diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/VariableData.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/VariableData.java
index 4a21c555b80c..0ea2b912f731 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/VariableData.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/VariableData.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package com.intellij.refactoring.util;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.PsiImmediateClassType;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTypesUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ public class VariableData extends AbstractVariableData {
 
   public VariableData(@NotNull PsiVariable var) {
     variable = var;
-    type = var.getType();
+    type = correctType(var.getType()); 
   }
 
   public VariableData(@Nullable PsiVariable var, PsiType type) {
@@ -22,13 +23,20 @@ public class VariableData extends AbstractVariableData {
       if (LambdaUtil.notInferredType(type)) {
         type = PsiType.getJavaLangObject(var.getManager(), GlobalSearchScope.allScope(var.getProject()));
       }
-      this.type = SmartTypePointerManager.getInstance(var.getProject()).createSmartTypePointer(type).getType();
+      this.type = correctType(SmartTypePointerManager.getInstance(var.getProject()).createSmartTypePointer(type).getType());
     }
     else {
-      this.type = type;
+      this.type = correctType(type);
     }
   }
 
+  private static PsiType correctType(PsiType varType) {
+    if (varType instanceof PsiDisjunctionType) {
+      return PsiTypesUtil.getLowestUpperBoundClassType((PsiDisjunctionType)varType);
+    }
+    return varType;
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public VariableData substitute(@Nullable PsiVariable var) {
     if (var == null) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/DisjunctionType.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/DisjunctionType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff09847a4aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/DisjunctionType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+public class DisjunctionType {
+    static void test() {
+        try {
+            foo();
+        }
+        catch (NoSuchFieldException | NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+        <selection>
+         System.out.println(ex.getCause());
+        </selection>
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/DisjunctionType_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/DisjunctionType_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..440d0247c32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/DisjunctionType_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+public class DisjunctionType {
+    static void test() {
+        try {
+            foo();
+        }
+        catch (NoSuchFieldException | NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+
+            newMethod(ex);
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void newMethod(ReflectiveOperationException ex) {
+        System.out.println(ex.getCause());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java
index 14fd9709c9c9..3a21760a9090 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java
@@ -1382,6 +1382,10 @@ public class ExtractMethodTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
   public void testFromStaticMethodInInterface() throws Exception {
     doTest();
   }
+  
+  public void testDisjunctionType() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
 
   private void doTestDisabledParam() throws PrepareFailedException {
     final CommonCodeStyleSettings settings = CodeStyleSettingsManager.getSettings(getProject()).getCommonSettings(JavaLanguage.INSTANCE);