diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteral.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteral.java
index 797684b0d03c..f543c5aea6cb 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteral.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/api/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteral.java
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrExpres
  * @author ilyas
  */
 public interface GrLiteral extends GrExpression, PsiLiteral {
+  void setStringValue(String value);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrAbstractLiteral.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrAbstractLiteral.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e41ec6c04f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrAbstractLiteral.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.statements.expressions.literals;
+
+import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.literals.GrLiteral;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.statements.expressions.GrExpressionImpl;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.resolve.GroovyStringLiteralManipulator;
+
+
+public abstract class GrAbstractLiteral extends GrExpressionImpl implements GrLiteral {
+
+  public GrAbstractLiteral(@NotNull ASTNode node) {
+    super(node);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setStringValue(String value) {
+    new GroovyStringLiteralManipulator().handleContentChange(this, value);
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
index 704e5df0b239..d97758a4f99d 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import static org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.lexer.GroovyTokenTypes.*;
 /**
  * @author ilyas
  */
-public class GrLiteralImpl extends GrExpressionImpl implements GrLiteral, PsiLanguageInjectionHost {
+public class GrLiteralImpl extends GrAbstractLiteral implements GrLiteral, PsiLanguageInjectionHost {
 
   private static final Function<GrLiteralImpl,PsiType> TYPE_CALCULATOR = new NullableFunction<GrLiteralImpl, PsiType>() {
     @Override
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrStringImpl.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrStringImpl.java
index 16a2964096a6..161f3a5bded8 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrStringImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrStringImpl.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * @author ilyas
  */
-public class GrStringImpl extends GrExpressionImpl implements GrString {
+public class GrStringImpl extends GrAbstractLiteral implements GrString {
   private static final Function<GrStringImpl,PsiType> TYPE_CALCULATOR = new Function<GrStringImpl, PsiType>() {
     @Override
     public PsiType fun(GrStringImpl grString) {