diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/embedder/CustomModelInterpolator.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/embedder/CustomModelInterpolator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..154074a281d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/embedder/CustomModelInterpolator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jetbrains.idea.maven.embedder;
+
+import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
+import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuilderConfiguration;
+import org.apache.maven.project.interpolation.ModelInterpolationException;
+import org.apache.maven.project.interpolation.StringSearchModelInterpolator;
+import org.apache.maven.project.path.DefaultPathTranslator;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class CustomModelInterpolator extends StringSearchModelInterpolator {
+  public CustomModelInterpolator() {
+  }
+
+  public CustomModelInterpolator(DefaultPathTranslator pathTranslator) {
+    super(pathTranslator);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected synchronized void interpolateObject(Object obj,
+                                                Model model,
+                                                File projectDir,
+                                                ProjectBuilderConfiguration config,
+                                                boolean debugEnabled) throws ModelInterpolationException {
+    super.interpolateObject(obj, model, projectDir, config, debugEnabled);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java
index 612e7a19ff0d..cf6be6ab26c5 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ import org.apache.maven.execution.DefaultMavenExecutionRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenExecutionRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.execution.ReactorManager;
 import org.apache.maven.extension.ExtensionManager;
+import org.apache.maven.model.Build;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Extension;
+import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Plugin;
 import org.apache.maven.monitor.event.DefaultEventDispatcher;
 import org.apache.maven.monitor.event.DefaultEventMonitor;
@@ -52,6 +54,12 @@ import org.apache.maven.profiles.ProfileManager;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.project.*;
 import org.apache.maven.project.artifact.ProjectArtifactFactory;
+import org.apache.maven.project.interpolation.AbstractStringBasedModelInterpolator;
+import org.apache.maven.project.interpolation.ModelInterpolationException;
+import org.apache.maven.project.interpolation.ModelInterpolator;
+import org.apache.maven.project.interpolation.StringSearchModelInterpolator;
+import org.apache.maven.project.path.DefaultPathTranslator;
+import org.apache.maven.project.path.PathTranslator;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Mirror;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Proxy;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Server;
@@ -61,6 +69,7 @@ import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusContainer;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusContainerException;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.ComponentDescriptor;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentLookupException;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.personality.plexus.lifecycle.phase.InitializationException;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.*;
@@ -531,6 +540,33 @@ public class MavenEmbedderWrapper {
     });
   }
 
+  public static Model interpolate(Model model, File basedir) {
+    try {
+      AbstractStringBasedModelInterpolator interpolator = new CustomModelInterpolator(new DefaultPathTranslator());
+      interpolator.initialize();
+
+      Properties context = MavenEmbedderFactory.collectSystemProperties();
+
+      ProjectBuilderConfiguration config = new DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration().setExecutionProperties(context);
+      model = interpolator.interpolate(ModelUtils.cloneModel(model), basedir, config, false);
+    }
+    catch (ModelInterpolationException e) {
+      MavenLog.LOG.warn(e);
+    }
+    catch (InitializationException e) {
+      MavenLog.LOG.error(e);
+    }
+
+    return model;
+  }
+
+  public static void alignModel(Model model, File basedir) {
+    PathTranslator pathTranslator = new DefaultPathTranslator();
+    pathTranslator.alignToBaseDirectory(model, basedir);
+    Build build = model.getBuild();
+    build.setScriptSourceDirectory(pathTranslator.alignToBaseDirectory(build.getScriptSourceDirectory(), basedir));
+  }
+
   private void withProjectCachesDo(Function<Map, ?> func) {
     MavenProjectBuilder builder = getComponent(MavenProjectBuilder.class);
     Field field;
@@ -556,6 +592,7 @@ public class MavenEmbedderWrapper {
     setImplementation(ProjectArtifactFactory.class, CustomArtifactFactory.class);
     setImplementation(ArtifactResolver.class, CustomArtifactResolver.class);
     setImplementation(WagonManager.class, CustomWagonManager.class);
+    setImplementation(ModelInterpolator.class, CustomModelInterpolator.class);
   }
 
   private <T> void setImplementation(Class<T> componentClass,
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectReader.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectReader.java
index e0289a658613..e4ce93d582d8 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectReader.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectReader.java
@@ -499,30 +499,11 @@ public class MavenProjectReader {
   }
 
   private Model expandProperties(Model model, File basedir) {
-    try {
-      AbstractStringBasedModelInterpolator interpolator = new StringSearchModelInterpolator(new DefaultPathTranslator());
-      interpolator.initialize();
-
-      Properties context = MavenEmbedderFactory.collectSystemProperties();
-
-      ProjectBuilderConfiguration config = new DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration().setExecutionProperties(context);
-      model = interpolator.interpolate(ModelUtils.cloneModel(model), basedir, config, false);
-    }
-    catch (ModelInterpolationException e) {
-      MavenLog.LOG.warn(e);
-    }
-    catch (InitializationException e) {
-      MavenLog.LOG.error(e);
-    }
-
-    return model;
+    return MavenEmbedderWrapper.interpolate(model, basedir);
   }
 
   private void alignModel(Model model, File basedir) {
-    PathTranslator pathTranslator = new DefaultPathTranslator();
-    pathTranslator.alignToBaseDirectory(model, basedir);
-    Build build = model.getBuild();
-    build.setScriptSourceDirectory(pathTranslator.alignToBaseDirectory(build.getScriptSourceDirectory(), basedir));
+    MavenEmbedderWrapper.alignModel(model, basedir);
   }
 
   private MavenProjectProblem createStructureProblem(VirtualFile file, String description) {