diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt
index 52e5ef4dbd9b..60e79bdd8c46 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettings.kt
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class UISettings constructor(private val notRoamableOptions: NotRoamableUiSettin
      */
     @JvmStatic
     val shadowInstance: UISettings
-      get() = instanceOrNull ?: UISettings()
+      get() = instanceOrNull ?: UISettings(NotRoamableUiSettings())
 
     @JvmField
     val FORCE_USE_FRACTIONAL_METRICS = SystemProperties.getBooleanProperty("idea.force.use.fractional.metrics", false)