diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsConfigurable.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsConfigurable.java
index a72ba4dc3fe8..b2186053286e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsConfigurable.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsConfigurable.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.ide;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.*;
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBRadioButton;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -52,12 +53,8 @@ public class GeneralSettingsConfigurable extends CompositeConfigurable<Searchabl
     settings.setSyncOnFrameActivation(myComponent.myChkSyncOnFrameActivation.isSelected());
     settings.setSaveOnFrameDeactivation(myComponent.myChkSaveOnFrameDeactivation.isSelected());
     settings.setConfirmExit(myComponent.myConfirmExit.isSelected());
-    if (myComponent.myConfirmFrameToOpenCheckBox.isSelected()) {
-      settings.setConfirmOpenNewProject(GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_ASK);
-    }
-    else if (settings.getConfirmOpenNewProject() == GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_ASK) {
-      settings.setConfirmOpenNewProject(GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_NEW_WINDOW);
-    }
+    settings.setConfirmOpenNewProject(getConfirmOpenNewProject());
+
     settings.setAutoSaveIfInactive(myComponent.myChkAutoSaveIfInactive.isSelected());
     try {
       int newInactiveTimeout = Integer.parseInt(myComponent.myTfInactiveTimeout.getText());
@@ -69,6 +66,18 @@ public class GeneralSettingsConfigurable extends CompositeConfigurable<Searchabl
     settings.setUseSafeWrite(myComponent.myChkUseSafeWrite.isSelected());
   }
 
+  private int getConfirmOpenNewProject() {
+    if (myComponent.myConfirmWindowToOpenProject.isSelected()) {
+      return GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_ASK;
+    }
+    else if (myComponent.myOpenProjectInNewWindow.isSelected()) {
+      return GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_NEW_WINDOW;
+    }
+    else {
+      return GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_SAME_WINDOW;
+    }
+  }
+
   public boolean isModified() {
     if (super.isModified()) return true;
     boolean isModified = false;
@@ -78,11 +87,7 @@ public class GeneralSettingsConfigurable extends CompositeConfigurable<Searchabl
     isModified |= settings.isSaveOnFrameDeactivation() != myComponent.myChkSaveOnFrameDeactivation.isSelected();
     isModified |= settings.isAutoSaveIfInactive() != myComponent.myChkAutoSaveIfInactive.isSelected();
     isModified |= settings.isConfirmExit() != myComponent.myConfirmExit.isSelected();
-
-    int openProjectOption = settings.getConfirmOpenNewProject();
-
-    boolean savedOptionIsAsk = openProjectOption == GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_ASK;
-    isModified |= myComponent.myConfirmFrameToOpenCheckBox.isSelected() != savedOptionIsAsk;
+    isModified |= settings.getConfirmOpenNewProject() != getConfirmOpenNewProject();
 
     int inactiveTimeout = -1;
     try {
@@ -133,7 +138,17 @@ public class GeneralSettingsConfigurable extends CompositeConfigurable<Searchabl
     myComponent.myTfInactiveTimeout.setEditable(settings.isAutoSaveIfInactive());
     myComponent.myChkUseSafeWrite.setSelected(settings.isUseSafeWrite());
     myComponent.myConfirmExit.setSelected(settings.isConfirmExit());
-    myComponent.myConfirmFrameToOpenCheckBox.setSelected(settings.getConfirmOpenNewProject() == GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_ASK);
+    switch (settings.getConfirmOpenNewProject()) {
+      case GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_ASK:
+        myComponent.myConfirmWindowToOpenProject.setSelected(true);
+        break;
+      case GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_NEW_WINDOW:
+        myComponent.myOpenProjectInNewWindow.setSelected(true);
+        break;
+      case GeneralSettings.OPEN_PROJECT_SAME_WINDOW:
+        myComponent.myOpenProjectInSameWindow.setSelected(true);
+        break;
+    }
   }
 
   public void disposeUIResources() {
@@ -156,7 +171,9 @@ public class GeneralSettingsConfigurable extends CompositeConfigurable<Searchabl
     private JCheckBox myChkUseSafeWrite;
     private JCheckBox myConfirmExit;
     private JPanel myPluginOptionsPanel;
-    private JCheckBox myConfirmFrameToOpenCheckBox;
+    private JBRadioButton myOpenProjectInNewWindow;
+    private JBRadioButton myOpenProjectInSameWindow;
+    private JBRadioButton myConfirmWindowToOpenProject;
 
