diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/converters/MavenArtifactCoordinatesConverter.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/converters/MavenArtifactCoordinatesConverter.java
index 4c6f27aca790..6e2b13848646 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/converters/MavenArtifactCoordinatesConverter.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/converters/MavenArtifactCoordinatesConverter.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
 import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.xml.ConvertContext;
+import com.intellij.util.xml.DomElement;
 import com.intellij.util.xml.DomUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.xml.ResolvingConverter;
 import gnu.trove.THashSet;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-public abstract class MavenArtifactCoordinatesConverter extends ResolvingConverter<String> {
+public abstract class MavenArtifactCoordinatesConverter extends ResolvingConverter<String> implements MavenDomSoftAwareConverter {
   public String fromString(@Nullable @NonNls String s, ConvertContext context) {
     if (s == null) return null;
 
@@ -96,6 +97,28 @@ public abstract class MavenArtifactCoordinatesConverter extends ResolvingConvert
     return ArrayUtil.append(super.getQuickFixes(context), new MyUpdateIndicesFix());
   }
 
+  public boolean isSoft(@NotNull DomElement element) {
+    DomElement dependencyOrPluginElement = element.getParent();
+    if (dependencyOrPluginElement instanceof MavenDomDependency) {
+      DomElement dependencies = dependencyOrPluginElement.getParent();
+      if (dependencies instanceof MavenDomDependencies) {
+        if (dependencies.getParent() instanceof MavenDomDependencyManagement) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else if (dependencyOrPluginElement instanceof MavenDomPlugin) {
+      DomElement pluginsElement = dependencyOrPluginElement.getParent();
+      if (pluginsElement instanceof MavenDomPlugins) {
+        if (pluginsElement.getParent() instanceof MavenDomPluginManagement) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   private ConverterStrategy selectStrategy(ConvertContext context) {
     if (MavenDomUtil.getImmediateParent(context, MavenDomProjectModel.class) != null) {
       return new ProjectStrategy();
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/MavenDontCheckDependencyInManagementSectionTest.groovy b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/MavenDontCheckDependencyInManagementSectionTest.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69c440369683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/MavenDontCheckDependencyInManagementSectionTest.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jetbrains.idea.maven.dom
+
+/**
+ * @author Sergey Evdokimov
+ */
+class MavenDontCheckDependencyInManagementSectionTest extends MavenDomTestCase {
+
+  public void testHighlighting() {
+    importProject("""
+<groupId>test</groupId>
+<artifactId>m1</artifactId>
+<version>1</version>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xxxx</groupId>
+      <artifactId>yyyy</artifactId>
+      <version>zzzz</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>xxxx</groupId>
+        <artifactId>yyyy</artifactId>
+        <version>zzzz</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>xxxx</groupId>
+        <artifactId>yyyy</artifactId>
+        <version>zzzz</version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>xxxx</groupId>
+          <artifactId>yyyy</artifactId>
+          <version>zzzz</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+""")
+
+    createProjectPom("""
+<groupId>test</groupId>
+<artifactId>m1</artifactId>
+<version>1</version>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId><error>xxxx</error></groupId>
+      <artifactId><error>yyyy</error></artifactId>
+      <version><error>zzzz</error></version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>xxxx</groupId>
+        <artifactId>yyyy</artifactId>
+        <version>zzzz</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId><error>xxxx</error></groupId>
+        <artifactId><error>yyyy</error></artifactId>
+        <version><error>zzzz</error></version>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>xxxx</groupId>
+          <artifactId>yyyy</artifactId>
+          <version>zzzz</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+""")
+
+    checkHighlighting(myProjectPom, true, false, true)
+  }
+
+}