diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java
index 0deb54673b6c..e58331da290b 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessImpl.java
@@ -997,6 +997,10 @@ public abstract class DebugProcessImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements Deb
         throw EvaluateExceptionUtil.NESTED_EVALUATION_ERROR;
       }
 
+      if (!getSuspendManager().isSuspended(invokeThread)) {
+        throw EvaluateExceptionUtil.THREAD_WAS_RESUMED;
+      }
+
       Set<SuspendContextImpl> suspendingContexts = SuspendManagerUtil.getSuspendingContexts(getSuspendManager(), invokeThread);
       final ThreadReference invokeThreadRef = invokeThread.getThreadReference();