     public MyComponent() { }
   }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsPanel.form b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsPanel.form
index a209f7a6c249..308f3bc07caa 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsPanel.form
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/GeneralSettingsPanel.form
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <form xmlns="http://www.intellij.com/uidesigner/form/" version="1" bind-to-class="com.intellij.ide.GeneralSettingsConfigurable.MyComponent">
-  <grid id="9d13a" binding="myPanel" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="4" column-count="2" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
+  <grid id="9d13a" binding="myPanel" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="5" column-count="2" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
     <margin top="0" left="0" bottom="0" right="0"/>
     <constraints>
-      <xy x="43" y="136" width="637" height="645"/>
+      <xy x="32" y="45" width="637" height="645"/>
     </constraints>
     <properties/>
     <border type="none"/>
     <children>
       <vspacer id="4bc17">
         <constraints>
-          <grid row="3" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="6" hsize-policy="1" anchor="0" fill="2" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+          <grid row="4" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="6" hsize-policy="1" anchor="0" fill="2" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
         </constraints>
       </vspacer>
-      <grid id="5dbad" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="4" column-count="1" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
+      <grid id="5dbad" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="3" column-count="1" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
         <margin top="0" left="0" bottom="0" right="0"/>
         <constraints>
           <grid row="0" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="3" hsize-policy="3" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           </component>
           <vspacer id="bf212">
             <constraints>
-              <grid row="3" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="6" hsize-policy="1" anchor="0" fill="2" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+              <grid row="2" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="6" hsize-policy="1" anchor="0" fill="2" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
             </constraints>
           </vspacer>
           <component id="e487d" class="javax.swing.JCheckBox" binding="myConfirmExit">
@@ -46,20 +46,12 @@
               <text resource-bundle="messages/IdeBundle" key="checkbox.confirm.application.exit"/>
             </properties>
           </component>
-          <component id="52b12" class="javax.swing.JCheckBox" binding="myConfirmFrameToOpenCheckBox" default-binding="true">
-            <constraints>
-              <grid row="2" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="0" hsize-policy="3" anchor="8" fill="0" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
-            </constraints>
-            <properties>
-              <text value="Confirm window to open project in"/>
-            </properties>
-          </component>
         </children>
       </grid>
       <grid id="ca628" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="5" column-count="2" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
         <margin top="0" left="0" bottom="0" right="0"/>
         <constraints>
-          <grid row="1" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="3" hsize-policy="3" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+          <grid row="2" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="3" hsize-policy="3" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
         </constraints>
         <properties/>
         <clientProperties>
@@ -148,17 +140,59 @@
       </grid>
       <hspacer id="e616c">
         <constraints>
-          <grid row="1" column="1" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="1" hsize-policy="6" anchor="0" fill="1" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+          <grid row="2" column="1" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="1" hsize-policy="6" anchor="0" fill="1" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
         </constraints>
       </hspacer>
       <grid id="857f8" binding="myPluginOptionsPanel" layout-manager="BorderLayout" hgap="0" vgap="0">
         <constraints>
-          <grid row="2" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="3" hsize-policy="3" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+          <grid row="3" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="3" hsize-policy="3" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
         </constraints>
         <properties/>
         <border type="none"/>
         <children/>
       </grid>
+      <grid id="dab62" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="4" column-count="1" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
+        <margin top="0" left="0" bottom="0" right="0"/>
+        <constraints>
+          <grid row="1" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="3" hsize-policy="3" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+        </constraints>
+        <properties/>
+        <clientProperties>
+          <BorderFactoryClass class="java.lang.String" value="com.intellij.ui.IdeBorderFactory$PlainSmallWithIndent"/>
+        </clientProperties>
+        <border type="etched" title="Project Opening"/>
+        <children>
+          <component id="45c11" class="com.intellij.ui.components.JBRadioButton" binding="myOpenProjectInSameWindow">
+            <constraints>
+              <grid row="1" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="0" hsize-policy="0" anchor="8" fill="0" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+            </constraints>
+            <properties>
+              <text value="Open project in the same window"/>
+            </properties>
+          </component>
+          <component id="a31cc" class="com.intellij.ui.components.JBRadioButton" binding="myConfirmWindowToOpenProject">
+            <constraints>
+              <grid row="2" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="0" hsize-policy="0" anchor="8" fill="0" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+            </constraints>
+            <properties>
+              <text value="Confirm window to open project in"/>
+            </properties>
+          </component>
+          <vspacer id="bacc9">
+            <constraints>
+              <grid row="3" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="6" hsize-policy="1" anchor="0" fill="2" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+            </constraints>
+          </vspacer>
+          <component id="f4e03" class="com.intellij.ui.components.JBRadioButton" binding="myOpenProjectInNewWindow">
+            <constraints>
+              <grid row="0" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="0" hsize-policy="0" anchor="8" fill="0" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false"/>
+            </constraints>
+            <properties>
+              <text value="Open project in new window"/>
+            </properties>
+          </component>
+        </children>
+      </grid>
     </children>
   </grid>
   <buttonGroups>
@@ -166,5 +200,10 @@
       <member id="eada9"/>
       <member id="3a5a5"/>
     </group>
+    <group name="myNewProjectWindowGroup">
+      <member id="f4e03"/>
+      <member id="45c11"/>
+      <member id="a31cc"/>
+    </group>
   </buttonGroups>
 </form>