diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java
index 8bb458675347..6b6cd8405420 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java
@@ -855,4 +855,14 @@ public class GitUtil {
     }
     return hash;
   }
+
+  @NotNull
+  public static String fileOrFolder(@NotNull VirtualFile file) {
+    if (file.isDirectory()) {
+      return "Folder";
+    }
+    else {
+      return "File";
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCompareWithBranchAction.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCompareWithBranchAction.java
index 691d5e08c88f..0ec99f63c5ee 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCompareWithBranchAction.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitCompareWithBranchAction.java
@@ -209,9 +209,10 @@ public class GitCompareWithBranchAction extends DumbAwareAction {
       new GitDiffFromHistoryHandler(project).showDiffForTwo(new FilePathImpl(file), compareRevision, currentRevision);
     }
 
-    private static void fileDoesntExistInBranchError(Project project, VirtualFile file, String branchToCompare) {
-      GitUIUtil.notifyMessage(project, "File doesn't exist in branch",
-                              String.format("File <code>%s</code> doesn't exist in branch <code>%s</code>", file.getPresentableUrl(), branchToCompare),
+    private static void fileDoesntExistInBranchError(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull VirtualFile file, @NotNull String branchToCompare) {
+      GitUIUtil.notifyMessage(project, GitUtil.fileOrFolder(file) + " doesn't exist in branch",
+                              String.format("%s <code>%s</code> doesn't exist in branch <code>%s</code>",
+                                            GitUtil.fileOrFolder(file), file.getPresentableUrl(), branchToCompare),
                               NotificationType.WARNING, true, null);
     }
   }