diff --git a/java/idea-ui/intellij.java.ui.tests.iml b/java/idea-ui/intellij.java.ui.tests.iml
index 70e9a1b2328b..ba257424d0c8 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/intellij.java.ui.tests.iml
+++ b/java/idea-ui/intellij.java.ui.tests.iml
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@
     <orderEntry type="library" name="kotlin-test" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.util" scope="TEST" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="TEST" name="ktor-server-cio" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.testFramework.junit5.eel" scope="TEST" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.eel.provider" scope="TEST" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.eel" scope="TEST" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/testSrc/com/intellij/ui/ProjectWizardJdkComboBoxTest.kt b/java/idea-ui/testSrc/com/intellij/ui/ProjectWizardJdkComboBoxTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fadf88387e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/idea-ui/testSrc/com/intellij/ui/ProjectWizardJdkComboBoxTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.ui
+
+import com.intellij.ide.projectWizard.ProjectWizardJdkComboBox
+import com.intellij.ide.projectWizard.ProjectWizardJdkIntent
+import com.intellij.ide.projectWizard.ProjectWizardTestCase
+import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.writeAction
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.ProjectJdkTable
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.SimpleJavaSdkType
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.path.EelPath
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.LocalEelDescriptor
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.utils.EelPathUtils
+import com.intellij.platform.testFramework.junit5.eel.fixture.eelFixture
+import com.intellij.testFramework.common.timeoutRunBlocking
+import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.TestApplication
+import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.TestDisposable
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Path
+
+@TestApplication
+class ProjectWizardJdkComboBoxTest {
+  val eelFixture = eelFixture(EelPath.OS.UNIX)
+
+  @Test
+  fun `changing eel changes available sdks`(@TestDisposable disposable: Disposable): Unit = timeoutRunBlocking {
+    val localSdk = createLocalSdk(disposable)
+    val eelSdk = createEelSdk(disposable)
+
+    val comboBox = ProjectWizardJdkComboBox(null, disposable)
+
+    comboBox.eelChanged(LocalEelDescriptor)
+    Assertions.assertTrue(comboBox.contains(localSdk))
+    Assertions.assertFalse(comboBox.contains(eelSdk))
+
+    comboBox.eelChanged(eelFixture.get().eelDescriptor)
+    Assertions.assertFalse(comboBox.contains(localSdk))
+    Assertions.assertTrue(comboBox.contains(eelSdk))
+  }
+
+
+  suspend fun createSdk(path: Path, name: String, disposable: Disposable): Sdk {
+    val jdkTable = ProjectJdkTable.getInstance()
+    val javaSdkType = SimpleJavaSdkType.getInstance()
+    Disposer.register(disposable) {
+      Files.delete(path)
+    }
+    val sdk = jdkTable.createSdk(name, javaSdkType)
+    val modificator = sdk.sdkModificator
+    modificator.homePath = path.toString()
+    writeAction {
+      modificator.commitChanges()
+      jdkTable.addJdk(sdk, disposable)
+    }
+    return sdk
+  }
+
+  suspend fun createLocalSdk(disposable: Disposable): Sdk {
+    val tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory("test-")
+    return createSdk(tempDir, "local-sdk", disposable)
+  }
+
+  suspend fun createEelSdk(disposable: Disposable): Sdk {
+    val eel = eelFixture.get()
+    val tempDir = EelPathUtils.createTemporaryDirectory(eel.eelApi)
+    return createSdk(tempDir, "eel-sdk", disposable)
+  }
+
+  fun ProjectWizardJdkComboBox.contains(sdk: Sdk): Boolean {
+    return model.items.find { it is ProjectWizardJdkIntent.ExistingJdk && it.jdk == sdk } != null
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/eel-provider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/utils/eelPathUtils.kt b/platform/eel-provider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/utils/eelPathUtils.kt
index 39f99e153c83..aca7d7f4cc4c 100644
--- a/platform/eel-provider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/utils/eelPathUtils.kt
+++ b/platform/eel-provider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/utils/eelPathUtils.kt
@@ -65,11 +65,16 @@ object EelPathUtils {
     val projectFilePath = project.projectFilePath ?: return Files.createTempDirectory(prefix)
     return runBlockingMaybeCancellable {
       val eel = Path.of(projectFilePath).getEelApi()
-      val file = eel.fs.createTemporaryDirectory(EelFileSystemApi.CreateTemporaryEntryOptions.Builder().prefix(prefix).build()).getOrThrowFileSystemException()
-      eel.mapper.toNioPath(file)
+      createTemporaryDirectory(eel, prefix)
     }
   }
 
+  @JvmStatic
+  suspend fun createTemporaryDirectory(eelApi: EelApi, prefix: String = ""): Path {
+    val file = eelApi.fs.createTemporaryDirectory(EelFileSystemApi.CreateTemporaryEntryOptions.Builder().prefix(prefix).build()).getOrThrowFileSystemException()
+    return eelApi.mapper.toNioPath(file)
+  }
+
   @JvmStatic
   fun renderAsEelPath(path: Path): String {
     if (isPathLocal(path)) {