diff --git a/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/DeployToServerConfigurationType.java b/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/DeployToServerConfigurationType.java
index e1d78a60e9c7..27eabecb8dd1 100644
--- a/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/DeployToServerConfigurationType.java
+++ b/platform/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/DeployToServerConfigurationType.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public class DeployToServerConfigurationType extends ConfigurationTypeBase {
       super(DeployToServerConfigurationType.this);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isApplicable(@NotNull Project project) {
+      return !RemoteServersManager.getInstance().getServers(myServerType).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onNewConfigurationCreated(@NotNull RunConfiguration configuration) {
       DeployToServerRunConfiguration<?,?> deployConfiguration = (DeployToServerRunConfiguration<?,?>)configuration;