diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorAndFontOptions.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorAndFontOptions.java
index e62a382ea6b2..a3f59fd481ae 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorAndFontOptions.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ColorAndFontOptions.java
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ public class ColorAndFontOptions extends SearchableConfigurable.Parent.Abstract
 
   private static class FontConfigurableFactory implements ColorAndFontPanelFactory {
     public NewColorAndFontPanel createPanel(ColorAndFontOptions options) {
-      return new NewColorAndFontPanel(new SchemesPanel(options), new FontOptions(options), new FontEditorPreview(options), "Font", null, null){
+      FontEditorPreview previewPanel = new FontEditorPreview(options, true);
+      return new NewColorAndFontPanel(new SchemesPanel(options), new FontOptions(options), previewPanel, "Font", null, null){
         @Override
         public boolean containsFontOptions() {
           return true;
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ public class ColorAndFontOptions extends SearchableConfigurable.Parent.Abstract
 
    private static class ConsoleFontConfigurableFactory implements ColorAndFontPanelFactory {
     public NewColorAndFontPanel createPanel(ColorAndFontOptions options) {
-      FontEditorPreview previewPanel = new FontEditorPreview(options) {
+      FontEditorPreview previewPanel = new FontEditorPreview(options, false) {
         @Override
         protected EditorColorsScheme updateOptionsScheme(EditorColorsScheme selectedScheme) {
           return ConsoleViewUtil.updateConsoleColorScheme(selectedScheme);
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/FontEditorPreview.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/FontEditorPreview.java
index b936ef1f3242..a890285ac9c1 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/FontEditorPreview.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/FontEditorPreview.java
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ public class FontEditorPreview implements PreviewPanel{
 
   private final EventDispatcher<ColorAndFontSettingsListener> myDispatcher = EventDispatcher.create(ColorAndFontSettingsListener.class);
 
-  public FontEditorPreview(final ColorAndFontOptions options) {
+  public FontEditorPreview(final ColorAndFontOptions options, boolean editable) {
     myOptions = options;
 
     @Nls String text = getIDEDemoText();
 
-    myEditor = (EditorEx)createPreviewEditor(text, 10, 3, -1, myOptions);
+    myEditor = (EditorEx)createPreviewEditor(text, 10, 3, -1, myOptions, editable);
 
     installTrafficLights(myEditor);
   }
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ public class FontEditorPreview implements PreviewPanel{
     ((EditorMarkupModel)editor.getMarkupModel()).setErrorStripeVisible(true);
   }
 
-  static Editor createPreviewEditor(String text, int column, int line, int selectedLine, ColorAndFontOptions options) {
+  static Editor createPreviewEditor(String text, int column, int line, int selectedLine, ColorAndFontOptions options, boolean editable) {
     EditorFactory editorFactory = EditorFactory.getInstance();
     Document editorDocument = editorFactory.createDocument(text);
-    EditorEx editor = (EditorEx)editorFactory.createViewer(editorDocument);
+    EditorEx editor = (EditorEx) (editable ? editorFactory.createEditor(editorDocument) : editorFactory.createViewer(editorDocument));
     editor.setColorsScheme(options.getSelectedScheme());
     EditorSettings settings = editor.getSettings();
     settings.setLineNumbersShown(true);
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SimpleEditorPreview.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SimpleEditorPreview.java
index 649bf0d2ee2e..58218b81dc11 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SimpleEditorPreview.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/SimpleEditorPreview.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class SimpleEditorPreview implements PreviewPanel{
     myHighlightData = extractant2.extractHighlights(text);
 
     int selectedLine = -1;
-    myEditor = (EditorEx)FontEditorPreview.createPreviewEditor(extractant2.cutDefinedTags(text), 10, 3, selectedLine, myOptions);
+    myEditor = (EditorEx)FontEditorPreview.createPreviewEditor(extractant2.cutDefinedTags(text), 10, 3, selectedLine, myOptions, false);
 
     FontEditorPreview.installTrafficLights(myEditor);
     myBlinkingAlarm = new Alarm().setActivationComponent(myEditor.getComponent());