diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/TemplateManager.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/TemplateManager.java
index ffe46825d84b..59aec6afe069 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/TemplateManager.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/TemplateManager.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.util.PairProcessor;
+import com.intellij.util.messages.Topic;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 public abstract class TemplateManager {
+  public static final Topic<TemplateManagerListener> TEMPLATE_STARTED_TOPIC = Topic.create("TEMPLATE_STARTED", TemplateManagerListener.class);
+
   public static TemplateManager getInstance(Project project) {
     return ServiceManager.getService(project, TemplateManager.class);
   }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/TemplateManagerListener.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/TemplateManagerListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5dff4c8490cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/TemplateManagerListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package com.intellij.codeInsight.template;
+
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.template.impl.TemplateState;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.EventListener;
+
+public interface TemplateManagerListener extends EventListener {
+  void templateStarted(@NotNull TemplateState state);
+}
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateManagerImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateManagerImpl.java
index 6ccc9bfe744d..3fd9bc93d807 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/template/impl/TemplateManagerImpl.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtilCore;
 import com.intellij.util.PairProcessor;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ConcurrentFactoryMap;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import com.intellij.util.messages.MessageBus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.TestOnly;
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 public class TemplateManagerImpl extends TemplateManager implements Disposable {
   private static final TemplateContextType[] ourContextTypes = Extensions.getExtensions(TemplateContextType.EP_NAME);
   private final Project myProject;
+  private final MessageBus myMessageBus;
   private boolean myTemplateTesting;
 
   private static final Key<TemplateState> TEMPLATE_STATE_KEY = Key.create("TEMPLATE_STATE_KEY");
 
-  public TemplateManagerImpl(Project project) {
+  public TemplateManagerImpl(Project project, MessageBus messageBus) {
     myProject = project;
+    myMessageBus = messageBus;
     final EditorFactoryListener myEditorFactoryListener = new EditorFactoryAdapter() {
       @Override
       public void editorReleased(@NotNull EditorFactoryEvent event) {
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ public class TemplateManagerImpl extends TemplateManager implements Disposable {
         editor.getSelectionModel().removeSelection();
       }
       templateState.start((TemplateImpl)template, processor, predefinedVarValues);
+      fireTemplateStarted(templateState);
     };
     if (inSeparateCommand) {
       CommandProcessor.getInstance().executeCommand(myProject, r, CodeInsightBundle.message("insert.code.template.command"), null);
@@ -447,9 +450,14 @@ public class TemplateManagerImpl extends TemplateManager implements Disposable {
         predefinedVarValues.put(TemplateImpl.ARG, argument);
       }
       templateState.start(template, processor, predefinedVarValues);
+      fireTemplateStarted(templateState);
     }, CodeInsightBundle.message("insert.code.template.command"), null);
   }
 
+  private void fireTemplateStarted(TemplateState templateState) {
+    myMessageBus.syncPublisher(TEMPLATE_STARTED_TOPIC).templateStarted(templateState);
+  }
+
   private static List<TemplateImpl> filterApplicableCandidates(PsiFile file, int caretOffset, List<TemplateImpl> candidates) {
     if (candidates.isEmpty()) {
       return candidates;