diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/AbstractProjectViewPane.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/AbstractProjectViewPane.java
index 86fb78837196..f73953276a22 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/AbstractProjectViewPane.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/AbstractProjectViewPane.java
@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractProjectViewPane implements DataProvider, Disposabl
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  public PsiElement getPSIElementFromNode(TreeNode node) {
+    return getPSIElement(getElementFromTreeNode(node));
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   protected Module getNodeModule(@Nullable final Object element) {
     if (element instanceof PsiElement) {
@@ -602,7 +607,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractProjectViewPane implements DataProvider, Disposabl
       myDropTarget = new ProjectViewDropTarget(myTree, new Retriever() {
         @Override
         public PsiElement getPsiElement(@Nullable TreeNode node) {
-          return getPSIElement(getElementFromTreeNode(node));
+          return getPSIElementFromNode(node);
         }
 
         @Override