diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/contextConfiguration/ConfigureCodeStyleOnSelectedFragment.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/contextConfiguration/ConfigureCodeStyleOnSelectedFragment.java
index 8346ae47a3d5..fc98d2bec630 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/contextConfiguration/ConfigureCodeStyleOnSelectedFragment.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/formatting/contextConfiguration/ConfigureCodeStyleOnSelectedFragment.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.formatting.contextConfiguration;
 
+import com.intellij.application.options.codeStyle.CodeStyleSchemesModel;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.CodeInsightBundle;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.intention.IntentionAction;
 import com.intellij.lang.Language;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public class ConfigureCodeStyleOnSelectedFragment implements IntentionAction {
     private final Editor myEditor;
     private final Document myDocument;
     private SelectedTextFormatter mySelectedTextFormatter;
-    private final CodeStyleSettings mySettings;
+    private CodeStyleSettings mySettings;
 
 
     public FragmentCodeStyleSettingsDialog(@NotNull final Editor editor,
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ public class ConfigureCodeStyleOnSelectedFragment implements IntentionAction {
 
     private void applyFromUiToSettings() {
       try {
+        createNewCodeStyleSchemeIfDefault();
         myTabbedLanguagePanel.apply(mySettings);
       }
       catch (ConfigurationException e) {
@@ -166,6 +168,17 @@ public class ConfigureCodeStyleOnSelectedFragment implements IntentionAction {
       }
     }
 
+    private void createNewCodeStyleSchemeIfDefault() {
+      CodeStyleSchemes schemes = CodeStyleSchemes.getInstance();
+      CodeStyleScheme current = schemes.getCurrentScheme();
+      if (current != null && CodeStyleSchemesModel.cannotBeModified(current)) {
+        CodeStyleScheme newScheme = schemes.createNewScheme(null, current);
+        schemes.addScheme(newScheme);
+        CodeStyleSettingsManager.getInstance(myEditor.getProject()).PREFERRED_PROJECT_CODE_STYLE = newScheme.getName(); 
+        mySettings = newScheme.getCodeStyleSettings();
+      }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void doCancelAction() {
       mySelectedTextFormatter.restoreSelectedText();