diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceEmptyVariableHandler.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceEmptyVariableHandler.java
index 153683a0ed7b..90ee54d91a7e 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceEmptyVariableHandler.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceEmptyVariableHandler.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class IntroduceEmptyVariableHandler {
 
   public void invoke(@NotNull Editor editor, @NotNull PsiFile file, @NotNull PsiType type) {
     Project project = file.getProject();
+    if (!CommonRefactoringUtil.checkReadOnlyStatus(project, file)) return;
     int offset = editor.getCaretModel().getOffset();
     PsiElement at = file.findElementAt(offset);
     PsiElement anchorStatement = RefactoringUtil.getParentStatement(at, false);