColon()) {
-        parseSuite(scope);
-      }
+      parseColonAndSuite(scope);
       elsePart.done(PyElementTypes.ELSE_PART);
     }
     else elsePart.drop();
@@ -648,9 +634,7 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     final PsiBuilder.Marker statement = myBuilder.mark();
     final PsiBuilder.Marker tryPart = myBuilder.mark();
     myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-    if (expectColon()) {
-      parseSuite(scope);
-    }
+    parseColonAndSuite(scope);
     tryPart.done(PyElementTypes.TRY_PART);
     boolean haveExceptClause = false;
     if (myBuilder.getTokenType() == PyTokenTypes.EXCEPT_KEYWORD) {
@@ -670,17 +654,13 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
             }
           }
         }
-        if (expectColon()) {
-          parseSuite(scope);
-        }
+        parseColonAndSuite(scope);
         exceptBlock.done(PyElementTypes.EXCEPT_PART);
       }
       final PsiBuilder.Marker elsePart = myBuilder.mark();
       if (myBuilder.getTokenType() == PyTokenTypes.ELSE_KEYWORD) {
         myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-        if (expectColon()) {
-          parseSuite(scope);
-        }
+        parseColonAndSuite(scope);
         elsePart.done(PyElementTypes.ELSE_PART);
       }
       else elsePart.drop();
@@ -688,9 +668,7 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     final PsiBuilder.Marker finallyPart = myBuilder.mark();
     if (myBuilder.getTokenType() == PyTokenTypes.FINALLY_KEYWORD) {
       myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-      if (expectColon()) {
-        parseSuite(scope);
-      }
+      parseColonAndSuite(scope);
       finallyPart.done(PyElementTypes.FINALLY_PART);
     }
     else {
@@ -704,6 +682,16 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     statement.done(PyElementTypes.TRY_EXCEPT_STATEMENT);
   }
 
+  private void parseColonAndSuite(ParsingScope scope) {
+    if (expectColon()) {
+      parseSuite(scope);
+    }
+    else {
+      final PsiBuilder.Marker mark = myBuilder.mark();
+      mark.done(PyElementTypes.STATEMENT_LIST);
+    }
+  }
+
   private void parseWithStatement(ParsingScope scope) {
     assertCurrentToken(PyTokenTypes.WITH_KEYWORD);
     final PsiBuilder.Marker statement = myBuilder.mark();
@@ -721,9 +709,7 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
         break;
       }
     }
-    if (expectColon()) {
-      parseSuite(scope);
-    }
+    parseColonAndSuite(scope);
     statement.done(PyElementTypes.WITH_STATEMENT);
   }
 
@@ -743,13 +729,7 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
       final PsiBuilder.Marker inheritMarker = myBuilder.mark();
       inheritMarker.done(PyElementTypes.ARGUMENT_LIST);
     }
-    if (expectColon()) {
-      parseSuite(scope.withClass(true));
-    }
-    else {
-      final PsiBuilder.Marker mark = myBuilder.mark();
-      mark.done(PyElementTypes.STATEMENT_LIST);
-    }
+    parseColonAndSuite(scope.withClass(true));
     classMarker.done(PyElementTypes.CLASS_DECLARATION);
   }
 
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/IncompleteFor.txt b/python/testData/psi/IncompleteFor.txt
index 8f7cfead6965..f785bb5d0cc0 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/IncompleteFor.txt
+++ b/python/testData/psi/IncompleteFor.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ PyFile:IncompleteFor.py
             PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('ba')
           PsiErrorElement:colon expected
             <empty list>
+          PyStatementList
+            <empty list>
   PsiWhiteSpace('\n\n')
   PyFunction('bar')
     PsiElement(Py:DEF_KEYWORD)('def')
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/IncompleteStatementList.txt b/python/testData/psi/IncompleteStatementList.txt
index b0dd35773fe8..89aa12e134d4 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/IncompleteStatementList.txt
+++ b/python/testData/psi/IncompleteStatementList.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ PyFile:IncompleteStatementList.py
             PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('ba')
           PsiErrorElement:colon expected
             <empty list>
+          PyStatementList
+            <empty list>
   PsiWhiteSpace('\n\n')
   PyFunction('bar')
     PsiElement(Py:DEF_KEYWORD)('def')
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/MissingParenInCall.txt b/python/testData/psi/MissingParenInCall.txt
index 097c88c84de4..01190ffc3dc4 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/MissingParenInCall.txt
+++ b/python/testData/psi/MissingParenInCall.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ PyFile:MissingParenInCall.py
                 <empty list>
           PsiErrorElement:colon expected
             <empty list>
-      PsiWhiteSpace('\n\n')
+          PsiWhiteSpace('\n\n')
+          PyStatementList
+            <empty list>
       PyFunction('clean')
         PsiElement(Py:DEF_KEYWORD)('def')
         PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt b/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt
index baed0b3d3bb4..e40654dfa532 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt
+++ b/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ PyFile:WithStatement2.py
         <empty list>
     PsiErrorElement:colon expected
       <empty list>
+    PyStatementList
+      <empty list>
   PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
   PsiErrorElement:statement expected, found Py:EQ
     <empty list>