diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionData.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionData.java
index ba8486b69c2a..a9167f297091 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionData.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionData.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.TailTypes;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.util.ParenthesesInsertHandler;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupElement;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupItem;
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.PsiTypeLookupItem;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.TailTypeDecorator;
 import com.intellij.patterns.ElementPattern;
 import com.intellij.patterns.PsiJavaElementPattern;
@@ -612,6 +613,17 @@ public class JavaCompletionData extends JavaAwareCompletionData {
       return;
     }
 
+    boolean afterNew = psiElement().afterLeaf(
+      psiElement().withText(PsiKeyword.NEW).andNot(psiElement().afterLeaf(PsiKeyword.THROW, "."))).accepts(position);
+    if (afterNew) {
+      PsiElementFactory factory = JavaPsiFacade.getElementFactory(position.getProject());
+      for (String primitiveType : PRIMITIVE_TYPES) {
+        result.addElement(PsiTypeLookupItem.createLookupItem(factory.createTypeFromText(primitiveType + "[]", null), null));
+      }
+      result.addElement(PsiTypeLookupItem.createLookupItem(factory.createTypeFromText("void[]", null), null));
+      return;
+    }
+
     boolean inCast = psiElement()
       .afterLeaf(psiElement().withText("(").withParent(psiElement(PsiParenthesizedExpression.class, PsiTypeCastExpression.class)))
       .accepts(position);
@@ -619,8 +631,6 @@ public class JavaCompletionData extends JavaAwareCompletionData {
     boolean typeFragment = position.getContainingFile() instanceof PsiTypeCodeFragment && PsiTreeUtil.prevVisibleLeaf(position) == null;
     boolean declaration = DECLARATION_START.accepts(position);
     boolean expressionPosition = isExpressionPosition(position);
-    boolean afterNew = psiElement().afterLeaf(
-      psiElement().withText(PsiKeyword.NEW).andNot(psiElement().afterLeaf(PsiKeyword.THROW, "."))).accepts(position);
     boolean inGenerics = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(position, PsiReferenceParameterList.class) != null;
     if (START_FOR.accepts(position) ||
         isInsideParameterList(position) ||
@@ -629,7 +639,6 @@ public class JavaCompletionData extends JavaAwareCompletionData {
         inCast ||
         declaration ||
         typeFragment ||
-        afterNew ||
         expressionPosition ||
         isStatementPosition(position)) {
       for (String primitiveType : PRIMITIVE_TYPES) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaAutoPopupTest.groovy b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaAutoPopupTest.groovy
index a55697a9d0b9..74a71e5d108b 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaAutoPopupTest.groovy
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaAutoPopupTest.groovy
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.editorActions.CompletionAutoPopupHandler
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.Lookup
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupElementPresentation
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupManager
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.PsiTypeLookupItem
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.impl.LookupImpl
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.template.impl.TemplateManagerImpl
 import com.intellij.ide.DataManager
@@ -1331,7 +1332,10 @@ class Foo {
   }
 }
 '''
-    type 'int['
+    type 'int'
+    myFixture.assertPreferredCompletionItems 0, 'int', 'Integer'
+    assert ((PsiTypeLookupItem) myFixture.lookupElements[0]).bracketsCount == 1
+    type '['
     myFixture.checkResult '''
 class Foo {
   void foo() {