diff --git a/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java b/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java
index b16f54667625..5fee98914ee5 100644
--- a/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java
+++ b/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsagePreviewPanel.java
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ public class UsagePreviewPanel extends UsageContextPanelBase {
 
       TextRange elementRange = psiElement.getTextRange();
       TextRange infoRange = info.getRangeInElement();
-      TextRange textRange = infoRange == null || infoRange.getStartOffset() > elementRange.getLength() ? null : elementRange.cutOut(infoRange);
+      TextRange textRange = infoRange == null 
+                            || infoRange.getStartOffset() > elementRange.getLength() 
+                            || infoRange.getEndOffset() > elementRange.getLength() ? null 
+                                                                                   : elementRange.cutOut(infoRange);
       if (textRange == null) textRange = elementRange;
       // hack to determine element range to highlight
       if (psiElement instanceof PsiNamedElement && !(psiElement instanceof PsiFile)) {