diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ex/WelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ex/WelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt
index 3d0cbec0a564..8b09a05a52bd 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ex/WelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/ex/WelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ abstract class WelcomeScreenProjectProvider {
       return extension.doIsWelcomeScreenProject(project)
     }
 
+    fun isEditableWelcomeProject(project: Project): Boolean {
+      val extension = getWelcomeScreenProjectProvider() ?: return false
+      return extension.doIsWelcomeScreenProject(project) && extension.doIsEditableProject(project)
+    }
+
     fun isForceDisabledFileColors(): Boolean {
       val extension = getWelcomeScreenProjectProvider() ?: return false
       return extension.doIsForceDisabledFileColors()
@@ -98,6 +103,15 @@ abstract class WelcomeScreenProjectProvider {
 
   protected abstract fun doIsWelcomeScreenProject(project: Project): Boolean
 
+  /**
+   * Return true if your project is not only a welcome screen, but also a real project where the user can create, store and edit files.
+   * Junie and other features might be disabled for non-editable welcome screen projects.
+   * See MTRH-1423
+   */
+  protected open fun doIsEditableProject(project: Project): Boolean {
+    return false
+  }
+
   protected abstract fun doIsForceDisabledFileColors(): Boolean
 
   protected abstract fun doGetCreateNewFileProjectPrefix(): String
diff --git a/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/welcomeScreen/PyCharmWelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt b/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/welcomeScreen/PyCharmWelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt
index 7b2ca44ffaee..ab72064cf656 100644
--- a/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/welcomeScreen/PyCharmWelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt
+++ b/python/ide/impl/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/welcomeScreen/PyCharmWelcomeScreenProjectProvider.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ private class PyCharmWelcomeScreenProjectProvider : WelcomeScreenProjectProvider
     return project.name == MISC_PROJECT_WITH_WELCOME_NAME || project.name == MISC_PROJECT_NAME
   }
 
+  override fun doIsEditableProject(project: Project): Boolean {
+    return true
+  }
+
   override fun doIsForceDisabledFileColors(): Boolean = true
 
   override fun doGetCreateNewFileProjectPrefix(): String = "awesomeProject"