diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/SearchDialog.java b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/SearchDialog.java
index 7fa3d5ee7716..4fe8b7d2201d 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/SearchDialog.java
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/SearchDialog.java
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ public class SearchDialog extends DialogWrapper {
     for (Variable variable : variables) {
       variableNames.add(variable.getName());
     }
+    variableNames.add(Configuration.CONTEXT_VAR_NAME);
     configuration.getMatchOptions().retainVariableConstraints(variableNames);
   }