diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java
index 16f632a80c92..bb1953bbca86 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ public abstract class GrIntroduceHandlerBase<Settings extends GrIntroduceSetting
       if (expression instanceof GrParenthesizedExpression && !expressions.contains(((GrParenthesizedExpression)expression).getOperand())) {
         expressions.add(((GrParenthesizedExpression)expression).getOperand());
       }
+      if (expression.getParent() instanceof GrReferenceExpression
+          && expression instanceof GrReferenceExpression
+          && ((GrReferenceExpression)expression).resolve() instanceof PsiClass) continue;
       if (expressionIsIncorrect(expression, acceptVoidCalls)) continue;
 
       expressions.add(expression);