diff --git a/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnChangeList.java b/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnChangeList.java
index 0ceade95ce36..f98d4de249fa 100644
--- a/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnChangeList.java
+++ b/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnChangeList.java
@@ -355,9 +355,10 @@ public class SvnChangeList implements CommittedChangeList {
           return Boolean.FALSE;
         }
       });
-      final SvnRepositoryContentRevision contentRevision =
-        SvnRepositoryContentRevision.create(myVcs, myRepositoryRoot, path, localPath, getRevision(isBeforeRevision));
-      return contentRevision;
+      long revision = getRevision(isBeforeRevision);
+      return localPath == null
+             ? SvnRepositoryContentRevision.createForRemotePath(myVcs, myRepositoryRoot, path, knownAsDirectory, revision)
+             : SvnRepositoryContentRevision.create(myVcs, myRepositoryRoot, path, localPath, revision);
     }
 
     public List<Change> getList() {
diff --git a/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnRepositoryContentRevision.java b/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnRepositoryContentRevision.java
index 8550a91d5a3c..d773027ac843 100644
--- a/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnRepositoryContentRevision.java
+++ b/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/history/SvnRepositoryContentRevision.java
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ public class SvnRepositoryContentRevision implements ContentRevision, MarkerVcsC
     return create(vcs, SvnUtil.appendMultiParts(repositoryRoot, path), localPath, revision);
   }
 
+  public static SvnRepositoryContentRevision createForRemotePath(@NotNull SvnVcs vcs,
+                                                                 @NotNull String repositoryRoot,
+                                                                 @NotNull String path,
+                                                                 boolean isDirectory,
+                                                                 long revision) {
+    FilePath remotePath = VcsUtil.getFilePathOnNonLocal(SvnUtil.appendMultiParts(repositoryRoot, path), isDirectory);
+    return create(vcs, remotePath, remotePath, revision);
+  }
+
   public static SvnRepositoryContentRevision create(@NotNull SvnVcs vcs,
                                                     @NotNull String fullPath,
                                                     @Nullable FilePath localPath,
@@ -127,7 +136,7 @@ public class SvnRepositoryContentRevision implements ContentRevision, MarkerVcsC
     // TODO: Check if isDirectory = false always true for this method calls
     FilePath remotePath = VcsUtil.getFilePathOnNonLocal(fullPath, false);
 
-    return create(vcs, remotePath, localPath, revision);
+    return create(vcs, remotePath, localPath == null ? remotePath : localPath, revision);
   }
 
   public static SvnRepositoryContentRevision create(@NotNull SvnVcs vcs,