diff --git a/plugins/performanceTesting/remote-driver/src/com/jetbrains/performancePlugin/remotedriver/fixtures/JComboBoxTextFixture.kt b/plugins/performanceTesting/remote-driver/src/com/jetbrains/performancePlugin/remotedriver/fixtures/JComboBoxTextFixture.kt
index 6e33796a8aa1..fcdab48962fd 100644
--- a/plugins/performanceTesting/remote-driver/src/com/jetbrains/performancePlugin/remotedriver/fixtures/JComboBoxTextFixture.kt
+++ b/plugins/performanceTesting/remote-driver/src/com/jetbrains/performancePlugin/remotedriver/fixtures/JComboBoxTextFixture.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 package com.jetbrains.performancePlugin.remotedriver.fixtures
 
 import com.jetbrains.performancePlugin.remotedriver.dataextractor.TextCellRendererReader
+import com.jetbrains.performancePlugin.remotedriver.dataextractor.computeOnEdt
 import org.assertj.swing.core.Robot
 import org.assertj.swing.driver.BasicJComboBoxCellReader
 import org.assertj.swing.driver.CellRendererReader
+import org.assertj.swing.driver.ComponentPreconditions
 import org.assertj.swing.fixture.JComboBoxFixture
 import javax.swing.JComboBox
 
@@ -18,7 +20,10 @@ class JComboBoxTextFixture(robot: Robot, component: JComboBox<*>) : JComboBoxFix
   }
 
   fun select(text: String) {
-    selectItem(text)
+    checkEnabledAndShowing()
+    showDropDownList()
+    select(findItemIndex(text))
+    hideDropDownList()
   }
 
   fun selectedText(): String = selectedItem() ?: ""
@@ -26,4 +31,35 @@ class JComboBoxTextFixture(robot: Robot, component: JComboBox<*>) : JComboBoxFix
   fun listValues(): List<String> {
     return contents().toList()
   }
+
+  fun getItemCount(): Int = computeOnEdt { target().itemCount }
+
+  private fun select(index: Int) {
+    require(index in 0..<getItemCount()) { "Index $index is out of range [0, ${getItemCount()}]" }
+    computeOnEdt {
+      target().selectedIndex = index
+    }
+    robot().waitForIdle()
+  }
+
+  private fun checkEnabledAndShowing() {
+    computeOnEdt {
+      ComponentPreconditions.checkEnabledAndShowing(target())
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun showDropDownList() {
+    computeOnEdt { target().showPopup() }
+    robot().waitForIdle()
+  }
+
+  private fun hideDropDownList() {
+    computeOnEdt { target().hidePopup() }
+    robot().waitForIdle()
+  }
+
+  private fun findItemIndex(text: String): Int {
+    val items = listValues()
+    return checkNotNull(items.indexOf(text).takeIf { it >= 0 }) { "No such item in combobox: $text, contents: $items" }
+  }
 }
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