diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/util/newProjectWizard/modes/ImportImlMode.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/util/newProjectWizard/modes/ImportImlMode.java
index e8311c223944..b4663e796a28 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/util/newProjectWizard/modes/ImportImlMode.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/ide/util/newProjectWizard/modes/ImportImlMode.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.StdFileTypes;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.ModulesProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.TextFieldWithBrowseButton;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
@@ -85,11 +86,22 @@ public class ImportImlMode extends WizardMode {
     myModulePathFieldPanel = null; //todo
   }
 
-  public JComponent getAdditionalSettings(WizardContext wizardContext) {
+  public JComponent getAdditionalSettings(final WizardContext wizardContext) {
     JTextField tfModuleFilePath = new JTextField();
     final String productName = ApplicationNamesInfo.getInstance().getProductName();
-    myModulePathFieldPanel = new TextFieldWithBrowseButton(tfModuleFilePath, new BrowseFilesListener(tfModuleFilePath, IdeBundle.message(
-      "prompt.select.module.file.to.import", productName), null, new ModuleFileChooserDescriptor()));
+    final String message = IdeBundle.message("prompt.select.module.file.to.import", productName);
+    final BrowseFilesListener listener = new BrowseFilesListener(tfModuleFilePath, message, null, new ModuleFileChooserDescriptor()) {
+      @Override
+      protected VirtualFile getFileToSelect() {
+        final VirtualFile fileToSelect = super.getFileToSelect();
+        if (fileToSelect != null) {
+          return fileToSelect;
+        }
+        final Project project = wizardContext.getProject();
+        return project != null ? project.getBaseDir() : null;
+      }
+    };
+    myModulePathFieldPanel = new TextFieldWithBrowseButton(tfModuleFilePath, listener);
     onChosen(false);
     return myModulePathFieldPanel;
   }