diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressIndicatorUtils.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressIndicatorUtils.java
index dadd49495563..15c96efc1f83 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressIndicatorUtils.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/progress/util/ProgressIndicatorUtils.java
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ModalityState;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.ApplicationEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.ApplicationManagerEx;
-import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException;
-import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressIndicator;
-import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.EmptyRunnable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Ref;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.EdtInvocationManager;
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ public class ProgressIndicatorUtils {
    * This method attempts to run provided action synchronously in a read action, so that, if possible, it wouldn't impact any pending, 
    * executing or future write actions (for this to work effectively the action should invoke {@link ProgressManager#checkCanceled()} or 
    * {@link ProgressIndicator#checkCanceled()} often enough). 
-   * It returns <code>true</code> if action was executed successfully. It returns <code>false</code> if the action was not
+   * It returns {@code true} if action was executed successfully. It returns {@code false} if the action was not
    * executed successfully, i.e. if:
    * <ul>
    * <li>write action was in progress when the method was called</li>
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ public class ProgressIndicatorUtils {
   }
 
   public static boolean runWithWriteActionPriority(@NotNull final Runnable action,
-                                                @NotNull final ProgressIndicator progressIndicator) {
+                                                   @NotNull final ProgressIndicator progressIndicator) {
     final ApplicationEx application = (ApplicationEx)ApplicationManager.getApplication();
 
     if (application.isWriteActionPending()) {
@@ -235,4 +233,18 @@ public class ProgressIndicatorUtils {
   public static void yieldToPendingWriteActions() {
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeAndWait(EmptyRunnable.INSTANCE, ModalityState.any());
   }
+
+  public static boolean isInNonCancelableSection() {
+    ProgressIndicator indicator = ProgressIndicatorProvider.getGlobalProgressIndicator();
+    while (indicator != null) {
+      if (indicator instanceof NonCancelableSection) return true;
+      if (indicator instanceof WrappedProgressIndicator) {
+        indicator = ((WrappedProgressIndicator)indicator).getOriginalProgressIndicator();
+      }
+      else {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
index f0b527d8b72a..ef924b969e05 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.StorageUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileDocumentManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.*;
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.util.ProgressIndicatorUtils;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ex.ProjectManagerEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupManager;
@@ -386,8 +387,7 @@ public class ProjectManagerImpl extends ProjectManagerEx implements Disposable {
   }
 
   private static boolean canCancelProjectLoading() {
-    ProgressIndicator indicator = ProgressIndicatorProvider.getGlobalProgressIndicator();
-    return !(indicator instanceof NonCancelableSection);
+    return !ProgressIndicatorUtils.isInNonCancelableSection();
   }
 
   @Override