diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ImportProjectAction.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ImportProjectAction.java
index 63780a4d99bd..bfd423a1499c 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ImportProjectAction.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ImportProjectAction.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.ide.actions;
 
 import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.NewWelcomeScreen;
 
 /**
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.NewWelcomeScreen;
 public class ImportProjectAction extends ImportModuleAction {
   @Override
   public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
-    doImport(null);
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(() -> doImport(null));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/NewProjectAction.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/NewProjectAction.java
index 33bd7f825b09..0926001877cf 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/NewProjectAction.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/NewProjectAction.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.impl.NewProjectUtil;
 import com.intellij.ide.projectWizard.NewProjectWizard;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ModulesProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.NewWelcomeScreen;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class NewProjectAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
 
   public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
     NewProjectWizard wizard = new NewProjectWizard(null, ModulesProvider.EMPTY_MODULES_PROVIDER, null);
-    NewProjectUtil.createNewProject(getEventProject(e), wizard);
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(() -> NewProjectUtil.createNewProject(getEventProject(e), wizard));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenFileAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenFileAction.java
index 758b8094584e..dc052b36e9b9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenFileAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenFileAction.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.ProjectFileType;
 import com.intellij.ide.impl.ProjectUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationNamesInfo;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooser;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDescriptor;
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class OpenFileAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
   @Override
   public void actionPerformed(@NotNull AnActionEvent e) {
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(() -> prepareFileChooserAndOpen(e));
+  }
+
+  private void prepareFileChooserAndOpen(@NotNull AnActionEvent e) {
     final Project project = e.getProject();
     final boolean showFiles = project != null || PlatformProjectOpenProcessor.getInstanceIfItExists() != null;
     final FileChooserDescriptor descriptor = showFiles ? new ProjectOrFileChooserDescriptor() : new ProjectOnlyFileChooserDescriptor();
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ public class OpenFileAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
 
     descriptor.putUserData(PathChooserDialog.PREFER_LAST_OVER_EXPLICIT, toSelect == null && showFiles);
 
-    FileChooser.chooseFiles(descriptor, project, toSelect != null? toSelect : getPathToSelect(), files -> {
+    FileChooser.chooseFiles(descriptor, project, toSelect != null ? toSelect : getPathToSelect(), files -> {
       for (VirtualFile file : files) {
         if (!descriptor.isFileSelectable(file)) {
           String message = IdeBundle.message("error.dir.contains.no.project", file.getPresentableUrl());