diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/constant/ConstantIntroduceHandler.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/constant/ConstantIntroduceHandler.java
index e155cf025fa3..d3e981daa7d9 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/constant/ConstantIntroduceHandler.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/introduce/constant/ConstantIntroduceHandler.java
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package com.jetbrains.python.refactoring.introduce.constant;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.HashSet;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyBundle;
-import com.jetbrains.python.psi.PyExpression;
-import com.jetbrains.python.psi.PyFile;
+import com.jetbrains.python.psi.*;
 import com.jetbrains.python.refactoring.introduce.IntroduceHandler;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
@@ -28,7 +27,15 @@ public class ConstantIntroduceHandler extends IntroduceHandler {
     PsiElement anchor;
     anchor = expression.getContainingFile();
     assert anchor instanceof PyFile;
-    return anchor.addBefore(declaration, ((PyFile)anchor).getStatements().get(0));
+    final List<PyStatement> statements = ((PyFile)anchor).getStatements();
+    int targetIndex = 0;
+    while(targetIndex < statements.size() && statements.get(targetIndex) instanceof PyImportStatementBase) {
+      targetIndex++;
+    }
+    if (targetIndex == statements.size()) {
+      return anchor.add(declaration);
+    }
+    return anchor.addBefore(declaration, statements.get(targetIndex));
   }
 
   public Collection<String> getSuggestedNames(@NotNull final PyExpression expression) {
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/insertAfterImport.after.py b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/insertAfterImport.after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac5f934398b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/insertAfterImport.after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import urllib
+import urllib2
+
+a = 42
+
+def foo():
+    return a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/insertAfterImport.py b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/insertAfterImport.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb10e38a5f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/insertAfterImport.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import urllib
+import urllib2
+
+def foo():
+    return <caret>42
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceConstantTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceConstantTest.java
index e147408c757e..5fdac50e796e 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceConstantTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/refactoring/PyIntroduceConstantTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ public class PyIntroduceConstantTest extends PyLightFixtureTestCase {
     }
   }
 
+  public void testInsertAfterImport() {  // PY-2149
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   private void doTest() {
     myFixture.configureByFile("/refactoring/introduceConstant/" + getTestName(true) + ".py");
     ConstantIntroduceHandler handler = new ConstantIntroduceHandler();