diff --git a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PyCharmNewProjectDialog.java b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PyCharmNewProjectDialog.java
index 3eb57773d299..d186f33620e5 100644
--- a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PyCharmNewProjectDialog.java
+++ b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/newProject/PyCharmNewProjectDialog.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import java.awt.*;
 public class PyCharmNewProjectDialog extends DialogWrapper {
   public PyCharmNewProjectDialog() {
     super(ProjectManager.getInstance().getDefaultProject());
-    setTitle(null);
+    setTitle(" "); // hack to make native fileChooser work on Mac. See MacFileChooserDialogImpl.MAIN_THREAD_RUNNABLE
     init();
   }