diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/invertBoolean/JavaInvertBooleanDelegate.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/invertBoolean/JavaInvertBooleanDelegate.java
index 8b09aec1f867..98189b3a4881 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/invertBoolean/JavaInvertBooleanDelegate.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/invertBoolean/JavaInvertBooleanDelegate.java
@@ -66,13 +66,22 @@ public class JavaInvertBooleanDelegate extends InvertBooleanDelegate {
         return null;
       }
 
-      if (var instanceof PsiParameter && ((PsiParameter)var).getDeclarationScope() instanceof PsiMethod) {
-        final PsiMethod method = (PsiMethod)((PsiParameter)var).getDeclarationScope();
-        final PsiMethod superMethod = SuperMethodWarningUtil.checkSuperMethod(method, RefactoringBundle.message("to.refactor"));
-        if (superMethod == null) {
+      if (var instanceof PsiParameter) {
+        final PsiElement declarationScope = ((PsiParameter)var).getDeclarationScope();
+        if (declarationScope instanceof PsiMethod) {
+          final PsiMethod method = (PsiMethod)declarationScope;
+          final PsiMethod superMethod = SuperMethodWarningUtil.checkSuperMethod(method, RefactoringBundle.message("to.refactor"));
+          if (superMethod == null) {
+            return null;
+          }
+          var = superMethod.getParameterList().getParameters()[method.getParameterList().getParameterIndex((PsiParameter)var)];
+        }
+        else if (declarationScope instanceof PsiForeachStatement) {
+          CommonRefactoringUtil.showErrorHint(project, editor,
+                                              RefactoringBundle.message("invert.boolean.foreach"),
+                                              InvertBooleanHandler.REFACTORING_NAME, InvertBooleanHandler.INVERT_BOOLEAN_HELP_ID);
           return null;
         }
-        var = superMethod.getParameterList().getParameters()[method.getParameterList().getParameterIndex((PsiParameter)var)];
       }
       return var;
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/RefactoringBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/RefactoringBundle.properties
index b998aecd1dca..3f810b29548a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/RefactoringBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/RefactoringBundle.properties
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ invert.boolean.elements.header={0} to invert
 please.enter.a.valid.name.for.inverted.element=Please enter a valid name for inverted {0}
 invert.boolean.name.of.inverted.element=&Name of inverted {0}:
 invert.0.1=Invert {0} {1} and its usages
+invert.boolean.foreach=Foreach parameter initializer can't be inverted
 0.is.a.part.of.method.hierarchy.do.you.want.to.delete.multiple.parameters={0} is a part of method hierarchy. Do you want to delete multiple parameters?
 0.is.a.part.of.method.hierarchy.do.you.want.to.delete.multiple.type.parameters={0} is a part of method hierarchy. Do you want to delete multiple type parameters?
 move.inner.class.to.be.moved=Class to be moved