diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.kt b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.kt
index 1d6620a44d64..4431754d9ac1 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.kt
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.browsers.WebBrowserService
 import com.intellij.ide.browsers.WebBrowserUrlProvider
 import com.intellij.ide.browsers.createOpenInBrowserRequest
 import com.intellij.lang.xml.XMLLanguage
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.LanguageFileType
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import com.intellij.testFramework.LightVirtualFile
@@ -62,7 +63,11 @@ class WebBrowserServiceImpl : WebBrowserService() {
   }
 
   override fun getUrlsToOpen(request: OpenInBrowserRequest, preferLocalUrl: Boolean): Collection<Url> {
-    val isHtmlOrXml = WebBrowserService.isHtmlOrXmlFile(request.file.viewProvider.baseLanguage)
+    var isHtmlOrXml = WebBrowserService.isHtmlOrXmlFile(request.file.viewProvider.baseLanguage)
+    if (!isHtmlOrXml && request.file.fileType is LanguageFileType) {
+      isHtmlOrXml = WebBrowserService.isHtmlOrXmlFile((request.file.fileType as LanguageFileType).language)
+    }
+
     if (!preferLocalUrl || !isHtmlOrXml) {
       val dumbService = DumbService.getInstance(request.project)
       for (urlProvider in WebBrowserUrlProvider.EP_NAME.extensions) {