diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CutAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CutAction.java
index 4b92484ce894..8088f48209cc 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CutAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/CutAction.java
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 
 public class CutAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
+  public CutAction() {
+    setEnabledInModalContext(true);
+  }
+
   public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
     DataContext dataContext = e.getDataContext();
     CutProvider provider = PlatformDataKeys.CUT_PROVIDER.getData(dataContext);
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/PasteAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/PasteAction.java
index 74e4ac38abb8..acb0cf3c6896 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/PasteAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/PasteAction.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
 
 public class PasteAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
+  public PasteAction() {
+    setEnabledInModalContext(true);
+  }
 
   public void update(AnActionEvent event) {
     Presentation presentation = event.getPresentation();