diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
index fd986c366181..fbe23b9c0155 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
@@ -2456,17 +2456,19 @@ public class UIUtil {
 
   @Nullable
   public static Color getColorAt(final Icon icon, final int x, final int y) {
-    BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
-    icon.paintIcon(null, image.getGraphics(), 0, 0);
-    final int[] pixels = new int[1];
-    final PixelGrabber pixelGrabber =
-      new PixelGrabber(image, x, y, 1, 1, pixels, 0, 1);
-    try {
-      pixelGrabber.grabPixels();
-      return new Color(pixels[0]);
-    }
-    catch (InterruptedException ignore) {
+    if (0 <= x && x < icon.getIconWidth() && 0 <= y && y < icon.getIconHeight()) {
+      final BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
+      icon.paintIcon(null, image.getGraphics(), 0, 0);
+
+      final int[] pixels = new int[1];
+      final PixelGrabber pixelGrabber = new PixelGrabber(image, x, y, 1, 1, pixels, 0, 1);
+      try {
+        pixelGrabber.grabPixels();
+        return new Color(pixels[0]);
+      }
+      catch (InterruptedException ignored) { }
     }
+
     return null;
   }