diff --git a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
index fe5bbc31771..9ee9cf61a0c 100644
--- a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
@@ -534,9 +534,16 @@ public class KtPsiUtil {
                 return ((KtBinaryExpression) parentElement).getRight() == currentInner;
             }
 
-            //'-(-x)' case
             if (parentElement instanceof KtPrefixExpression && innerExpression instanceof KtPrefixExpression) {
-                return innerOperation == parentOperation && (innerOperation == KtTokens.PLUS || innerOperation == KtTokens.MINUS);
+                // +(++x) or +(+x) case
+                if (parentOperation == KtTokens.PLUS) {
+                    return innerOperation == KtTokens.PLUS || innerOperation == KtTokens.PLUSPLUS;
+                }
+
+                // -(--x) or -(-x) case
+                if (parentOperation == KtTokens.MINUS) {
+                    return innerOperation == KtTokens.MINUS || innerOperation == KtTokens.MINUSMINUS;
+                }
             }
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses6.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses6.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2c3d0b22d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses6.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+var x = 0
++<caret>(++x)
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses7.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses7.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8dbfd8bc00e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses7.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+var x = 0
+-<caret>(--x)
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses10.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses10.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b38e0fc8288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses10.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    var x = 0
+    +<caret>(--x)
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses10.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses10.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45e03fec6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses10.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    var x = 0
+    +--x
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses9.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses9.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..585d75d5c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses9.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    var x = 0
+    -<caret>(++x)
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses9.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses9.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d32389faf52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses9.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    var x = 0
+    -++x
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
index 0cbf9cf1910..832c9d45e6d 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -14004,11 +14004,26 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses5.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("necessaryParentheses6.kt")
+        public void testNecessaryParentheses6() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses6.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("necessaryParentheses7.kt")
+        public void testNecessaryParentheses7() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/necessaryParentheses7.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("unnecessaryParentheses1.kt")
         public void testUnnecessaryParentheses1() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses1.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("unnecessaryParentheses10.kt")
+        public void testUnnecessaryParentheses10() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses10.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("unnecessaryParentheses2.kt")
         public void testUnnecessaryParentheses2() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses2.kt");
@@ -14044,6 +14059,11 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses8.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("unnecessaryParentheses9.kt")
+        public void testUnnecessaryParentheses9() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParentheses9.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("unnecessaryParenthesesWithComment.kt")
         public void testUnnecessaryParenthesesWithComment() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeUnnecessaryParentheses/unnecessaryParenthesesWithComment.kt");
diff --git a/nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized3.java b/nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized3.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..856a1cc2e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized3.java
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+//expression
+-(++i)+(++i)-(--i)+(--i)
diff --git a/nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized3.kt b/nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized3.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4395efddfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized3.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-++i + ++i - --i + --i
diff --git a/nj2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/NewJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java b/nj2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/NewJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java
index 02b220fd064..b659a604fef 100644
--- a/nj2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/NewJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java
+++ b/nj2k/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/NewJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated.java
@@ -4080,6 +4080,11 @@ public class NewJavaToKotlinConverterSingleFileTestGenerated extends AbstractNew
         public void testParenthesized2() throws Exception {
             runTest("nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized2.java");
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("parenthesized3.java")
+        public void testParenthesized3() throws Exception {
+            runTest("nj2k/testData/newJ2k/parenthesizedExpression/parenthesized3.java");
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("nj2k/testData/newJ2k/polyadicExpression")