diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ViewAsGroup.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ViewAsGroup.java
index c4217a179f0f..a34e8a1934d0 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ViewAsGroup.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/actions/ViewAsGroup.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,15 +75,23 @@ public class ViewAsGroup extends ActionGroup implements DumbAware {
 
       final DebuggerContextImpl debuggerContext = DebuggerAction.getDebuggerContext(e.getDataContext());
       final List<JavaValue> values = getSelectedValues(e);
+      final List<XValueNodeImpl> selectedNodes = XDebuggerTreeActionBase.getSelectedNodes(e.getDataContext());
 
       LOG.assertTrue(debuggerContext != null && !values.isEmpty());
 
-      debuggerContext.getDebugProcess().getManagerThread().schedule(new DebuggerContextCommandImpl(debuggerContext) {
+      DebugProcessImpl process = debuggerContext.getDebugProcess();
+      if (process == null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      process.getManagerThread().schedule(new DebuggerContextCommandImpl(debuggerContext) {
           public void threadAction() {
-            for (JavaValue value : values) {
-              value.getDescriptor().setRenderer(myNodeRenderer);
+            for (final XValueNodeImpl node : selectedNodes) {
+              final XValue container = node.getValueContainer();
+              if (container instanceof JavaValue) {
+                ((JavaValue)container).setRenderer(myNodeRenderer, node);
+              }
             }
-            DebuggerAction.refreshViews(e);
           }
         }
       );
diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
index 45166acce45d..b325a696ec14 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
     return myValueDescriptor.getValueText();
   }
 
-  private int currentStart = 0;
+  private int myCurrentChildrenStart = 0;
 
   @Override
   public void computeChildren(@NotNull final XCompositeNode node) {
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
 
           @Override
           public void initChildrenArrayRenderer(ArrayRenderer renderer) {
-            renderer.START_INDEX = currentStart;
-            renderer.END_INDEX = currentStart + XCompositeNode.MAX_CHILDREN_TO_SHOW - 1;
-            currentStart += XCompositeNode.MAX_CHILDREN_TO_SHOW;
+            renderer.START_INDEX = myCurrentChildrenStart;
+            renderer.END_INDEX = myCurrentChildrenStart + XCompositeNode.MAX_CHILDREN_TO_SHOW - 1;
+            myCurrentChildrenStart += XCompositeNode.MAX_CHILDREN_TO_SHOW;
           }
 
           @Override
@@ -456,14 +456,14 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
   public String getEvaluationExpression() {
     if (evaluationExpression == null) {
       // TODO: change API to allow to calculate it asynchronously
-      myEvaluationContext.getManagerThread().invokeAndWait(new DebuggerCommandImpl() {
+      myEvaluationContext.getManagerThread().invokeAndWait(new SuspendContextCommandImpl(myEvaluationContext.getSuspendContext()) {
         @Override
         public Priority getPriority() {
           return Priority.HIGH;
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected void action() throws Exception {
+        public void contextAction() throws Exception {
           evaluationExpression = ApplicationManager.getApplication().runReadAction(new Computable<String>() {
             @Override
             public String compute() {
@@ -536,4 +536,17 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
       }
     };
   }
+
+  public void setRenderer(NodeRenderer nodeRenderer, final XValueNodeImpl node) {
+    DebuggerManagerThreadImpl.assertIsManagerThread();
+    myValueDescriptor.setRenderer(nodeRenderer);
+    myCurrentChildrenStart = 0;
+    node.getTree().getLaterInvocator().offer(new Runnable() {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        node.clearChildren();
+        computePresentation(node, XValuePlace.TREE);
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }