diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/completion/JetTemplateParameterTraversalPolicy.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/completion/JetTemplateParameterTraversalPolicy.java
index fae58f0bd15..cf9d1c1ab1c 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/completion/JetTemplateParameterTraversalPolicy.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/completion/JetTemplateParameterTraversalPolicy.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetFile;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetIdeTemplateExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetToken;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetTokens;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetTokens;
 public class JetTemplateParameterTraversalPolicy implements TemplateParameterTraversalPolicy {
     @Override
     public boolean isValidForFile(Editor editor, PsiFile file) {
-        return file instanceof JetFile;
+        return file instanceof JetFile && PsiTreeUtil.findChildOfType(file, JetIdeTemplateExpression.class) != null;
     }
 
     @Override