diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java
index 207f30c8e925..e8735881c9c6 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.dnd.DnDManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.dnd.DnDManagerImpl;
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.ui.UISettings;
+import com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
@@ -95,9 +96,8 @@ public class IdeEventQueue extends EventQueue {
   /**
    * We exit from suspend mode when focus owner changes and no more WindowEvent.WINDOW_OPENED events
    * <p/>
-   * in the queue. If WINDOW_OPENED event does exists in the queus then we restart the alarm.
+   * in the queue. If WINDOW_OPENED event does exists in the queues then we restart the alarm.
    */
-
   private Component myFocusOwner;
 
   private final Runnable myExitSuspendModeRunnable = new ExitSuspendModeRunnable();
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ public class IdeEventQueue extends EventQueue {
   }
 
   private static boolean typeAheadDispatchToFocusManager(AWTEvent e) {
-    if (e instanceof KeyEvent) {
+    if (e instanceof KeyEvent && appIsLoaded()) {
       final KeyEvent event = (KeyEvent)e;
       if (!event.isConsumed()) {
         final IdeFocusManager focusManager = IdeFocusManager.findInstanceByComponent(event.getComponent());
@@ -729,6 +729,14 @@ public class IdeEventQueue extends EventQueue {
     return false;
   }
 
+  private static boolean ourAppIsLoaded = false;
+
+  private static boolean appIsLoaded() {
+    if (ourAppIsLoaded) return true;
+    boolean loaded = IdeaApplication.isLoaded();
+    if (loaded) ourAppIsLoaded = true;
+    return loaded;
+  }
 
   public void flushQueue() {
     while (true) {