diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java
index 0d6ef01b83be..32a37175780a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorImpl.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import com.intellij.diagnostic.Dumpable;
 import com.intellij.diagnostic.LogMessageEx;
 import com.intellij.ide.*;
 import com.intellij.ide.dnd.DnDManager;
+import com.intellij.ide.plugins.IdeaPluginDescriptor;
+import com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.ui.UISettings;
 import com.intellij.ide.ui.customization.CustomActionsSchema;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.editor.impl.softwrap.SoftWrapAppliancePlaces;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.impl.softwrap.SoftWrapDrawingType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.impl.view.EditorView;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.markup.*;
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.PluginId;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileDocumentManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.ex.IdeDocumentHistory;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.EditorsSplitters;
@@ -347,6 +350,9 @@ public final class EditorImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements EditorEx, Hi
   private Rectangle myOldTailArea = new Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0);
   private boolean myImmediateEditingInProgress;
 
+  // TODO Should be removed when IDEA adopts typing without starting write actions.
+  private static final boolean VIM_PLUGIN_LOADED = isPluginLoaded("IdeaVIM");
+
   static {
     ourCaretBlinkingCommand.start();
   }
@@ -2179,7 +2185,17 @@ public final class EditorImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements EditorEx, Hi
   }
 
   private static boolean isZeroLatencyTypingEnabled() {
-    return Registry.is("editor.zero.latency.typing");
+    // Zero-latency typing is suppressed when Idea VIM plugin is loaded, because of VIM-1007.
+    // That issue will be resolved automatically when IDEA adopts typing without starting write actions.
+    return !VIM_PLUGIN_LOADED && Registry.is("editor.zero.latency.typing");
+  }
+
+  private static boolean isPluginLoaded(@NotNull String id) {
+    PluginId pluginId = PluginId.findId(id);
+    if (pluginId == null) return false;
+    IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin = PluginManager.getPlugin(pluginId);
+    if (plugin == null) return false;
+    return plugin.isEnabled();
   }
 
   private boolean canPaintImmediately(char c) {