diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitCommitEditingAction.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitCommitEditingAction.kt
index 26c3c9e1e34a..912b6315601a 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitCommitEditingAction.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitCommitEditingAction.kt
@@ -137,10 +137,11 @@ abstract class GitCommitEditingAction : DumbAwareAction() {
   private fun commitPushedToProtectedBranchError(protectedBranch: String)
     = "The commit is already pushed to protected branch '$protectedBranch'"
 
-  protected fun prohibitRebaseDuringRebase(e: AnActionEvent, operation: String) {
+  protected fun prohibitRebaseDuringRebase(e: AnActionEvent, operation: String, allowRebaseIfHeadCommit: Boolean = false) {
     if (e.presentation.isEnabledAndVisible) {
       val state = getRepository(e).state
       if (state == NORMAL || state == DETACHED) return
+      if (state == REBASING && allowRebaseIfHeadCommit && isHeadCommit(e)) return
 
       e.presentation.isEnabled = false
       e.presentation.description = when (state) {
@@ -153,4 +154,8 @@ abstract class GitCommitEditingAction : DumbAwareAction() {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  protected fun isHeadCommit(e: AnActionEvent): Boolean {
+    return getSelectedCommit(e).id.asString() == getRepository(e).currentRevision
+  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitRewordAction.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitRewordAction.kt
index 40bee0d79565..8c5830661af7 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitRewordAction.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/rebase/GitRewordAction.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class GitRewordAction : GitCommitEditingAction() {
 
   override fun update(e: AnActionEvent) {
     super.update(e)
-    prohibitRebaseDuringRebase(e, "reword")
+    prohibitRebaseDuringRebase(e, "reword", true)
   }
 
   override fun actionPerformed(e: AnActionEvent) {