diff --git a/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/CollapseTagTest.java b/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/CollapseTagTest.java
index d66367c9960e..2ab23f56cb3a 100644
--- a/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/CollapseTagTest.java
+++ b/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/CollapseTagTest.java
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ public class CollapseTagTest extends LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase{
     PsiFile file = myFixture.configureByText(XmlFileType.INSTANCE, "<a>    <caret>   <b/> </a>");
     assertFalse(new CollapseTagIntention().isAvailable(getProject(), myFixture.getEditor(), file));
   }
+
+  public void testAlreadyCollapsed() throws Exception {
+    PsiFile file = myFixture.configureByText(XmlFileType.INSTANCE, "<a/>");
+    assertFalse(new CollapseTagIntention().isAvailable(getProject(), myFixture.getEditor(), file));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/xml/xml-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/xml/util/CollapseTagIntention.java b/xml/xml-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/xml/util/CollapseTagIntention.java
index 4d5f081d746c..c4a6e906c476 100644
--- a/xml/xml-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/xml/util/CollapseTagIntention.java
+++ b/xml/xml-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/xml/util/CollapseTagIntention.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class CollapseTagIntention implements LocalQuickFix, IntentionAction {
   @Override
   public boolean isAvailable(@NotNull Project project, Editor editor, PsiFile file) {
     XmlTag tag = getTag(editor, file);
-    return tag != null && tag.getSubTags().length == 0 && tag.getValue().getTrimmedText().isEmpty();
+    return tag != null && !tag.isEmpty() && tag.getSubTags().length == 0 && tag.getValue().getTrimmedText().isEmpty();
   }
 
   @Override