diff --git a/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaPredefinedConfigurations.java b/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaPredefinedConfigurations.java
index dba551260f4a..495083046227 100644
--- a/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaPredefinedConfigurations.java
+++ b/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaPredefinedConfigurations.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class JavaPredefinedConfigurations {
       createSearchTemplateInfo(SSRBundle.message("predefined.configuration.all.expressions.of.some.type"),"'_Expression:[exprtype( SomeType )]",EXPRESSION_TYPE),
       createSearchTemplateInfo(SSRBundle.message("predefined.configuration.sample.method.invokation.with.constant.argument"),"Integer.parseInt('_a:[script( \"com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil.isConstantExpression(__context__)\" )])",EXPRESSION_TYPE),
       createSearchTemplateInfo(SSRBundle.message("predefined.configuration.method.references"), "'_Qualifier::'methodName", EXPRESSION_TYPE),
+      createSearchTemplateInfo(SSRBundle.message("predefined.configuration.string.concatenations"), "[exprtype( java\\.lang\\.String )]'_a + '_b+", EXPRESSION_TYPE),
 
       // Operators
       createSearchTemplateInfo(SSRBundle.message("predefined.configuration.block.dcls"),"{\n  '_Type+ 'Var+ = '_Init*;\n  '_BlockStatements*;\n}",OPERATOR_TYPE),
diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/PatternCompiler.java b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/PatternCompiler.java
index afe40f03792c..a05dd3098c07 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/PatternCompiler.java
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/PatternCompiler.java
@@ -429,14 +429,7 @@ public class PatternCompiler {
         addPredicate(handler,predicate);
       }
 
-      Set<MatchPredicate> predicates = new LinkedHashSet<MatchPredicate>();
-      for (MatchPredicateProvider matchPredicateProvider : Extensions.getExtensions(MatchPredicateProvider.EP_NAME)) {
-        matchPredicateProvider.collectPredicates(constraint, name, options, predicates);
-      }
-      for (MatchPredicate matchPredicate : predicates) {
-        addPredicate(handler, matchPredicate);
-      }
-
+      addExtensionPredicates(options, constraint, handler);
       addScriptConstraint(project, name, constraint, handler);
 
       if (!StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(constraint.getContainsConstraint())) {
@@ -474,6 +467,7 @@ public class PatternCompiler {
         addPredicate(handler,predicate);
       }
 
+      addExtensionPredicates(options, constraint, handler);
       addScriptConstraint(project, Configuration.CONTEXT_VAR_NAME, constraint, handler);
     }
 
@@ -505,6 +499,16 @@ public class PatternCompiler {
     return elements;
   }
 
+  private static void addExtensionPredicates(MatchOptions options, MatchVariableConstraint constraint, SubstitutionHandler handler) {
+    Set<MatchPredicate> predicates = new LinkedHashSet<MatchPredicate>();
+    for (MatchPredicateProvider matchPredicateProvider : Extensions.getExtensions(MatchPredicateProvider.EP_NAME)) {
+      matchPredicateProvider.collectPredicates(constraint, handler.getName(), options, predicates);
+    }
+    for (MatchPredicate matchPredicate : predicates) {
+      addPredicate(handler, matchPredicate);
+    }
+  }
+
   private static void addScriptConstraint(Project project, String name, MatchVariableConstraint constraint, SubstitutionHandler handler) {
     if (constraint.getScriptCodeConstraint()!= null && constraint.getScriptCodeConstraint().length() > 2) {
       final String script = StringUtil.stripQuotesAroundValue(constraint.getScriptCodeConstraint());
@@ -515,12 +519,11 @@ public class PatternCompiler {
     }
   }
 
-  static void addPredicate(SubstitutionHandler handler, MatchPredicate predicate) {
+  private static void addPredicate(SubstitutionHandler handler, MatchPredicate predicate) {
     if (handler.getPredicate()==null) {
       handler.setPredicate(predicate);
     } else {
       handler.setPredicate(new BinaryPredicate(handler.getPredicate(), predicate, false));
     }
   }
-
 }
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diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/EditVarConstraintsDialog.java b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/EditVarConstraintsDialog.java
index 6eb94bd46340..e7417979d883 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/EditVarConstraintsDialog.java
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/plugin/ui/EditVarConstraintsDialog.java
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ class EditVarConstraintsDialog extends DialogWrapper {
     final boolean contextVar = Configuration.CONTEXT_VAR_NAME.equals(var.getName());
     containedInConstraints.setVisible(contextVar);
     textConstraintsPanel.setVisible(!contextVar);
-    expressionConstraints.setVisible(!contextVar);
     partOfSearchResults.setEnabled(!contextVar);
     occurencePanel.setVisible(!contextVar);
   }
diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/source/messages/SSRBundle.properties b/platform/structuralsearch/source/messages/SSRBundle.properties
index 80609e88ba1e..b57c5a311169 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/source/messages/SSRBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/source/messages/SSRBundle.properties
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ predefined.configuration.classes=classes
 predefined.configuration.new.expressions=new expressions
 predefined.configuration.lambdas=lambdas
 predefined.configuration.method.references=method references
+predefined.configuration.string.concatenations=string concatenations
 
 # edit variable constraint dialog options
 invalid.regular.expression.title=Invalid Regular Expression