diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/ChooseByNameBase.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/ChooseByNameBase.java
index 946ffba06b53..371631dd2b90 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/ChooseByNameBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/ChooseByNameBase.java
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ public abstract class ChooseByNameBase {
       myTextPopup = null;
       close(false);
       return Boolean.TRUE;
-    }).setFocusable(true).setRequestFocus(true).setModalContext(false);
+    }).setFocusable(true).setRequestFocus(true).setModalContext(false).setCancelOnClickOutside(false);
 
     Point point = new Point(x, y);
     SwingUtilities.convertPointToScreen(point, layeredPane);