diff --git a/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/settings/ExternalProjectSettings.java b/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/settings/ExternalProjectSettings.java
index d44f4efcb920..c7a6ecbd5443 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/settings/ExternalProjectSettings.java
+++ b/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/settings/ExternalProjectSettings.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
  * @author Denis Zhdanov
  * @since 4/24/13 11:41 AM
  */
-public class ExternalProjectSettings implements Comparable<ExternalProjectSettings> {
+public abstract class ExternalProjectSettings implements Comparable<ExternalProjectSettings>, Cloneable {
 
   private String  myExternalProjectPath;
   private boolean myUseAutoImport;
@@ -69,4 +69,12 @@ public class ExternalProjectSettings implements Comparable<ExternalProjectSettin
   public String toString() {
     return myExternalProjectPath;
   }
+
+  @NotNull
+  public abstract ExternalProjectSettings clone();
+
+  protected void copyTo(@NotNull ExternalProjectSettings receiver) {
+    receiver.myExternalProjectPath = myExternalProjectPath;
+    receiver.myUseAutoImport = myUseAutoImport;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java
index 310fb9584346..d5eb30635cde 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java
+++ b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java
@@ -127,12 +127,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder<C extends AbstractImp
       @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
       @Override
       public void run() {
-        AbstractExternalSystemSettings settings = mySettingsManager.getSettings(project, myExternalSystemId);
-        final String linkedProjectPath = myControl.getProjectSettings().getExternalProjectPath();
+        AbstractExternalSystemSettings systemSettings = mySettingsManager.getSettings(project, myExternalSystemId);
+        ExternalProjectSettings projectSettings = myControl.getProjectSettings().clone();
+        final String linkedProjectPath = projectSettings.getExternalProjectPath();
         assert linkedProjectPath != null;
-        Set<ExternalProjectSettings> projects = ContainerUtilRt.newHashSet(settings.getLinkedProjectsSettings());
-        projects.add(myControl.getProjectSettings());
-        settings.setLinkedProjectsSettings(projects);
+        Set<ExternalProjectSettings> projects = ContainerUtilRt.newHashSet(systemSettings.getLinkedProjectsSettings());
+        projects.add(projectSettings);
+        systemSettings.setLinkedProjectsSettings(projects);
         onProjectInit(project);
 
         if (externalProjectNode != null) {
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/settings/GradleProjectSettings.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/settings/GradleProjectSettings.java
index a674a03bcd3c..369f2f9d8d80 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/settings/GradleProjectSettings.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/settings/GradleProjectSettings.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.settings;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.settings.ExternalProjectSettings;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -43,4 +44,14 @@ public class GradleProjectSettings extends ExternalProjectSettings {
   public void setPreferLocalInstallationToWrapper(boolean preferLocalInstallationToWrapper) {
     myPreferLocalInstallationToWrapper = preferLocalInstallationToWrapper;
   }
+
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public ExternalProjectSettings clone() {
+    GradleProjectSettings result = new GradleProjectSettings();
+    copyTo(result);
+    result.myGradleHome = myGradleHome;
+    result.myPreferLocalInstallationToWrapper = myPreferLocalInstallationToWrapper;
+    return result;
+  }
 }