diff --git a/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/files/NewlinesRule.kt b/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/files/NewlinesRule.kt
index 9344ffd263..7de5d18eb0 100644
--- a/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/files/NewlinesRule.kt
+++ b/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/files/NewlinesRule.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.cqfn.diktat.ruleset.utils.isSingleLineIfElse
 import org.cqfn.diktat.ruleset.utils.leaveOnlyOneNewLine
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.ANDAND
+import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.ARRAY_ACCESS_EXPRESSION
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.ARROW
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.BINARY_EXPRESSION
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.BLOCK
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ class NewlinesRule(configRules: List<RulesConfig>) : DiktatRule(
 
         if (psi.children.isNotEmpty() && !psi.isFirstChildElementType(DOT_QUALIFIED_EXPRESSION) &&
                 !psi.isFirstChildElementType(SAFE_ACCESS_EXPRESSION)) {
-            val firstChild = psi.firstChild
+            val firstChild = if (psi.isFirstChildElementType(ARRAY_ACCESS_EXPRESSION)) psi.firstChild.firstChild else psi.firstChild
             if (firstChild.isFirstChildElementType(DOT_QUALIFIED_EXPRESSION) ||
                     firstChild.isFirstChildElementType(SAFE_ACCESS_EXPRESSION)) {
                 getOrderedCallExpressions(firstChild.firstChild, result)
diff --git a/diktat-rules/src/test/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/chapter3/files/NewlinesRuleWarnTest.kt b/diktat-rules/src/test/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/chapter3/files/NewlinesRuleWarnTest.kt
index 95a505b829..bece38b5b9 100644
--- a/diktat-rules/src/test/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/chapter3/files/NewlinesRuleWarnTest.kt
+++ b/diktat-rules/src/test/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/chapter3/files/NewlinesRuleWarnTest.kt
@@ -527,6 +527,18 @@ class NewlinesRuleWarnTest : LintTestBase(::NewlinesRule) {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Tag(WarningNames.WRONG_NEWLINES)
+    fun `should warn for array access expression`() {
+        lintMethod(
+            """
+                    |fun bar(): String {
+                    |    val a = it.responseBody!!.name
+                    |}
+            """.trimMargin()
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Tag(WarningNames.WRONG_NEWLINES)
     fun `long argument list should be split into several lines - positive example`() {