diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/breakpoints/JavaLineBreakpointTypeBase.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/breakpoints/JavaLineBreakpointTypeBase.java
index 1be1fb56557d..5ac0b1a58517 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/breakpoints/JavaLineBreakpointTypeBase.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/breakpoints/JavaLineBreakpointTypeBase.java
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ public abstract class JavaLineBreakpointTypeBase<P extends JavaBreakpointPropert
       @Override
       public boolean process(PsiElement element) {
         // avoid comments
-        if ((element instanceof PsiWhiteSpace) || (PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiComment.class, false) != null)) {
+        if ((element instanceof PsiWhiteSpace)
+            || (PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiComment.class, PsiImportStatementBase.class, PsiPackageStatement.class) != null)) {
           return true;
         }
         PsiElement parent = element;