diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurable.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurable.java
index 9d524a82c3b6..945ceeb1d4e0 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurable.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurable.java
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ public final class PluginManagerConfigurable
     }
   }
 
+  public void scheduleApply() {
+    if (myPanel != null) {
+      myPanel.scheduleApply();
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void reset() {
     if (myPanel != null) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurablePanel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurablePanel.java
index 89572a21d2cc..db268e82c384 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurablePanel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManagerConfigurablePanel.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.NlsContexts;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.NlsSafe;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.HtmlChunk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.PluginsTabFactory;
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.WelcomeScreenEventCollector;
 import com.intellij.ui.GotItTooltip;
 import com.intellij.ui.SimpleTextAttributes;
 import com.intellij.ui.components.JBScrollPane;
@@ -1979,6 +1981,19 @@ public final class PluginManagerConfigurablePanel implements Disposable {
     return myPluginModelFacade.getModel().isModified();
   }
 
+  public void scheduleApply() {
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(() -> {
+      try {
+        apply();
+        WelcomeScreenEventCollector.logPluginsModified();
+        InstalledPluginsState.getInstance().runShutdownCallback();
+      }
+      catch (ConfigurationException exception) {
+        Logger.getInstance(PluginsTabFactory.class).error(exception);
+      }
+    }, ModalityState.nonModal());
+  }
+
   public void apply() throws ConfigurationException {
     if (myPluginsAutoUpdateEnabled != null) {
       UpdateOptions state = UpdateSettings.getInstance().getState();
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/PluginsTabFactory.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/PluginsTabFactory.java
index 0db6298854aa..c0b5756e4eff 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/PluginsTabFactory.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/PluginsTabFactory.java
@@ -86,16 +86,7 @@ public final class PluginsTabFactory implements WelcomeTabFactory {
           if (!configurable.isModified()) {
             return;
           }
-          ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(() -> {
-            try {
-              configurable.apply();
-              WelcomeScreenEventCollector.logPluginsModified();
-              InstalledPluginsState.getInstance().runShutdownCallback();
-            }
-            catch (ConfigurationException exception) {
-              Logger.getInstance(PluginsTabFactory.class).error(exception);
-            }
-          }, ModalityState.nonModal());
+          configurable.scheduleApply();
         }
       });