diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/BaseExpressionToFieldHandler.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/BaseExpressionToFieldHandler.java
index 5dee8e141119..7d8605533f07 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/BaseExpressionToFieldHandler.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/BaseExpressionToFieldHandler.java
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public abstract class BaseExpressionToFieldHandler extends IntroduceHandlerBase
             anchorElementHere = myAnchorElementIfOne;
           }
           assignStatement = createAssignment(myField, initializer, anchorElementHere, myParentClass);
-          if (!RefactoringUtil.isLoopOrIf(anchorElementHere.getParent())) {
+          if (anchorElementHere != null && !RefactoringUtil.isLoopOrIf(anchorElementHere.getParent())) {
             anchorElementHere.getParent().addBefore(assignStatement, getNormalizedAnchor(anchorElementHere));
           }
         }