diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java
index 742c7cde76a7..d48ad50d2bbf 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java
@@ -125,26 +125,35 @@ public class GrIntroduceFieldProcessor {
       updateCaretPosition(occurrence);
       return Collections.singletonList(occurrence);
     }
-    else {
-      if (mySettings.replaceAllOccurrences()) {
-        GroovyRefactoringUtil.sortOccurrences(myContext.getOccurrences());
-        ArrayList<PsiElement> result = ContainerUtil.newArrayList();
-        for (PsiElement occurrence : myContext.getOccurrences()) {
-          result.add(replaceOccurrence(field, occurrence, targetClass));
-        }
-        return result;
+
+    if (mySettings.replaceAllOccurrences()) {
+      GroovyRefactoringUtil.sortOccurrences(myContext.getOccurrences());
+      ArrayList<PsiElement> result = ContainerUtil.newArrayList();
+      for (PsiElement occurrence : myContext.getOccurrences()) {
+        result.add(replaceOccurrence(field, occurrence, targetClass));
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
+
+    GrVariable var = myContext.getVar();
+    if (var != null) {
+      GrExpression initializer = var.getInitializerGroovy();
+      if (initializer != null) {
+        return Collections.singletonList(replaceOccurrence(field, initializer, targetClass));
       }
       else {
-        final GrExpression expression = myContext.getExpression();
-        assert expression != null;
-        if (PsiUtil.isExpressionStatement(expression)) {
-          return Collections.<PsiElement>singletonList(expression);
-        }
-        else {
-          return Collections.singletonList(replaceOccurrence(field, expression, targetClass));
-        }
+        return Collections.emptyList();
       }
     }
+
+    final GrExpression expression = myContext.getExpression();
+    assert expression != null;
+    if (PsiUtil.isExpressionStatement(expression)) {
+      return Collections.<PsiElement>singletonList(expression);
+    }
+    else {
+      return Collections.singletonList(replaceOccurrence(field, expression, targetClass));
+    }
   }
 
   private void updateCaretPosition(@NotNull PsiElement occurrence) {
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldTest.groovy
index 911f3a4118ab..945eb1fd6287 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldTest.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -328,6 +328,23 @@ class A {
 ''', false, false, false, CUR_METHOD, false, null)
   }
 
+  void testFromVar() {
+    doTest('''\
+class A {
+    def foo() {
+        def <selection>a = 5</selection>
+        print a
+    }
+}''', '''\
+class A {
+    def f = 5
+
+    def foo() {
+        print f
+    }
+}''', false, true, false, FIELD_DECLARATION, true, null)
+  }
+
 
   private void doTest(final boolean isStatic,
                       final boolean removeLocal,