diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/intentions/PyGenerateDocstringIntention.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/intentions/PyGenerateDocstringIntention.java
index 7acfc9716fea..ca7ec65f9908 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/intentions/PyGenerateDocstringIntention.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/intentions/PyGenerateDocstringIntention.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class PyGenerateDocstringIntention extends BaseIntentionAction {
     if (function == null || statementList != null) {
       return false;
     }
+    if (!elementAt.equals(function.getNameNode())) return false;
     return isAvailableForFunction(project, function);
   }