diff --git a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/EventDispatcher.kt b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/EventDispatcher.kt
index 2664e3ab3f42..b17a5e4053f7 100644
--- a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/EventDispatcher.kt
+++ b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/EventDispatcher.kt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ object EventDispatcher {
     } else {
       val actionManager = ActionManager.getInstance()
       val mainActions = (actionManager.getAction(IdeActions.GROUP_MAIN_MENU) as ActionGroup).getFlatIdList()
-      if (mainActions.contains(actionManager.getId(action))) ScriptGenerator.processMainMenuActionEvent(action)
+      if (mainActions.contains(actionManager.getId(action))) ScriptGenerator.processMainMenuActionEvent(action, event)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/ScriptGenerator.kt b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/ScriptGenerator.kt
index a891ae0094e0..e6ac07bbc761 100644
--- a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/ScriptGenerator.kt
+++ b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/recorder/ScriptGenerator.kt
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ object ScriptGenerator {
     addToScript(code)
   }
 
-  fun processMainMenuActionEvent(action: AnAction) {
+  fun processMainMenuActionEvent(action: AnAction, event: AnActionEvent) {
     val actionId: String? = ActionManager.getInstance().getId(action)
     if (actionId == null) {
       addToScript("//called action (${action.templatePresentation.text}) from main menu with null actionId"); return
     }
+    if (event.place != "MainMenu") return
     addToScript(Templates.invokeMainMenuAction(actionId))
   }