diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/AbstractInplaceIntroducer.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/AbstractInplaceIntroducer.java
index 4d145a50c43d..ab4f8908dcc3 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/AbstractInplaceIntroducer.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/AbstractInplaceIntroducer.java
@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractInplaceIntroducer<V extends PsiNameIdentifierOwner
         highlightManager.addOccurrenceHighlight(editor, startOffset, startOffset + variableNameLength, attributes, 0, highlighters, null);
       }
     }
+
+    for (RangeHighlighter highlighter : highlighters) {
+      highlighter.setGreedyToLeft(true);
+      highlighter.setGreedyToRight(true);
+    }
   }
 
   protected void restoreState(final V psiField) {