diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/CompatibilityPrintCallQuickFix.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/CompatibilityPrintCallQuickFix.java
index ba56fc73e5bf..470f7268c606 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/CompatibilityPrintCallQuickFix.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/CompatibilityPrintCallQuickFix.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class CompatibilityPrintCallQuickFix implements LocalQuickFix {
   }
 
   private static void replacePrint(PsiElement expression, PyElementGenerator elementGenerator) {
-    StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder("print (");
+    StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder("print(");
 
     PyExpression[] target = PsiTreeUtil.getChildrenOfType(expression, PyExpression.class);
     if (target != null) {
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/ReplacePrint.py b/python/testData/inspections/ReplacePrint.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3be5fa073e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/ReplacePrint.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<warning descr="Python version >= 3.0 do not support this syntax. The print statement has been replaced with a print() function">print <caret>"foo"</warning>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/ReplacePrint_after.py b/python/testData/inspections/ReplacePrint_after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22a695b52668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/ReplacePrint_after.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print("foo")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java
index 6975ba791f9e..d536f713d50b 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyQuickFixTest.java
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ public class PyQuickFixTest extends PyTestCase {
     doInspectionTest("AddSelf.py", PyMethodParametersInspection.class, PyBundle.message("QFIX.add.parameter.self", "self"), true, true);
   }
 
+  public void testReplacePrint() {
+    doInspectionTest("ReplacePrint.py", PyCompatibilityInspection.class, PyBundle.message("QFIX.statement.effect"), true, true);
+  }
+
   public void testAddSelfFunction() { //PY-4556
     doInspectionTest("AddSelfFunction.py",
                      PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection.class, PyBundle.message("QFIX.unresolved.reference", "get_a", "self"), true, true);