diff --git a/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Pads/ConsolePad.cs b/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Pads/ConsolePad.cs
index 9378c11193..3b9eff649c 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Pads/ConsolePad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Pads/ConsolePad.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Pads
 				return "No current execution frame";
 			
 			try {
-				var val = WindowsDebugger.Evaluate(code);
+				var val = WindowsDebugger.Evaluate(code, allowSetValue: true);
 				return ExpressionEvaluationVisitor.FormatValue(WindowsDebugger.EvalThread, val);
 			} catch (GetValueException e) {
 				return e.Message;
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs b/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs
index 60004c1db6..b1f06c7ced 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Debugger/Debugger.AddIn/Service/WindowsDebugger.cs
@@ -581,14 +581,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Services
 			RefreshPads();
 		}
 		
-		public static Value Evaluate(string code)
+		public static Value Evaluate(string code, bool allowMethodInvoke = true, bool allowSetValue = false)
 		{
 			if (CurrentStackFrame == null || CurrentStackFrame.NextStatement == null)
 				throw new GetValueException("no stackframe available!");
 			var location = CurrentStackFrame.NextStatement;
 			var fileName = new FileName(location.Filename);
 			var rr = SD.ParserService.ResolveSnippet(fileName, new TextLocation(location.StartLine, location.StartColumn), new ParseableFileContentFinder().Create(fileName), code, null, System.Threading.CancellationToken.None);
-			return new ExpressionEvaluationVisitor(CurrentStackFrame, EvalThread, CurrentStackFrame.AppDomain.Compilation, true).Convert(rr);
+			return new ExpressionEvaluationVisitor(CurrentStackFrame, EvalThread, CurrentStackFrame.AppDomain.Compilation, allowMethodInvoke, allowSetValue).Convert(rr);
 		}
 
 		public void JumpToCurrentLine()