diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/local/GroovyUnusedImportPass.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/local/GroovyUnusedImportPass.java
index fcb10dcd99ac..b71f419f463b 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/local/GroovyUnusedImportPass.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/local/GroovyUnusedImportPass.java
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ public class GroovyUnusedImportPass extends TextEditorHighlightingPass {
     if (!myUnusedImports.isEmpty() && CodeInsightSettings.getInstance().OPTIMIZE_IMPORTS_ON_THE_FLY) {
       final VirtualFile vfile = myFile.getVirtualFile();
       if (vfile != null && ProjectRootManager.getInstance(myFile.getProject()).getFileIndex().isInSource(vfile)) {
+        final GrImportStatement[] imports = myFile.getImportStatements();
+        if (imports.length > 0) {
+          final int offset = myEditor.getCaretModel().getOffset();
+          if (imports[0].getTextRange().getStartOffset() <= offset && offset <= imports[imports.length - 1].getTextRange().getEndOffset()) {
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+
         myOptimizeRunnable = new GroovyImportOptimizer().processFile(myFile);
       }
     }