diff --git a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCaseExt.kt b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCaseExt.kt
index 9a639fbc3669..57d1a8b5a573 100644
--- a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCaseExt.kt
+++ b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCaseExt.kt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ fun GuiTestCase.waitAMoment(extraTimeOut: Long = 2000L) {
   ideFrame {
     this.waitForBackgroundTasksToFinish()
   }
+  robot().waitForIdle()
   Pause.pause(extraTimeOut)
 }