diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryStatementPostfixTemplate.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryStatementPostfixTemplate.java
index 71d181890383..8ed37ceb01a4 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryStatementPostfixTemplate.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryStatementPostfixTemplate.java
@@ -16,29 +16,37 @@
 package com.intellij.codeInsight.template.postfix.templates;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.generation.surroundWith.JavaWithTryCatchSurrounder;
-import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Document;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Condition;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-public class TryStatementPostfixTemplate extends PostfixTemplate {
+import static com.intellij.codeInsight.template.postfix.templates.PostfixTemplatesUtils.selectorTopmost;
+import static com.intellij.codeInsight.template.postfix.util.JavaPostfixTemplatesUtils.JAVA_PSI_INFO;
+
+public class TryStatementPostfixTemplate extends PostfixTemplateWithExpressionSelector {
+
+  public static Condition<PsiElement> HAS_TYPE = new Condition<PsiElement>() {
+    @Override
+    public boolean value(@Nullable PsiElement element) {
+      return element instanceof PsiExpression && ((PsiExpression)element).getType() != null;
+    }
+  };
 
   protected TryStatementPostfixTemplate() {
-    super("try", "try { exp } catch(Exception e)");
+    super("try", "try { exp } catch(Exception e)", JAVA_PSI_INFO, selectorTopmost(HAS_TYPE));
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public boolean isApplicable(@NotNull PsiElement context, @NotNull Document copyDocument, int newOffset) {
-    return null != PsiTreeUtil.getNonStrictParentOfType(context, PsiStatement.class);
-  }
 
   @Override
-  public void expand(@NotNull PsiElement context, @NotNull Editor editor) {
-    PsiStatement statement = PsiTreeUtil.getNonStrictParentOfType(context, PsiStatement.class);
+  public void expandForChooseExpression(@NotNull PsiElement context, @NotNull Editor editor) {
+    PsiExpression expr = (PsiExpression)context;
+    PsiStatement statement = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(expr, PsiStatement.class, false);
     assert statement != null;
 
     PsiFile file = statement.getContainingFile();
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement.java
index 6b6447294b3f..560181d60d49 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 public class Foo {
     void m() {
-        somevalue.try<caret>
+        doAct().try<caret>
         int i=0;
 
     }
+
+    void doAct() {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement_after.java
index cf2395d563c8..9a4c8bc99ca9 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement_after.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/multiStatement_after.java
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 public class Foo {
     void m() {
         try {
-            somevalue<caret>
+            doAct()
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
         int i=0;
 
     }
+
+    void doAct() {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/notResolvedExpression.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/notResolvedExpression.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48ff75501bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/notResolvedExpression.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class Foo {
+  void m() {
+    aaaaaa.try<caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/notResolvedExpression_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/notResolvedExpression_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2cc82611a66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/notResolvedExpression_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class Foo {
+  void m() {
+    aaaaaa.try  <caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple.java
index d77e002333b8..8aed4ea474b0 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 public class Foo {
     void m() {
-        somevalue.try<caret>
+        doAct().try<caret>
     }
+
+    void doAct() {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple_after.java
index bf0347afd14c..e5b600e730c0 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple_after.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/simple_after.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 public class Foo {
     void m() {
         try {
-            somevalue<caret>
+            doAct()
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
+
+    void doAct() {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/statement.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/statement.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e68cb699ddb3..000000000000
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/statement.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-public class Foo {
-    void m() {
-        Object o = new Object().try<caret>
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/statement_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/statement_after.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 41f8cc1c0885..000000000000
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/try/statement_after.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-public class Foo {
-    void m() {
-        try {
-            Object o = new Object()<caret>
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryPostfixTemplateTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryPostfixTemplateTest.java
index 71a300449c78..e17d479f0fd5 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryPostfixTemplateTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/postfix/templates/TryPostfixTemplateTest.java
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ public class TryPostfixTemplateTest extends PostfixTemplateTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
-  public void testStatement() {
-    doTest();
-  }
-
   public void testMultiStatement() {
     doTest();
   }
@@ -39,4 +35,8 @@ public class TryPostfixTemplateTest extends PostfixTemplateTestCase {
   public void testNotStatement() {
     doTest();
   }
+
+  public void testNotResolvedExpression() {
+    doTest();
+  }
 }