diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/handlers/KotlinFunctionInsertHandler.kt b/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/handlers/KotlinFunctionInsertHandler.kt
index 5e7e37b8b47..ca0ff0aa391 100644
--- a/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/handlers/KotlinFunctionInsertHandler.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/handlers/KotlinFunctionInsertHandler.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.CodeStyleSettingsManager
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.completion.DeclarationLookupObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.formatter.KotlinCodeStyleSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTypeArgumentList
@@ -73,10 +74,10 @@ sealed class KotlinFunctionInsertHandler : KotlinCallableInsertHandler() {
             val startOffset = context.startOffset
             val element = context.file.findElementAt(startOffset) ?: return
 
-            addArguments(context, element)
+            addArguments(context, element, item)
         }
 
-        private fun addArguments(context : InsertionContext, offsetElement : PsiElement) {
+        private fun addArguments(context: InsertionContext, offsetElement: PsiElement, item: LookupElement) {
             val completionChar = context.getCompletionChar()
             if (completionChar == '(') { //TODO: more correct behavior related to braces type
                 context.setAddCompletionChar(false)
@@ -122,6 +123,12 @@ sealed class KotlinFunctionInsertHandler : KotlinCallableInsertHandler() {
                 offset += 2
             }
 
+            // insert additional brackets for reserved syntax: "async {}"
+            if (insertLambda && (item.`object` as? DeclarationLookupObject)?.name?.identifier == "async") {
+                document.insertString(offset, "()")
+                offset += 2
+            }
+
             var openingBracketOffset = chars.indexOfSkippingSpace(openingBracket, offset)
             var closeBracketOffset = openingBracketOffset?.let { chars.indexOfSkippingSpace(closingBracket, it + 1) }
             var inBracketsShift = 0
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncSimple.kt b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncSimple.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3aa295d015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncSimple.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fun async(a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    asy<caret>
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncSimple.kt.after b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncSimple.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da8f6c27b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncSimple.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fun async(a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    async() { <caret> }
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncWithoutLambda.kt b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncWithoutLambda.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..061f41ec1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncWithoutLambda.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fun async (p: Int, a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    asy<caret>
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncWithoutLambda.kt.after b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncWithoutLambda.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f67c61514f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncWithoutLambda.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fun async (p: Int, a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    async(<caret>)
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync.kt b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23812563eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fun asyFoo(a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun async(a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    asy<caret>Foo {  }
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
+// CHAR: '\t'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync.kt.after b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..872816b85fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fun asyFoo(a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun async(a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    async() {  }
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
+// CHAR: '\t'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync2.kt b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync2.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a803cec1ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync2.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fun asyFoo(p: Int, a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun async(q: Int, a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    asy<caret>Foo(5) {  }
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
+// CHAR: '\t'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync2.kt.after b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync2.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4434077c803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync2.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fun asyFoo(p: Int, a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun async(q: Int, a: () -> Unit) {}
+
+fun test() {
+    async(<caret>5) {  }
+}
+
+// ELEMENT: async
+// CHAR: '\t'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/test/handlers/BasicCompletionHandlerTestGenerated.java b/idea/idea-completion/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/test/handlers/BasicCompletionHandlerTestGenerated.java
index 2170250f97b..8d1eb6a96de 100644
--- a/idea/idea-completion/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/test/handlers/BasicCompletionHandlerTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/test/handlers/BasicCompletionHandlerTestGenerated.java
@@ -378,6 +378,39 @@ public class BasicCompletionHandlerTestGenerated extends AbstractBasicCompletion
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/WithArgsNonEmptyLambdaAfter.kt");
             doTest(fileName);
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async")
+        @TestDataPath("$PROJECT_ROOT")
+        @RunWith(JUnit3RunnerWithInners.class)
+        public static class Async extends AbstractBasicCompletionHandlerTest {
+            public void testAllFilesPresentInAsync() throws Exception {
+                KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), true);
+            }
+
+            @TestMetadata("AsyncSimple.kt")
+            public void testAsyncSimple() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncSimple.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
+            @TestMetadata("AsyncWithoutLambda.kt")
+            public void testAsyncWithoutLambda() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/AsyncWithoutLambda.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
+            @TestMetadata("FromFooToAsync.kt")
+            public void testFromFooToAsync() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
+            @TestMetadata("FromFooToAsync2.kt")
+            public void testFromFooToAsync2() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/highOrderFunctions/async/FromFooToAsync2.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("idea/idea-completion/testData/handlers/basic/override")