diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/console/GroovyShellAction.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/console/GroovyShellAction.java
index 6f79bae946f3..d31fbd54c167 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/console/GroovyShellAction.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/console/GroovyShellAction.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ModulesAlphaComparator;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopupFactory;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.PopupStep;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.util.BaseListPopupStep;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.util.PlatformIcons;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.GroovyFileType;
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 public class GroovyShellAction extends DumbAwareAction {
 
   private static final String GROOVY_SHELL_LAST_MODULE = "Groovy.Shell.LastModule";
+  public static final Key<Boolean> GROOVY_SHELL_FILE = Key.create("GROOVY_SHELL_FILE");
 
   private static List<Module> getGroovyCompatibleModules(Project project) {
     ArrayList<Module> result = new ArrayList<Module>();
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ public class GroovyShellAction extends DumbAwareAction {
 
           GroovyFileImpl file = (GroovyFileImpl)res.getConsole().getFile();
           assert file.getContext() == null;
+          file.putUserData(GROOVY_SHELL_FILE, Boolean.TRUE);
 
           file.setContext(shellRunner.getContext(module));
 
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovyCompletionConfidence.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovyCompletionConfidence.java
index b8c6f276da1c..ededc60a1f96 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovyCompletionConfidence.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/completion/GroovyCompletionConfidence.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiReference;
 import com.intellij.util.ThreeState;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.console.GroovyShellAction;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.lexer.TokenSets;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GrReferenceElement;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrForStatement;
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ public class GroovyCompletionConfidence extends CompletionConfidence {
       final GrExpression qualifier = ref.getQualifierExpression();
       if (qualifier == null) {
         if (isPossibleClosureParameter(ref)) return ThreeState.NO;
+        if (parameters.getOriginalFile().getUserData(GroovyShellAction.GROOVY_SHELL_FILE) == Boolean.TRUE) {
+          return ThreeState.NO;
+        }
 
         GrExpression runtimeQualifier = PsiImplUtil.getRuntimeQualifier(ref);
         if (runtimeQualifier != null && runtimeQualifier.getType() == null) {