diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/TBItemButton.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/TBItemButton.java
index 10861168d514..10d9ad98427c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/TBItemButton.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/touchbar/TBItemButton.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ModalityState;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
 import com.intellij.ui.mac.foundation.ID;
@@ -237,7 +238,10 @@ class TBItemButton extends TBItem {
 
   @Override
   protected ID _createNativePeer() {
-    final Icon icon = myOriginIcon != null ? getDarkIcon(myOriginIcon) : null;
+    Icon icon = null;
+    if (myOriginIcon != null) {
+      icon = ApplicationManager.getApplication().runReadAction((Computable<Icon>)() -> getDarkIcon(myOriginIcon));
+    }
     final ID result = NST.createButton(getUid(), myLayoutBits, _validateFlags(), myText, icon, myNativeCallback);
     if (myHasArrowIcon) {
       final Icon ic = IconLoader.getIcon("/mac/touchbar/popoverArrow_dark.svg");