diff --git a/org.scala-ide.sdt.core/src/scala/tools/eclipse/ScalaSourceViewerConfiguration.scala b/org.scala-ide.sdt.core/src/scala/tools/eclipse/ScalaSourceViewerConfiguration.scala
index ab0f39634a..9cdef66f6c 100644
--- a/org.scala-ide.sdt.core/src/scala/tools/eclipse/ScalaSourceViewerConfiguration.scala
+++ b/org.scala-ide.sdt.core/src/scala/tools/eclipse/ScalaSourceViewerConfiguration.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import scala.tools.eclipse.util.ReflectionUtils
 import scala.tools.eclipse.lexical._
 import scala.tools.eclipse.formatter.ScalaFormattingStrategy
 import scala.tools.eclipse.properties.ScalaSyntaxClasses
+import scala.tools.eclipse.ui.AutoCloseBracketStrategy
 
 class ScalaSourceViewerConfiguration(store: IPreferenceStore, scalaPreferenceStore: IPreferenceStore, editor: ITextEditor)
    extends JavaSourceViewerConfiguration(JavaPlugin.getDefault.getJavaTextTools.getColorManager, store, editor, IJavaPartitions.JAVA_PARTITIONING) {
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ class ScalaSourceViewerConfiguration(store: IPreferenceStore, scalaPreferenceSto
          case IJavaPartitions.JAVA_STRING =>
             Array(new SmartSemicolonAutoEditStrategy(partitioning), new JavaStringAutoIndentStrategy(partitioning))
          case IJavaPartitions.JAVA_CHARACTER | IDocument.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE =>
-            Array(new SmartSemicolonAutoEditStrategy(partitioning), new ScalaAutoIndentStrategy(partitioning, getProject, sourceViewer, new JdtPreferenceProvider(getProject)))
+            Array(new SmartSemicolonAutoEditStrategy(partitioning), new ScalaAutoIndentStrategy(partitioning, getProject, sourceViewer, new JdtPreferenceProvider(getProject)), new AutoCloseBracketStrategy)
          case _ =>
             Array(new ScalaAutoIndentStrategy(partitioning, getProject, sourceViewer, new JdtPreferenceProvider(getProject)))
       }
diff --git a/org.scala-ide.sdt.core/src/scala/tools/eclipse/ui/AutoCloseBracketStrategy.scala b/org.scala-ide.sdt.core/src/scala/tools/eclipse/ui/AutoCloseBracketStrategy.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9da1a2b258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.scala-ide.sdt.core/src/scala/tools/eclipse/ui/AutoCloseBracketStrategy.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package scala.tools.eclipse.ui
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.DocumentCommand
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.IAutoEditStrategy
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument
+
+/** Automatically adds a matching closing bracket whenever the user enters a left bracket. */
+class AutoCloseBracketStrategy extends IAutoEditStrategy {
+  def customizeDocumentCommand(document: IDocument, command: DocumentCommand) {
+    if (command.text == "{") {
+      command.text = command.text + "}"
+      command.caretOffset = command.offset + 1
+      command.shiftsCaret = false
+    }
+  }
+}
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