diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplate.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplate.java
index 3ed97481e67b..69ea3dd64b43 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplate.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplate.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplate extends JavaEditablePostfixTem
           "java.util.Objects.requireNonNull($EXPR$)",
           "Objects.requireNonNull(expr)",
           Collections.singleton(new JavaPostfixTemplateExpressionCondition.JavaPostfixTemplateNotPrimitiveTypeExpressionCondition()),
-          LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7, true, provider);
+          LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7, false, provider);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/reqnonnull/assignment.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/reqnonnull/assignment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca821df6847a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/reqnonnull/assignment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Foo {
+  void m(String s) {
+    Object obj;
+    obj = s.reqnonnull<caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/reqnonnull/assignment_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/reqnonnull/assignment_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f05a363b6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/reqnonnull/assignment_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Foo {
+  void m(String s) {
+    Object obj;
+    obj = java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(s)<caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplateTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplateTest.java
index a7caa6cf6ceb..3df7abbc9136 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplateTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplateTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ public class ObjectsRequireNonNullPostfixTemplateTest extends PostfixTemplateTes
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testAssignment() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   @Override
   protected String getSuffix() {