diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/InspectDialog.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/InspectDialog.java
index e9b513a4e216..c361c853059a 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/InspectDialog.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/InspectDialog.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.debugger.impl.DebuggerStateManager;
 import com.intellij.debugger.ui.impl.watch.NodeDescriptorImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
@@ -81,4 +82,10 @@ public class InspectDialog extends DialogWrapper implements DebuggerContextListe
       close(CANCEL_EXIT_CODE);
     }
   }
+
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public JComponent getPreferredFocusedComponent() {
+    return myInspectView.getInspectTree();
+  }
 }