diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ExecutorRegistryImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ExecutorRegistryImpl.java
index 1bfa1cc9de8a..beefb6cdd8d3 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ExecutorRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ExecutorRegistryImpl.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressIndicator;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Trinity;
 import com.intellij.util.IconUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ public final class ExecutorRegistryImpl extends ExecutorRegistry implements Disp
   public static final String RUNNERS_GROUP = "RunnerActions";
   public static final String RUN_CONTEXT_GROUP = "RunContextGroupInner";
 
+  // Usage: project.putUserData(EXECUTION_TEMPORARY_DISABLED, Boolean.TRUE) when there is some 'external' reason that prevents execution
+  public static final Key<Boolean> EXECUTION_TEMPORARY_DISABLED = Key.create("EXECUTION_TEMPORARY_DISABLED");
+
   private List<Executor> myExecutors = new ArrayList<>();
   private final Map<String, Executor> myIdToExecutor = new THashMap<>();
   private final Set<String> myContextActionIdSet = new THashSet<>();
@@ -248,8 +252,11 @@ public final class ExecutorRegistryImpl extends ExecutorRegistry implements Disp
     public void update(@NotNull final AnActionEvent e) {
       final Presentation presentation = e.getPresentation();
       final Project project = e.getProject();
-
-      if (project == null || !project.isInitialized() || project.isDisposed()) {
+      if (project != null) {
+        boolean b = (System.currentTimeMillis() % 10000) > 5000;
+        project.putUserData(EXECUTION_TEMPORARY_DISABLED, b ? Boolean.TRUE : null);
+      }
+      if (project == null || !project.isInitialized() || project.isDisposed() || EXECUTION_TEMPORARY_DISABLED.get(project) == Boolean.TRUE) {
         presentation.setEnabled(false);
         return;
       }