diff --git a/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/TextBlockMigrationInspection.java b/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/TextBlockMigrationInspection.java
index 88ed0c6ccfa9..e103a5b14aec 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/TextBlockMigrationInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl-inspections/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/TextBlockMigrationInspection.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public final class TextBlockMigrationInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLocalIns
       @Override
       public void visitLiteralExpression(@NotNull PsiLiteralExpression expression) {
         if (PsiUtil.skipParenthesizedExprUp(expression.getParent()) instanceof PsiPolyadicExpression) return;
-        if (!ExpressionUtils.hasStringType(expression)) return;
+        if (!ExpressionUtils.hasStringType(expression) || expression.isTextBlock()) return;
         String text = expression.getText();
         int newLineIdx = getNewLineIndex(text, 0);
         if (mySuggestLiteralReplacement && newLineIdx != -1 && getNewLineIndex(text, newLineIdx + 1) != -1) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/textBlockMigration/beforeTextBlockLiteral.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/textBlockMigration/beforeTextBlockLiteral.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2e3f40699bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/textBlockMigration/beforeTextBlockLiteral.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// "Fix all 'Text block can be used' problems in file" "false"
+
+class NonStringLiteral {
+
+  void empty() {
+    String textBlock = """<caret>
+      what?
+      """;
+  }
+
+}
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