diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ExtractMethodProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ExtractMethodProcessor.java
index 0fc67c480cc0..66cab46b1bd4 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ExtractMethodProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ExtractMethodProcessor.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.WindowManager;
+import com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.controlFlow.ControlFlowUtil;
@@ -670,6 +671,10 @@ public class ExtractMethodProcessor implements MatchProvider {
       final List<String> getters = new ArrayList<String>(ContainerUtil.map(initialMethodNames, new Function<String, String>() {
         @Override
         public String fun(String propertyName) {
+          if (!PsiNameHelper.getInstance(myProject).isIdentifier(propertyName)) {
+            LOG.info(propertyName + "; " + myExpression);
+            return null;
+          }
           return GenerateMembersUtil.suggestGetterName(propertyName, myReturnType, myProject);
         }
       }));