diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/KotlinNameSuggester.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/KotlinNameSuggester.kt
index 4e9469ea002..34249651fb0 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/KotlinNameSuggester.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/KotlinNameSuggester.kt
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ object KotlinNameSuggester {
     }
 
     private fun MutableCollection<String>.addCamelNames(name: String, validator: (String) -> Boolean, startLowerCase: Boolean = true) {
-        if (name === "") return
+        if (name === "" || !name.unquote().isIdentifier()) return
         var s = extractIdentifiers(name)
 
         for (prefix in ACCESSOR_PREFIXES) {
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/nameSuggester/NoCamelNamesForBacktickedNonId.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/nameSuggester/NoCamelNamesForBacktickedNonId.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86554072d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/nameSuggester/NoCamelNamesForBacktickedNonId.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+fun `should receive message from subscribed category`() {
+
+}
+
+fun test() {
+    <selection>`should receive message from subscribed category`</selection>()
+}
+
+/*
+value
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/nameSuggester/KotlinNameSuggesterTest.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/nameSuggester/KotlinNameSuggesterTest.kt
index a5f440ec795..006c12b7a28 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/nameSuggester/KotlinNameSuggesterTest.kt
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/nameSuggester/KotlinNameSuggesterTest.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class KotlinNameSuggesterTest : KotlinLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
 
     fun testExtensionFunction2() = doTest()
 
+    fun testNoCamelNamesForBacktickedNonId() = doTest()
+
     override fun getTestDataPath(): String {
         return PluginTestCaseBase.getTestDataPathBase() + "/refactoring/nameSuggester"
     }