diff --git a/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/GenerateToStringActionHandlerImpl.java b/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/GenerateToStringActionHandlerImpl.java
index ad43f7bc2bc9..0e7f6a84c086 100644
--- a/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/GenerateToStringActionHandlerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/GenerateToStringActionHandlerImpl.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class GenerateToStringActionHandlerImpl extends EditorWriteActionHandler
             comboBox = new ComboBox(all);
             settingsButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-                    final TemplatesPanel ui = new TemplatesPanel();
+                  final TemplatesPanel ui = new TemplatesPanel(clazz.getProject());
                   Disposable disposable = Disposer.newDisposable();
                   Configurable composite = new TabbedConfigurable(disposable) {
                         protected List<Configurable> createConfigurables() {
diff --git a/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/TemplatesPanel.java b/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/TemplatesPanel.java
index 53d59f412222..2327611b540d 100644
--- a/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/TemplatesPanel.java
+++ b/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/TemplatesPanel.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.generate.tostring.view;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.UnnamedConfigurable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.NamedItemsListEditor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Namer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Cloner;
@@ -75,13 +76,15 @@ public class TemplatesPanel extends NamedItemsListEditor<TemplateResource> {
             return Comparing.equal(o1.getTemplate(), o2.getTemplate()) && Comparing.equal(o1.getFileName(), o2.getFileName());
         }
     };
+  private final Project myProject;
 
-    public TemplatesPanel() {
+  public TemplatesPanel(Project project) {
         super(NAMER, FACTORY, CLONER, COMPARER,
                 new ArrayList<TemplateResource>(TemplatesManager.getInstance().getAllTemplates()));
 
         //ServiceManager.getService(project, MasterDetailsStateService.class).register("ToStringTemplates.UI", this);
-    }
+    myProject = project;
+  }
 
     @Nls
     public String getDisplayName() {
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ public class TemplatesPanel extends NamedItemsListEditor<TemplateResource> {
     }
 
     protected UnnamedConfigurable createConfigurable(TemplateResource item) {
-        return new ToStringTemplateConfigurable(item);
+        return new ToStringTemplateConfigurable(item, myProject);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/ToStringTemplateConfigurable.java b/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/ToStringTemplateConfigurable.java
index 6fd82ed64010..0de3284ba560 100644
--- a/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/ToStringTemplateConfigurable.java
+++ b/plugins/generate-tostring/src/org/jetbrains/generate/tostring/view/ToStringTemplateConfigurable.java
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.command.WriteCommandAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Document;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorFactory;
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileType;
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypes;
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.StdFileTypes;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.UnnamedConfigurable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
 import org.jetbrains.generate.tostring.template.TemplateResource;
 
@@ -35,11 +40,12 @@ public class ToStringTemplateConfigurable implements UnnamedConfigurable{
     private final TemplateResource template;
     private final Editor myEditor;
 
-    public ToStringTemplateConfigurable(TemplateResource template) {
+    public ToStringTemplateConfigurable(TemplateResource template, Project project) {
         this.template = template;
         final EditorFactory factory = EditorFactory.getInstance();
         final Document doc = factory.createDocument(template.getTemplate());
-        myEditor = template.isDefault() ? factory.createViewer(doc) : factory.createEditor(doc);
+        final FileType ftl = FileTypeManager.getInstance().findFileTypeByName("VTL");
+        myEditor = factory.createEditor(doc, project, ftl != null ? ftl : FileTypes.PLAIN_TEXT, template.isDefault());
     }
 
     public JComponent createComponent() {