diff --git a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/CSharpBinding/Project/Src/CSharpCompletionBinding.cs b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/CSharpBinding/Project/Src/CSharpCompletionBinding.cs
index 8b1572ed02..1028742e0c 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/CSharpBinding/Project/Src/CSharpCompletionBinding.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/BackendBindings/CSharpBinding/Project/Src/CSharpCompletionBinding.cs
@@ -162,9 +162,10 @@ namespace CSharpBinding
 		{
 			CSharpExpressionFinder ef = CreateExpressionFinder(editor.FileName);
 			int cursor = editor.ActiveTextAreaControl.Caret.Offset;
-			ExpressionContext context = ef.FindExpression(editor.Document.GetText(0, cursor) + " T.", cursor + 2).Context;
-			if (context.IsObjectCreation) {
-				editor.ShowCompletionWindow(new CtrlSpaceCompletionDataProvider(context), ' ');
+			ExpressionResult expressionResult = ef.FindExpression(editor.Document.GetText(0, cursor), cursor - 1);
+			LoggingService.Debug("ShowNewCompletion: expression is " + expressionResult);
+			if (expressionResult.Context.IsObjectCreation) {
+				editor.ShowCompletionWindow(new CtrlSpaceCompletionDataProvider(expressionResult.Context), ' ');
 				return true;
 			}
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/KeywordList.txt b/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/KeywordList.txt
index 2af54de1ae..e832cefa31 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/KeywordList.txt
+++ b/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/KeywordList.txt
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ExpressionStart("base", "delegate", "false", "new", "null", "sizeof", "this", "t
 ExpressionContent("as", "is", "out", "ref", "in")
 # interfaces cannot have inner classes etc., the only keyword (expect for type names) that may appear in them is "event"
 InterfaceLevel("event")
-TypeLevel(@KCCTypeDeclarationStart, @KCCMemberVisibilityModifiers, "const", "event", "explicit", "extern", "fixed", "implicit", "operator", "override", "readonly", "virtual", "volatile")
+TypeLevel(@KCCTypeDeclarationStart, @KCCMemberVisibilityModifiers, "const", "event", "explicit", "extern", "fixed", "implicit", "new", "operator", "override", "readonly", "virtual", "volatile")
 StatementStart(@ExpressionStart, @ExpressionContent, "break", "case", "catch", "checked", "unchecked", "const", "continue", "default", "do", "else", "finally", "fixed", "for", "foreach", "goto", "if", "lock", "return", "stackalloc", "switch", "throw", "try", "unsafe", "using", "while", "yield")
 QueryExpressionClauseStart("from", "let", "where", "join", "orderby", "group", "select")
 InPropertyDeclaration(@KCCMemberVisibilityModifiers, "get", "set")
diff --git a/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/Tokens.cs b/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/Tokens.cs
index 1075857763..6d4911400f 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/Tokens.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/NRefactory/Project/Src/Lexer/CSharp/Tokens.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.Parser.CSharp
 		public static BitArray ExpressionStart = NewSet(Base, Delegate, False, New, Null, Sizeof, This, True, Typeof, Checked, Unchecked, From);
 		public static BitArray ExpressionContent = NewSet(As, Is, Out, Ref, In);
 		public static BitArray InterfaceLevel = NewSet(Event);
-		public static BitArray TypeLevel = NewSet(Public, Internal, Class, Interface, Struct, Enum, Delegate, Abstract, Sealed, Static, Unsafe, Partial, Protected, Private, Public, Internal, Const, Event, Explicit, Extern, Fixed, Implicit, Operator, Override, Readonly, Virtual, Volatile);
+		public static BitArray TypeLevel = NewSet(Public, Internal, Class, Interface, Struct, Enum, Delegate, Abstract, Sealed, Static, Unsafe, Partial, Protected, Private, Public, Internal, Const, Event, Explicit, Extern, Fixed, Implicit, New, Operator, Override, Readonly, Virtual, Volatile);
