diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/ApplyPatchStatus.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/ApplyPatchStatus.java
index 2f624d5ed2c4..c0a59e82f816 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/ApplyPatchStatus.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/ApplyPatchStatus.java
@@ -14,24 +14,36 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/*
- * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
- * User: yole
- * Date: 21.11.2006
- * Time: 14:17:13
- */
 package com.intellij.openapi.diff.impl.patch;
 
-public enum ApplyPatchStatus {
-  SUCCESS, PARTIAL, ALREADY_APPLIED, FAILURE, ABORT;
+import com.google.common.collect.Ordering;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-  public static ApplyPatchStatus and(ApplyPatchStatus lhs, ApplyPatchStatus rhs) {
-    if (lhs == null) return rhs;
-    if (rhs == null) return lhs;
-    if (lhs == ABORT || rhs == ABORT) return ABORT;
-    if (lhs == FAILURE || rhs == FAILURE) return FAILURE;
-    if (lhs == SUCCESS && rhs == SUCCESS) return SUCCESS;
-    if (lhs == ALREADY_APPLIED && rhs == ALREADY_APPLIED) return ALREADY_APPLIED;
-    return PARTIAL;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public enum ApplyPatchStatus {
+  SUCCESS, PARTIAL, ALREADY_APPLIED, SKIP, FAILURE, ABORT;
+
+  static final List<ApplyPatchStatus> ORDERED_TYPES = Arrays.asList(
+    SKIP,
+    SUCCESS,
+    ALREADY_APPLIED,
+    PARTIAL,
+    FAILURE,
+    ABORT
+  );
+
+  //ALREADY_APPLY with SUCCESS should be PARTIAL by historical reasons
+  static final Set<ApplyPatchStatus> PARTIAL_ADDITIONAL_SET = ContainerUtil.newHashSet(SUCCESS, ALREADY_APPLIED);
+  private static final Ordering<ApplyPatchStatus> ORDERING = Ordering.explicit(ORDERED_TYPES).nullsFirst();
+
+  @Nullable
+  public static ApplyPatchStatus and(@Nullable ApplyPatchStatus lhs, @Nullable ApplyPatchStatus rhs) {
+    Set<ApplyPatchStatus> statuses = ContainerUtil.newHashSet(lhs, rhs);
+    if (PARTIAL_ADDITIONAL_SET.equals(statuses)) return PARTIAL;
+    return ORDERING.max(lhs, rhs);
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/formove/PatchApplier.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/formove/PatchApplier.java
index 6bd69e1dd664..c5027fe711cb 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/formove/PatchApplier.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/impl/patch/formove/PatchApplier.java
@@ -307,9 +307,7 @@ public class PatchApplier<BinaryType extends FilePatch> {
 
     try {
       markInternalOperation(textPatches, true);
-
-      final ApplyPatchStatus status = actualApply(myVerifier, myCommitContext);
-      return status;
+      return actualApply(myVerifier, myCommitContext);
     }
     finally {
       markInternalOperation(textPatches, false);
@@ -436,14 +434,11 @@ public class PatchApplier<BinaryType extends FilePatch> {
                                                                 myReverseConflict, myLeftConflictPanelTitle, myRightConflictPanelTitle);
 
       if (patchStatus == ApplyPatchStatus.ABORT) return patchStatus;
-      myVerifier.doMoveIfNeeded(patch.getFirst());
-
       status = ApplyPatchStatus.and(status, patchStatus);
-      if (patchStatus != ApplyPatchStatus.FAILURE) {
+      if (patchStatus == ApplyPatchStatus.FAILURE) return status;
+      if (patchStatus != ApplyPatchStatus.SKIP) {
+        myVerifier.doMoveIfNeeded(patch.getFirst());
         myRemainingPatches.remove(patch.getSecond().getPatch());
-      } else {
-        // interrupt if failure
-        return status;
       }
     }
     return status;
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/patch/ApplyPatchAction.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/patch/ApplyPatchAction.java
index cd962a1fc83c..ecedcd0550a8 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/patch/ApplyPatchAction.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/patch/ApplyPatchAction.java
@@ -215,9 +215,8 @@ public class ApplyPatchAction extends DumbAwareAction {
             applyPatchStatusReference.set(ApplyPatchStatus.ABORT);
           }
           else if (result == Messages.NO) {
-            applyPatchStatusReference.set(ApplyPatchStatus.FAILURE);
+            applyPatchStatusReference.set(ApplyPatchStatus.SKIP);
           }
-
           return result != Messages.CANCEL;
         }
       });