diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/projectWizard/ModuleNameLocationComponent.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/projectWizard/ModuleNameLocationComponent.java
index e6cff8d33351..0f428ae8083b 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/projectWizard/ModuleNameLocationComponent.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/projectWizard/ModuleNameLocationComponent.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public class ModuleNameLocationComponent {
   }
 
   public boolean validate() throws ConfigurationException {
+    AbstractModuleBuilder builder = getModuleBuilder();
+    if (builder != null && !builder.validateModuleName(getModuleName())) return false;
     if (!validateModulePaths()) return false;
     validateExistingModuleName();
     return true;
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/AbstractModuleBuilder.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/AbstractModuleBuilder.java
index 4beb1ff38f82..997b013d0c38 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/AbstractModuleBuilder.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/projectWizard/AbstractModuleBuilder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.intellij.ide.util.projectWizard;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ModulesProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractModuleBuilder extends ProjectBuilder {
     return null;
   }
 
+  public boolean validateModuleName(@NotNull String moduleName) throws ConfigurationException {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   public abstract void setName(String name);
 
   public abstract void setModuleFilePath(@NonNls String path);