Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) occurs when loss of Ca(2+) from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stimulates the Ca(2+) sensor, STIM, to cluster and activate the plasma membrane (PM) Ca(2+) channel, Orai. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3R) are assumed to regulate SOCE solely by mediating ER Ca(2+) release. We show that in Drosophila neurons, mutant IP3R attenuate SOCE evoked by depleting Ca(2+) stores with thapsigargin. In normal neurons, store depletion caused STIM and IP3R to accumulate near the PM, association of STIM with Orai, clustering of STIM and Orai at ER-PM junctions, and activation of SOCE. These responses were attenuated in neurons with mutant IP3R and rescued by over-expression of STIM with Orai. We conclude that after depletion of Ca(2+) stores in Drosophila, translocation of IP3R to ER-PM junctions facilitates the coupling of STIM to Orai that leads to activation of SOCE.