diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/ValueHint.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/ValueHint.java
index 2adcbb0bb0c3..475ec7aa4277 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/ValueHint.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/ValueHint.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.hint.HintUtil;
 import com.intellij.debugger.DebuggerBundle;
 import com.intellij.debugger.DebuggerInvocationUtil;
 import com.intellij.debugger.DebuggerManagerEx;
+import com.intellij.debugger.actions.DebuggerActions;
 import com.intellij.debugger.engine.DebugProcessImpl;
 import com.intellij.debugger.engine.JVMName;
 import com.intellij.debugger.engine.JVMNameUtil;
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ import com.intellij.debugger.ui.impl.DebuggerTreeRenderer;
 import com.intellij.debugger.ui.impl.InspectDebuggerTree;
 import com.intellij.debugger.ui.impl.watch.WatchItemDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.debugger.ui.tree.render.DescriptorLabelListener;
+import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CustomShortcutSet;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 
 /**
  * @author lex
@@ -210,6 +216,16 @@ public class ValueHint extends AbstractValueHint {
                                     return myCurrentExpression.getText();
                                   }
                                 });
+
+                                final AnAction setValueAction  = ActionManager.getInstance().getAction(DebuggerActions.SET_VALUE);
+                                setValueAction.registerCustomShortcutSet(new CustomShortcutSet(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F2, 0)), tree);
+                                Disposer.register(tree, new Disposable() {
+                                  @Override
+                                  public void dispose() {
+                                    setValueAction.unregisterCustomShortcutSet(tree);
+                                  }
+                                });
+
                                 showTreePopup(tree, debuggerContext, expressionText,
                                               new ValueHintTreeComponent(ValueHint.this, tree, expressionText));
                               }