diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/DebuggerUtilsEx.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/DebuggerUtilsEx.java
index f0ca4d51984b..8897fa26558e 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/DebuggerUtilsEx.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/DebuggerUtilsEx.java
@@ -463,7 +463,12 @@ public abstract class DebuggerUtilsEx extends DebuggerUtils {
   public static CodeFragmentFactory getCodeFragmentFactory(@Nullable PsiElement context, @Nullable FileType fileType) {
     DefaultCodeFragmentFactory defaultFactory = DefaultCodeFragmentFactory.getInstance();
     if (fileType == null) {
-      return defaultFactory;
+      if (context == null) {
+        return defaultFactory;
+      }
+      else {
+        fileType = context.getContainingFile().getFileType();
+      }
     }
     for (CodeFragmentFactory factory : ApplicationManager.getApplication().getExtensions(CodeFragmentFactory.EXTENSION_POINT_NAME)) {
       if (factory != defaultFactory && factory.getFileType().equals(fileType) && factory.isContextAccepted(context)) {