diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/QualifiedExpressionResolver.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/QualifiedExpressionResolver.kt
index 80a284c3639..a576b2727da 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/QualifiedExpressionResolver.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/QualifiedExpressionResolver.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupLocation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.NoLookupLocation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.progress.ProgressIndicatorAndCompilationCanceledStatus
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.codeFragmentUtil.suppressDiagnosticsInDebugMode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getTopmostParentQualifiedExpressionForSelector
@@ -220,6 +221,8 @@ class QualifiedExpressionResolver(val languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSe
         excludedImportNames: Collection<FqName>,
         packageFragmentForVisibilityCheck: PackageFragmentDescriptor?
     ): ImportingScope? { // null if some error happened
+        ProgressIndicatorAndCompilationCanceledStatus.checkCanceled()
+
         val importedReference = importDirective.importContent ?: return null
         val path = importedReference.asQualifierPartList()
         val lastPart = path.lastOrNull() ?: return null