diff --git a/plugins/devkit/src/references/IconsReferencesContributor.java b/plugins/devkit/src/references/IconsReferencesContributor.java
index 8b4ae248bc38..0ef0dcf01988 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/src/references/IconsReferencesContributor.java
+++ b/plugins/devkit/src/references/IconsReferencesContributor.java
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ package org.jetbrains.idea.devkit.references;
 
 import com.intellij.find.FindModel;
 import com.intellij.find.impl.FindInProjectUtil;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModuleManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModuleUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.ProperTextRange;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
@@ -184,7 +186,13 @@ public class IconsReferencesContributor extends PsiReferenceContributor implemen
   public boolean execute(@NotNull ReferencesSearch.SearchParameters queryParameters, @NotNull Processor<PsiReference> consumer) {
     final PsiElement file = queryParameters.getElementToSearch();
     if (file instanceof PsiBinaryFile) {
-      final Module module = ModuleUtil.findModuleForPsiElement(file);
+      final Module module = ApplicationManager.getApplication().runReadAction(new Computable<Module>() {
+        @Override
+        public Module compute() {
+          return ModuleUtil.findModuleForPsiElement(file);
+        }
+      });
+
       final VirtualFile image = ((PsiBinaryFile)file).getVirtualFile();
       if (isImage(image) && isIconsModule(module)) {
         final Project project = file.getProject();