diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/Presentation.java b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/Presentation.java
index de8a64dbc907..afb67589b7db 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/Presentation.java
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/Presentation.java
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ public final class Presentation implements Cloneable {
   }
 
   public void copyFrom(Presentation presentation) {
+    if (presentation == this) return;
+
     setText(presentation.getTextWithMnemonic(), presentation.myDisplayedMnemonicIndex > -1);
     setDescription(presentation.getDescription());
     setIcon(presentation.getIcon());