diff --git a/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/conditional/DoIfCostPaidTest.java b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/conditional/DoIfCostPaidTest.java
index b24e05559eb..0df14fb489a 100644
--- a/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/conditional/DoIfCostPaidTest.java
+++ b/Mage.Tests/src/test/java/org/mage/test/cards/conditional/DoIfCostPaidTest.java
@@ -98,4 +98,31 @@ public class DoIfCostPaidTest extends CardTestPlayerBase {
         execute();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCannotPay() {
+        String thirst = "Thirst for Meaning"; // Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an enchantment card.
+        skipInitShuffling();
+        addCard(Zone.LIBRARY, playerA, "Craw Wurm");
+        addCard(Zone.LIBRARY, playerA, "Runeclaw Bear");
+        addCard(Zone.LIBRARY, playerA, "Glory Seeker");
+        addCard(Zone.HAND, playerA, thirst);
+        addCard(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, playerA, "Island", 3);
+
+        castSpell(1, PhaseStep.PRECOMBAT_MAIN, playerA, thirst);
+        // can't discard enchantment, so must discard two
+        setChoice(playerA, "Runeclaw Bear");
+        setChoice(playerA, "Glory Seeker");
+
+        setStrictChooseMode(true);
+        setStopAt(1, PhaseStep.END_TURN);
+        execute();
+
+        assertGraveyardCount(playerA, 3);
+        assertGraveyardCount(playerA, thirst, 1);
+        assertGraveyardCount(playerA, "Runeclaw Bear", 1);
+        assertGraveyardCount(playerA, "Glory Seeker", 1);
+        assertHandCount(playerA, 1);
+        assertHandCount(playerA, "Craw Wurm", 1);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/DoIfCostPaid.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/DoIfCostPaid.java
index e577f5d4ea0..321c0ef7787 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/DoIfCostPaid.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/abilities/effects/common/DoIfCostPaid.java
@@ -98,16 +98,12 @@ public class DoIfCostPaid extends OneShotEffect {
         if (player == null || mageObject == null) {
             return false;
         }
-
-        // nothing to pay (do not support mana cost - it's true all the time)
-        if (!this.cost.canPay(source, source, player.getId(), game)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         String message = CardUtil.replaceSourceName(makeChooseText(game, source), mageObject.getName());
         Outcome payOutcome = executingEffects.getOutcome(source, this.outcome);
+        // nothing to pay (do not support mana cost - it's true all the time)
+        boolean canPay = cost.canPay(source, source, player.getId(), game);
         boolean didPay = false;
-        if (!optional || player.chooseUse(payOutcome, message, source, game)) {
+        if (canPay && (!optional || player.chooseUse(payOutcome, message, source, game))) {
             cost.clearPaid();
             int bookmark = game.bookmarkState();
             if (cost.pay(source, game, source, player.getId(), false)) {