diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
index ef341897bf42..065ebb41c577 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
@@ -557,18 +557,21 @@ public class JavaCompletionUtil {
     return Collections.singletonList(LookupItemUtil.objectToLookupItem(completion));
   }
 
-  public static boolean hasAccessibleConstructor(PsiType type) {
+  public static boolean hasAccessibleConstructor(@NotNull PsiType type, @NotNull PsiElement place) {
     if (type instanceof PsiArrayType) return true;
 
     final PsiClass psiClass = PsiUtil.resolveClassInType(type);
     if (psiClass == null || psiClass.isEnum() || psiClass.isAnnotationType()) return false;
 
     PsiMethod[] methods = psiClass.getConstructors();
-    return methods.length == 0 || Arrays.stream(methods).anyMatch(JavaCompletionUtil::isConstructorCompletable);
+    return methods.length == 0 || Arrays.stream(methods).anyMatch(constructor -> isConstructorCompletable(constructor, place));
   }
 
-  private static boolean isConstructorCompletable(@NotNull PsiMethod constructor) {
-    return !(constructor instanceof PsiCompiledElement) || !constructor.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE);
+  private static boolean isConstructorCompletable(@NotNull PsiMethod constructor, @NotNull PsiElement place) {
+    if (!(constructor instanceof PsiCompiledElement)) return true; // it's possible to use a quick fix to make accessible after completion
+    if (constructor.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE)) return false;
+    if (constructor.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PACKAGE_LOCAL)) return PsiUtil.isAccessible(constructor, place, null);
+    return true;
   }
 
   public static LinkedHashSet<String> getAllLookupStrings(@NotNull PsiMember member) {
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaInheritorsGetter.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaInheritorsGetter.java
index 4648d5158c1b..825d93a89471 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaInheritorsGetter.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaInheritorsGetter.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class JavaInheritorsGetter extends CompletionProvider<CompletionParameter
   @Nullable
   private LookupElement addExpectedType(final PsiType type,
                                         final CompletionParameters parameters) {
-    if (!JavaCompletionUtil.hasAccessibleConstructor(type)) return null;
+    if (!JavaCompletionUtil.hasAccessibleConstructor(type, parameters.getPosition())) return null;
 
     final PsiClass psiClass = PsiUtil.resolveClassInType(type);
     if (psiClass == null || psiClass.getName() == null) return null;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/FilterInaccessibleConstructors.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/FilterInaccessibleConstructors.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5cec0c5188fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/FilterInaccessibleConstructors.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class Foo {
+  {
+    java.lang.Package c = new <caret>
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/FilterPrivateConstructors-out.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/FilterPrivateConstructors-out.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 31d2d7b6fc2f..000000000000
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/completion/smartType/FilterPrivateConstructors-out.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-class Foo {
-  {
-    Class c = new <caret>
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartType18CompletionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartType18CompletionTest.java
index 113100f016f3..61e11bb139ad 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartType18CompletionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartType18CompletionTest.java
@@ -292,4 +292,6 @@ public void testConvertToObjectStream() {
     configureByTestName();
     myFixture.assertPreferredCompletionItems(0, "String.class");
   }
+
+  public void testFilterInaccessibleConstructors() { doAntiTest(); }
 }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java
index 5138411913ad..cdab1db967d4 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInsight/completion/SmartTypeCompletionTest.java
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ public class SmartTypeCompletionTest extends LightFixtureCompletionTestCase {
 
   public void testNewAbstractInsideAnonymous() { doTest(); }
 
-  public void testFilterPrivateConstructors() { doTest(); }
+  public void testFilterPrivateConstructors() { doAntiTest(); }
 
   public void testExplicitMethodTypeParametersQualify() { doTest(); }
   public void testExplicitMethodTypeParametersOverZealous() { doTest(); }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovySmartCompletionContributor.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovySmartCompletionContributor.java
index 93d4ec9aa877..34a51e0437fa 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovySmartCompletionContributor.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovySmartCompletionContributor.java
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class GroovySmartCompletionContributor extends CompletionContributor {
 
   @Nullable
   private static LookupElement addExpectedType(PsiType type, final PsiElement place, CompletionParameters parameters, @Nullable PsiType diamond) {
-    if (!JavaCompletionUtil.hasAccessibleConstructor(type)) return null;
+    if (!JavaCompletionUtil.hasAccessibleConstructor(type, place)) return null;
 
     final PsiClass psiClass = com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil.resolveClassInType(type);
     if (psiClass == null) return null;