diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/GroovyRefactoringUtil.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/GroovyRefactoringUtil.java
index f502a90e5c2b..961cd88bb34a 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/GroovyRefactoringUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/GroovyRefactoringUtil.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.branch.GrContinueSta
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.branch.GrReturnStatement;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.clauses.GrCaseSection;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.*;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.literals.GrLiteral;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.path.GrCallExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.path.GrMethodCallExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.params.GrParameter;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.types.GrTypeArgumentList;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.util.GrStatementOwner;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.util.GrVariableDeclarationOwner;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.PsiImplUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.refactoring.introduce.StringPartInfo;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -105,12 +107,29 @@ public abstract class GroovyRefactoringUtil {
     final PsiElement commonParent = PsiTreeUtil.findCommonParent(element1, element2);
     assert commonParent != null;
     final T element = ReflectionUtil.isAssignable(klass, commonParent.getClass()) ? (T) commonParent : PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(commonParent, klass);
-    if (element == null || element.getTextRange().getStartOffset() != startOffset) {
+    if (element == null) {
       return null;
     }
+
+    if (!checkRanges(element, startOffset, endOffset)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     return element;
   }
 
+  private static boolean checkRanges(@NotNull PsiElement element, int startOffset, int endOffset) {
+    if (element instanceof GrLiteral && StringPartInfo.isWholeLiteralContentSelected((GrLiteral)element, startOffset, endOffset)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (element.getTextRange().getStartOffset() == startOffset) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public static PsiElement[] getExpressionOccurrences(@NotNull PsiElement expr, @NotNull PsiElement scope) {
     ArrayList<PsiElement> occurrences = new ArrayList<PsiElement>();
     Comparator<PsiElement> comparator = new Comparator<PsiElement>() {