diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplate.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplate.java
index 86fd754881e4..90548e2977ea 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplate.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplate.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class StreamPostfixTemplate extends StringBasedPostfixTemplate {
   private static final Condition<PsiElement> IS_SUPPORTED_ARRAY = element -> {
     if (!(element instanceof PsiExpression)) return false;
 
+    if (element instanceof PsiAssignmentExpression && element.getParent() instanceof PsiExpressionStatement) return false;
+
     PsiType type = ((PsiExpression)element).getType();
     if (!(type instanceof PsiArrayType)) return false;
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/stream/assignment.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/stream/assignment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f9792758e60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/stream/assignment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package templates;
+
+public class Foo {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    Object[] a;
+    Object o;
+    a = o.str<caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/stream/assignment_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/stream/assignment_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ff273b1b8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/stream/assignment_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package templates;
+
+public class Foo {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    Object[] a;
+    Object o;
+    a = o.str   <caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplateTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplateTest.java
index d5e99532725c..551170aff119 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplateTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/StreamPostfixTemplateTest.java
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ public class StreamPostfixTemplateTest extends PostfixTemplateTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testAssignment() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testNotAvailable() {
     doTest();
   }