diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/actions/IntroduceVariableAction.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/actions/IntroduceVariableAction.java
index 0e81133d57f2..82f2d4a6f77d 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/actions/IntroduceVariableAction.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/actions/IntroduceVariableAction.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 public class IntroduceVariableAction extends BasePlatformRefactoringAction {
   public IntroduceVariableAction() {
     setInjectedContext(true);
+    setEnabledInModalContext(true);
   }
 
   @Override