diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/CommonPrefixMoreImportantThanExpectedType.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/CommonPrefixMoreImportantThanExpectedType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90a2ffbcee4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/normalSorting/CommonPrefixMoreImportantThanExpectedType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+public class Foo {
+  int myCurrentStep = null;
+  Object myStep = null;
+  void foo() {
+    int a = myst<caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
index 2527ea81227e..12121e05c889 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/NormalCompletionOrderingTest.groovy
@@ -470,4 +470,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
     assertPreferredItems 0, 'myClass', 'myExtendsClause'
   }
 
+  public void _testCommonPrefixMoreImportantThanExpectedType() {
+    checkPreferredItems 0, 'myStep', 'myCurrentStep'
+  }
+
 }