diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionResultsView.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionResultsView.java
index 8a1b1dd38221..2096cfecf274 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionResultsView.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionResultsView.java
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public class InspectionResultsView extends JPanel implements Disposable, Occuren
       final int problemCount = myTree.getSelectedProblemCount();
       JComponent previewPanel = null;
       final InspectionToolWrapper tool = myTree.getSelectedToolWrapper();
-      if (tool != null && refEntity != null && problemCount == 1) {
+      if (tool != null && refEntity != null && problemCount == 1 && refEntity.isValid()) {
         final InspectionToolPresentation presentation = myGlobalInspectionContext.getPresentation(tool);
         previewPanel = presentation.getCustomPreviewPanel(refEntity);
       }