diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/impl/PreCachedDataContext.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/impl/PreCachedDataContext.java
index 2f0036cf6e13..c89f659b8353 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/impl/PreCachedDataContext.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/impl/PreCachedDataContext.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class PreCachedDataContext implements AsyncDataContext, UserDataHolder, AnAction
   private static final Map<String, Integer> ourDataKeysIndices = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
   private static final AtomicInteger ourDataKeysCount = new AtomicInteger();
   private static final Interner<String> ourEDTWarnsInterner = Interner.createStringInterner();
+  private static boolean ourIsCapturingSnapshot;
 
   private final ComponentRef myComponentRef;
   private final AtomicReference<KeyFMap> myUserData;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class PreCachedDataContext implements AsyncDataContext, UserDataHolder, AnAction
   private final DataManagerImpl myDataManager;
   private final int myDataKeysCount;
 
+  /** @noinspection AssignmentToStaticFieldFromInstanceMethod*/
   PreCachedDataContext(@Nullable Component component) {
     myComponentRef = new ComponentRef(component);
     myUserData = new AtomicReference<>(KeyFMap.EMPTY_MAP);
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ class PreCachedDataContext implements AsyncDataContext, UserDataHolder, AnAction
         int keyCount;
         FList<ProviderData> cachedData;
         MySink sink = new MySink();
+        ourIsCapturingSnapshot = true;
         try (AccessToken ignore = SlowOperations.startSection(SlowOperations.FORCE_ASSERT)) {
           while (true) {
             sink.keys = null;
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@ class PreCachedDataContext implements AsyncDataContext, UserDataHolder, AnAction
             if (keyCount == DataKey.allKeysCount()) break;
           }
         }
+        finally {
+          ourIsCapturingSnapshot = false;
+        }
         myDataKeysCount = keyCount;
         myCachedData = cachedData;
         ourInstances.add(this);
@@ -183,6 +189,9 @@ class PreCachedDataContext implements AsyncDataContext, UserDataHolder, AnAction
     if (myCachedData.isEmpty()) return null;
 
     boolean isEDT = EDT.isCurrentThreadEdt();
+    if (isEDT && ourIsCapturingSnapshot) {
+      reportGetDataInsideCapturingSnapshot();
+    }
     boolean noRulesSection = isEDT && ActionUpdater.Companion.isNoRulesInEDTSection();
     boolean rulesSuppressed = isEDT && LoadingState.COMPONENTS_LOADED.isOccurred() && Registry.is("actionSystem.update.actions.suppress.dataRules.on.edt");
     boolean rulesAllowed = !CommonDataKeys.PROJECT.is(dataId) && !rulesSuppressed && !noRulesSection;
@@ -262,6 +271,10 @@ class PreCachedDataContext implements AsyncDataContext, UserDataHolder, AnAction
     return answer;
   }
 
+  private static void reportGetDataInsideCapturingSnapshot() {
+    LOG.error("DataContext must not be queried during another DataContext creation");
+  }
+
   private static void reportValueProvidedByRulesUsage(@NotNull String dataId, boolean error) {
     if (!Registry.is("actionSystem.update.actions.warn.dataRules.on.edt")) return;
     if (EDT.isCurrentThreadEdt() && SlowOperations.isInSection(SlowOperations.ACTION_UPDATE) &&