diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/InvertIfConditionIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/InvertIfConditionIntention.kt
index 5bcaf56c123..ac6c8e87a9d 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/InvertIfConditionIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/InvertIfConditionIntention.kt
@@ -184,12 +184,13 @@ class InvertIfConditionIntention : SelfTargetingIntention<KtIfExpression>(KtIfEx
         }
 
         if (thenBranch is KtBlockExpression) {
+            (thenBranch.statements.lastOrNull() as? KtContinueExpression)?.delete()
             val range = thenBranch.contentRange()
             if (!range.isEmpty) {
                 parent.addRangeAfter(range.first, range.last, ifExpression)
                 parent.addAfter(factory.createNewLine(), ifExpression)
             }
-        } else {
+        } else if (thenBranch !is KtContinueExpression) {
             parent.addAfter(thenBranch, ifExpression)
             parent.addAfter(factory.createNewLine(), ifExpression)
         }
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1135975acc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun test() {
+    for (x in "abc") {
+        <caret>if (x == 'a') continue
+        println("else")
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ccc8e919786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun test() {
+    for (x in "abc") {
+        if (x != 'a') {
+            println("else")
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue2.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue2.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a897dfe1b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue2.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun test() {
+    for (x in "abc") {
+        if (x != 'a') {
+            <caret>if (x == 'b') continue
+            println("else")
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue2.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue2.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08e78e9f74b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue2.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun test() {
+    for (x in "abc") {
+        if (x != 'a') {
+            if (x != 'b') {
+                println("else")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue3.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue3.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..899289365c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue3.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun test() {
+    for (x in "abc") {
+        if (x != 'a') {
+            <caret>if (x == 'b') {
+                println("foo")
+                continue
+            }
+            println("else")
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue3.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue3.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51df69bcef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue3.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun test() {
+    for (x in "abc") {
+        if (x != 'a') {
+            if (x != 'b') {
+                println("else")
+                continue
+            }
+            println("foo")
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
index 9693509d829..875627d5a1a 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -9654,6 +9654,21 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/simple.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("unnecessaryContinue.kt")
+        public void testUnnecessaryContinue() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("unnecessaryContinue2.kt")
+        public void testUnnecessaryContinue2() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue2.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("unnecessaryContinue3.kt")
+        public void testUnnecessaryContinue3() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/unnecessaryContinue3.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("valueAndReturnBranches.kt")
         public void testValueAndReturnBranches() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/invertIfCondition/valueAndReturnBranches.kt");