diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ShowReferringObjectsAction.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ShowReferringObjectsAction.java
index 2df05b6b7fe0..68275af275c4 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ShowReferringObjectsAction.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ShowReferringObjectsAction.java
@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@ public class ShowReferringObjectsAction extends XDebuggerTreeActionBase {
 
   @Override
   protected void perform(XValueNodeImpl node, @NotNull String nodeName, AnActionEvent e) {
-    if (node.getValueContainer() instanceof JavaValue) {
-      JavaValue javaValue = ((JavaValue)node.getValueContainer());
+    XValue container = node.getValueContainer();
+    JavaValue javaValue = null;
+    if (container instanceof ReferringObjectsValue) {
+      javaValue = ((ReferringObjectsValue)container).myJavaValue;
+    }
+    else if (container instanceof JavaValue) {
+      javaValue = ((JavaValue)container);
+    }
+    if (javaValue != null) {
       XDebuggerTree tree = XDebuggerTree.getTree(e.getDataContext());
       XInspectDialog dialog = new XInspectDialog(tree.getProject(),
                                                  tree.getEditorsProvider(),