diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/IncomingChangesIndicator.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/IncomingChangesIndicator.java
index 225d9089ea35..6ff8cee677f1 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/IncomingChangesIndicator.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/IncomingChangesIndicator.java
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.PlatformDataKeys;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
-import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.AbstractVcs;
-import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.ProjectLevelVcsManager;
-import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsBundle;
-import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsListener;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesViewContentManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.versionBrowser.CommittedChangeList;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.*;
@@ -98,7 +95,8 @@ public class IncomingChangesIndicator {
   private boolean needIndicator() {
     final AbstractVcs[] vcss = ProjectLevelVcsManager.getInstance(myProject).getAllActiveVcss();
     for (AbstractVcs vcs : vcss) {
-      if (vcs.getCachingCommittedChangesProvider() != null) {
+      CachingCommittedChangesProvider provider = vcs.getCachingCommittedChangesProvider();
+      if (provider != null && provider.supportsIncomingChanges()) {
         return true;
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/OutdatedVersionNotifier.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/OutdatedVersionNotifier.java
index 7554afd4f093..03df6d2e2fd6 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/OutdatedVersionNotifier.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/committed/OutdatedVersionNotifier.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManagerListener;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.CachingCommittedChangesProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsBundle;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.Change;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.versionBrowser.CommittedChangeList;
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ public class OutdatedVersionNotifier implements ProjectComponent {
   }
 
   private void initPanel(final CommittedChangeList list, final Change c, final FileEditor editor) {
+    if (!isIncomingChangesSupported(list)) {
+      return;
+    }
     final OutdatedRevisionPanel component = new OutdatedRevisionPanel(list, c);
     editor.putUserData(PANEL_KEY, component);
     myFileEditorManager.addTopComponent(editor, component);
@@ -205,4 +209,9 @@ public class OutdatedVersionNotifier implements ProjectComponent {
       updateLabelText(c);
     }
   }
+
+  private static boolean isIncomingChangesSupported(@NotNull CommittedChangeList list) {
+    CachingCommittedChangesProvider provider = list.getVcs().getCachingCommittedChangesProvider();
+    return provider != null && provider.supportsIncomingChanges();
+  }
 }