diff --git a/plugins/properties/properties-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/PropertiesImplUtil.java b/plugins/properties/properties-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/PropertiesImplUtil.java
index 41ea9dcdaab1..9a5145b7ea62 100644
--- a/plugins/properties/properties-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/PropertiesImplUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/properties/properties-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/PropertiesImplUtil.java
@@ -122,13 +122,18 @@ public class PropertiesImplUtil extends PropertiesUtil {
   }
 
   public static boolean isPropertiesFile(@NotNull VirtualFile file, @NotNull Project project) {
-    return getPropertiesFile(PsiManager.getInstance(project).findFile(file)) != null;
+    return getPropertiesFile(file, project) != null;
   }
 
   public static boolean isPropertiesFile(@Nullable PsiFile file) {
     return getPropertiesFile(file) != null;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  public static PropertiesFile getPropertiesFile(@NotNull VirtualFile file, @NotNull Project project) {
+    return getPropertiesFile(PsiManager.getInstance(project).findFile(file));
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   public static PropertiesFile getPropertiesFile(@Nullable PsiFile file) {
     if (!canBePropertyFile(file)) return null;