diff --git a/jedi/inference/helpers.py b/jedi/inference/helpers.py
index b0e892e6..2dffba4b 100644
--- a/jedi/inference/helpers.py
+++ b/jedi/inference/helpers.py
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ def infer_call_of_leaf(context, leaf, cut_own_trailer=False):
     # different trailers: `( x )`, `[ x ]` and `.x`. In the first two examples
     # we should not match anything more than x.
     if trailer.type != 'trailer' or leaf not in (trailer.children[0], trailer.children[-1]):
+        if leaf == ':':
+            # Basically happens with foo[:] when the cursor is on the colon
+            from jedi.inference.base_value import NO_VALUES
+            return NO_VALUES
         if trailer.type == 'atom':
             return context.infer_node(trailer)
         return context.infer_node(leaf)
diff --git a/test/completion/arrays.py b/test/completion/arrays.py
index 4a213289..b1785436 100644
--- a/test/completion/arrays.py
+++ b/test/completion/arrays.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ b[int():]
 #? list()
 b[:]
 
+#? 3
+b[:]
+
 #? int()
 b[:, 1]
 #? int()