diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableBase.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableBase.java
index 0c6b16e94a11..1bd2f37620e6 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableBase.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableBase.java
@@ -353,14 +353,9 @@ public abstract class IntroduceVariableBase extends IntroduceHandlerBase {
     try {
       text = file.getText().subSequence(startOffset, endOffset).toString();
       String prefix = null;
-      String stripped = text;
       if (startLiteralExpression != null) {
         final int startExpressionOffset = startLiteralExpression.getTextOffset();
-        if (startOffset == startExpressionOffset) {
-          if (StringUtil.startsWithChar(text, '\"') || StringUtil.startsWithChar(text, '\'')) {
-            stripped = text.substring(1);
-          }
-        } else if (startOffset == startExpressionOffset + 1) {
+        if (startOffset == startExpressionOffset + 1) {
           text = "\"" + text;
         } else if (startOffset > startExpressionOffset + 1){
           prefix = "\" + ";
@@ -371,11 +366,7 @@ public abstract class IntroduceVariableBase extends IntroduceHandlerBase {
       String suffix = null;
       if (endLiteralExpression != null) {
         final int endExpressionOffset = endLiteralExpression.getTextOffset() + endLiteralExpression.getTextLength();
-        if (endOffset == endExpressionOffset ) {
-          if (StringUtil.endsWithChar(stripped, '\"') || StringUtil.endsWithChar(stripped, '\'')) {
-            stripped = stripped.substring(0, stripped.length() - 1);
-          }
-        } else if (endOffset == endExpressionOffset - 1) {
+        if (endOffset == endExpressionOffset - 1) {
           text += "\"";
         } else if (endOffset < endExpressionOffset - 1) {
           suffix = " + \"";
@@ -383,24 +374,6 @@ public abstract class IntroduceVariableBase extends IntroduceHandlerBase {
         }
       }
 
-      boolean primitive = false;
-      if (stripped.equals("true") || stripped.equals("false")) {
-        primitive = true;
-      }
-      else {
-        try {
-          Integer.parseInt(stripped);
-          primitive = true;
-        }
-        catch (NumberFormatException e1) {
-          //then not primitive
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (primitive) {
-        text = stripped;
-      }
-
       if (literalExpression != null && text.equals(literalExpression.getText())) return literalExpression;
 
       final PsiElement parent = literalExpression != null ? literalExpression : elementAt;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/PartialStringLiteralConvertibleToInt.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/PartialStringLiteralConvertibleToInt.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..703db8121018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/PartialStringLiteralConvertibleToInt.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class Test {
+  void foo() {
+    String s = "5<selection>+5</selection>";
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/PartialStringLiteralConvertibleToInt_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/PartialStringLiteralConvertibleToInt_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..265a1f949ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/PartialStringLiteralConvertibleToInt_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Test {
+    public static final String xxx = "+5";
+
+    void foo() {
+    String s = "5" + xxx;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/StringLiteralConvertibleToInt.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/StringLiteralConvertibleToInt.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..540dbb0b0c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/StringLiteralConvertibleToInt.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class Test {
+  void print(Stirng s) {
+  }
+
+  void foo() {
+    print("<selection>5</selection>");
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/StringLiteralConvertibleToInt_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/StringLiteralConvertibleToInt_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c624b14f7faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceConstant/StringLiteralConvertibleToInt_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class Test {
+    public static final String xxx = "5";
+
+    void print(Stirng s) {
+  }
+
+  void foo() {
+    print(xxx);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/SubPrimitiveLiteral.after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/SubPrimitiveLiteral.after.java
index 63c604c9c62e..714a0a66a301 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/SubPrimitiveLiteral.after.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/introduceVariable/SubPrimitiveLiteral.after.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class A {
     public void test() {
-        boolean str = true;
+        String str = "true";
         String s = "ss" + str;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceConstantTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceConstantTest.java
index 4baa4bdb3ca9..b92d69600d9f 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceConstantTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceConstantTest.java
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ public class IntroduceConstantTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
     checkResultByFile(BASE_PATH + getTestName(false) + "_after.java");
   }
 
+  public void testPartialStringLiteralConvertibleToInt() throws Exception {
+    configureByFile(BASE_PATH + getTestName(false) + ".java");
+    new MockIntroduceConstantHandler(null).invoke(getProject(), getEditor(), getFile(), null);
+    checkResultByFile(BASE_PATH + getTestName(false) + "_after.java");
+  }
+
+  public void testStringLiteralConvertibleToInt() throws Exception {
+    configureByFile(BASE_PATH + getTestName(false) + ".java");
+    new MockIntroduceConstantHandler(null).invoke(getProject(), getEditor(), getFile(), null);
+    checkResultByFile(BASE_PATH + getTestName(false) + "_after.java");
+  }
+
   public void testPartialStringLiteralQualified() throws Exception {
     configureByFile(BASE_PATH + getTestName(false) + ".java");
     final PsiClass psiClass = ((PsiJavaFile)getFile()).getClasses()[0];
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java
index 20d4e611be87..fbe86084b54a 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/IntroduceVariableTest.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class IntroduceVariableTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testSubPrimitiveLiteral() {
-    doTest(new MockIntroduceVariableHandler("str", false, false, false, "boolean"));
+    doTest(new MockIntroduceVariableHandler("str", false, false, false, CommonClassNames.JAVA_LANG_STRING));
   }
 
   public void testArrayFromVarargs() {