diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt
index 436c74ebcc2..060171bdae0 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.refactoring.util.RefactoringMessageUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.packageMatchesDirectory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.SelfTargetingOffsetIndependentIntention
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.isInsideInjectedFragment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.application.runWriteAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPackageDirective
 
 class MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention : SelfTargetingOffsetIndependentIntention<KtPackageDirective>(
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ class MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention : SelfTargetingOffsetIndepende
         return true
     }
 
+    override fun startInWriteAction() = false
+
     override fun applyTo(element: KtPackageDirective, editor: Editor?) {
         val file = element.getContainingKtFile()
         val project = file.project
@@ -67,6 +70,8 @@ class MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention : SelfTargetingOffsetIndepende
             return
         }
 
-        MoveFilesOrDirectoriesUtil.doMoveFile(file, targetDirectory)
+        runWriteAction {
+            MoveFilesOrDirectoriesUtil.doMoveFile(file, targetDirectory)
+        }
     }
 }
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