diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/ObjectNode.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/ObjectNode.java
index bd3843b2f926..af7660bd80f4 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/ObjectNode.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/ObjectNode.java
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ final class ObjectNode<T> {
     ObjectTree.executeActionWithRecursiveGuard(this, myTree.getNodesInExecution(), new ObjectTreeAction<ObjectNode<T>>() {
       @Override
       public void execute(@NotNull ObjectNode<T> each) {
+        if (myTree.getDisposalInfo(myObject) != null) return; // already disposed. may happen when someone does `register(obj, ()->Disposer.dispose(t));` abomination
         try {
           action.beforeTreeExecution(myObject);
         }
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ final class ObjectNode<T> {
     }
   }
 
-  private void removeFromObjectTree() {
+  void removeFromObjectTree() {
     synchronized (myTree.treeLock) {
       myTree.putNode(myObject, null);
       if (myParent == null) {
diff --git a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/DisposerTest.java b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/DisposerTest.java
index 129c0112d64e..caf35b02d32c 100644
--- a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/DisposerTest.java
+++ b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/objectTree/DisposerTest.java
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ public class DisposerTest extends TestCase {
     assertEquals(Arrays.asList(myFolder2, myLeaf1, myFolder1, myRoot), myDisposedObjects);
   }
 
+  public void testDisposalOrderNestedDispose() {
+    Disposer.register(myRoot, myFolder2);
+    //noinspection SSBasedInspection
+    Disposer.register(myRoot, () -> Disposer.dispose(myFolder2));
+
+    Disposer.dispose(myRoot);
+
+    assertEquals(Arrays.asList(myFolder2, myRoot), myDisposedObjects);
+  }
+
   public void testDirectCallOfDisposable() {
     SelDisposable selfDisposable = new SelDisposable("selfDisposable");
     Disposer.register(myRoot, selfDisposable);