diff --git a/platform/core-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt b/platform/core-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
index 28ffcc722893..e2f5e82fd294 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
+++ b/platform/core-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
@@ -1446,6 +1446,7 @@ f:com.intellij.openapi.application.CoroutinesKt
 - sf:smartReadAction(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
 - sf:smartReadActionBlocking(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
 - *sf:writeAction(kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
+- *sf:writeIntentReadAction(kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
 com.intellij.openapi.application.DumbAwareSearchParameters
 - com.intellij.util.QueryParameters
 - a:getProject():com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/RuntimeFlags.kt b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/RuntimeFlags.kt
index ddda700aa0fb..7db26725ab7c 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/RuntimeFlags.kt
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/RuntimeFlags.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.application
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 
 private const val ENABLE_NEW_LOCK_PROPERTY = "idea.enable.new.lock"
+private const val COROUTINE_WIL_PROPERTY = "ide.coroutine.write.intent.lock"
 
 @get:ApiStatus.Internal
 val isNewLockEnabled: Boolean
@@ -16,3 +17,11 @@ val isNewLockEnabled: Boolean
 @get:ApiStatus.Internal
 val isMessageBusThrowsWhenDisposed: Boolean =
   System.getProperty("ijpl.message.bus.throws.when.disposed", "true").toBoolean()
+
+/**
+ * - `false` means no implicit write intent lock for activities and coroutines
+ * - `true` means [IdeEventQueue] will wrap activities into write intent lock.
+ */
+@get:ApiStatus.Internal
+val isCoroutineWILEnabled: Boolean =
+  System.getProperty(COROUTINE_WIL_PROPERTY, "true").toBoolean()
diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/coroutines.kt b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/coroutines.kt
index 0da6748d136d..29be5c33caee 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/coroutines.kt
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/coroutines.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.progress.blockingContext
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.IntellijInternalApi
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.ThrowableComputable
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.asContextElement
@@ -241,6 +242,28 @@ suspend fun <T> writeAction(action: () -> T): T {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Runs given [action] under [write intent read lock][com.intellij.openapi.application.Application.runWriteIntentReadAction].
+ *
+ * Acquiring the write intent lock happens in blocking manner,
+ * i.e. [runWriteIntentReadAction][com.intellij.openapi.application.Application.runWriteIntentReadAction] call will block
+ * until all currently running write actions are finished.
+ *
+ * NB This function is an API stub.
+ * The implementation will change once running write actions would be allowed on other threads.
+ * This function exists to make it possible to use it in suspending contexts
+ * before the platform is ready to handle write actions differently.
+ *
+ * @see readAndWriteAction
+ * @see com.intellij.openapi.command.writeCommandAction
+ */
+@Experimental
+suspend fun <T> writeIntentReadAction(action: () -> T): T {
+  return blockingContext {
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().runWriteIntentReadAction(ThrowableComputable(action))
+  }
+}
+
 private fun readWriteActionSupport() = ApplicationManager.getApplication().getService(ReadWriteActionSupport::class.java)
 
 @Suppress("CONFLICTING_OVERLOADS") // KT-61878
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.kt
index fc51c4aa1432..f5b1e290785a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.kt
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ internal fun performActivity(e: AWTEvent, runnable: () -> Unit) {
     runnable()
   }
   else {
-    val runnableWithWIL = {  WriteIntentReadAction.run(runnable) }
+    val runnableWithWIL = if (isCoroutineWILEnabled) { { WriteIntentReadAction.run(runnable) } } else { runnable }
     transactionGuard.performActivity(isInputEvent(e) || e is ItemEvent || e is FocusEvent, runnableWithWIL)
   }
 }