 		public static BitArray StatementStart = NewSet(Base, Delegate, False, New, Null, Sizeof, This, True, Typeof, Checked, Unchecked, From, As, Is, Out, Ref, In, Break, Case, Catch, Checked, Unchecked, Const, Continue, Default, Do, Else, Finally, Fixed, For, Foreach, Goto, If, Lock, Return, Stackalloc, Switch, Throw, Try, Unsafe, Using, While, Yield);
 		public static BitArray QueryExpressionClauseStart = NewSet(From, Let, Where, Join, Orderby, Group, Select);
 		public static BitArray InPropertyDeclaration = NewSet(Protected, Private, Public, Internal, Get, Set);
diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Test/CSharpExpressionFinderTests.cs b/src/Main/Base/Test/CSharpExpressionFinderTests.cs
index 8af2ece4b9..c20e248bf9 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Test/CSharpExpressionFinderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Test/CSharpExpressionFinderTests.cs
@@ -285,6 +285,33 @@ class Main {
 			FindExpr(propertyProgram, "\t/* in setter", null, ExpressionContext.MethodBody);
 			FindExpr(propertyProgram, "\t/* still in prop", null, ExpressionContext.PropertyDeclaration);
 		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void FindObjectCreationContextForNewKeywordCompletion()
+		{
+			const string program = @"using System; using System.Text;
+class Main {
+	void M() {
+		StringBuilder b = new";
+			
+			ExpressionResult result = ef.FindExpression(program, program.Length - 1);
+			Assert.AreEqual(ExpressionContext.ObjectCreation.ToString(), result.Context.ToString());
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void ExpressionContextInFieldInitializer()
+		{
+			const string program = @"using System; using System.Collections.Generic;
+class Main {
+	int field1 =  1;
+	int field2 =  StaticMethod(  2);
+	int field3 = MakeArray()[  3];
+}";
+			FindExpr(program, " 1", null, ExpressionContext.Default);
+			FindExpr(program, " 2", null, ExpressionContext.Default);
+			FindFull(program, "taticMethod", "StaticMethod(  2)", ExpressionContext.Default);
+			FindExpr(program, " 3", null, ExpressionContext.Default);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/CSharp/ExpressionFinder.cs b/src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/CSharp/ExpressionFinder.cs
index b9911f48e8..300adf913f 100644
--- a/src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/CSharp/ExpressionFinder.cs
+++ b/src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/CSharp/ExpressionFinder.cs
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.CSharp
 						case FrameType.Event:
 							this.childType = FrameType.Statements;
 							break;
+						case FrameType.TypeDecl:
+							if (state == FrameState.Initializer) {
+								this.childType = FrameType.Expression;
+								break;
+							} else {
+								goto default;
+							}
 						default:
 							this.childType = this.type;
 							break;
@@ -291,7 +298,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.CSharp
 					if (frame.lastExpressionStart.IsEmpty && token.kind == Tokens.OpenParenthesis)
 						frame.lastExpressionStart = token.Location;
 					frame = new Frame(frame);
-					frame.parent.childType = frame.parent.type;
+					frame.parent.ResetChildType();
 					frame.bracketType = '(';
 					break;
 				case Tokens.CloseParenthesis:
@@ -355,7 +362,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.CSharp
 					frame.SetExpectedType(projectContent.SystemTypes.Exception);
 					break;
 				case Tokens.New:
-					frame.SetContext(ExpressionContext.TypeDerivingFrom(frame.expectedType, true));
+					if (frame.type == FrameType.Statements || frame.type == FrameType.Expression) {
+						frame.SetContext(ExpressionContext.TypeDerivingFrom(frame.expectedType, true));
+					}
 					break;
 				case Tokens.Namespace:
 					frame.SetContext(ExpressionContext.IdentifierExpected);
@@ -370,6 +379,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.CSharp
 					} else if (frame.type == FrameType.TypeDecl) {
 						frame.SetContext(ExpressionContext.Default);
 						frame.state = FrameState.Initializer;
+						frame.ResetChildType();
 						break;
 					} else {
 						goto default;