diff --git a/plugins/yaml/src/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsInfoProvider.java b/plugins/yaml/src/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsInfoProvider.java
index b0aabd62075a..7827980caf28 100644
--- a/plugins/yaml/src/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsInfoProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/yaml/src/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsInfoProvider.java
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ public class YAMLBreadcrumbsInfoProvider extends BreadcrumbsInfoProvider {
       return ((YAMLKeyValue)e).getKeyText() + ':';
     }
     if (e instanceof YAMLSequenceItem) {
-      final YAMLSequence parent = (YAMLSequence)e.getParent();
-      if (parent == null) {
+      final PsiElement parent = e.getParent();
+      if (!(parent instanceof YAMLSequence)) {
         return "Item";
       }
-      final List<YAMLSequenceItem> items = parent.getItems();
+      final List<YAMLSequenceItem> items = ((YAMLSequence)parent).getItems();
       return "Item " + getIndexOf(items, e);
     }
     if (e instanceof YAMLScalar) {
diff --git a/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsTest.java b/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsTest.java
index 94a89d9fbdaf..bff722295383 100644
--- a/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsTest.java
+++ b/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/breadcrumbs/YAMLBreadcrumbsTest.java
@@ -61,12 +61,18 @@ public class YAMLBreadcrumbsTest extends LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
                                       "bar: asjdjkas,\n" +
                                       "baz: [foo: qoo, boo: fo<caret>o, doo: 123]\n" +
                                       "}\n" +
+                                      "---\n" +
+                                      "foo: \n" +
+                                      "  bar:\n" +
+                                      "- av<caret>r\n" +
                                       "...";
-  private static final String OUTPUT = "[Document 1/2;null][items:;null][Item 2/2;null][descrip:;null][High Heeled \"Ruby\" S...;null]\n" +
+  private static final String OUTPUT = "[Document 1/3;null][items:;null][Item 2/2;null][descrip:;null][High Heeled \"Ruby\" S...;null]\n" +
                                        "------\n" +
-                                       "[Document 1/2;null][specialDelivery:;null][Follow the Yellow Br...;null]\n" +
+                                       "[Document 1/3;null][specialDelivery:;null][Follow the Yellow Br...;null]\n" +
                                        "------\n" +
-                                       "[Document 2/2;null][baz:;null][Item 2/3;null][boo:;null][foo;null]";
+                                       "[Document 2/3;null][baz:;null][Item 2/3;null][boo:;null][foo;null]\n" +
+                                       "------\n" +
+                                       "[Document 3/3;null][foo:;null][Item;null][avr;null]";
 
   public void testAll() {
     myFixture.configureByText(YAMLFileType.YML, INPUT);