diff --git a/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/refactoring/rename/ResourceBundleRenameUtil.java b/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/refactoring/rename/ResourceBundleRenameUtil.java
index 79694f7ae35a..869be96b5b1b 100644
--- a/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/refactoring/rename/ResourceBundleRenameUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/refactoring/rename/ResourceBundleRenameUtil.java
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ public class ResourceBundleRenameUtil {
   private final static Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(ResourceBundleRenameUtil.class);
 
   public static void renameResourceBundleKey(final @NotNull PsiElement psiElement, final @NotNull Project project) {
-    PsiElementRenameHandler.invoke(psiElement, project, psiElement.getContainingFile(), null);
+    if (psiElement.isValid()) {
+      PsiElementRenameHandler.invoke(psiElement, project, psiElement.getContainingFile(), null);
+    }
   }
 
   public static void renameResourceBundleBaseName(final @NotNull ResourceBundle resourceBundle, final @NotNull Project project) {