diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/CodeBlockUtil.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/CodeBlockUtil.java
index e2255134622b..605597333f84 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/CodeBlockUtil.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/CodeBlockUtil.java
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public class CodeBlockUtil {
     int offset = editor.getCaretModel().getOffset();
     final FileType fileType = file.getFileType();
     HighlighterIterator iterator = ((EditorEx)editor).getHighlighter().createIterator(offset);
+    if (iterator.atEnd()) return -1;
 
     int depth = 0;
     Language braceType;