diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
index c627a755e1d4..8bac3d4db2e3 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class GrLiteralImpl extends GrExpressionImpl implements GrLiteral, PsiLan
   }
 
   public PsiType getType() {
+    if (getFirstChild().getNode().getElementType() == kNULL) return PsiType.NULL;
     return GroovyPsiManager.getInstance(getProject()).getType(this, TYPE_CALCULATOR);
   }