diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
index 85957cb2120a..b678cf30d661 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
   public String getEvaluationExpression() {
     if (evaluationExpression == null) {
       // TODO: change API to allow to calculate it asynchronously
+      if (myEvaluationContext.getSuspendContext().isResumed()) return null;
       DebugProcessImpl debugProcess = myEvaluationContext.getDebugProcess();
       debugProcess.getManagerThread().invokeAndWait(new DebuggerCommandImpl() {
         @Override