diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchFileServiceImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchFileServiceImpl.java
index 0902fd9b6a10..6cfa536c4bf6 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchFileServiceImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchFileServiceImpl.java
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ public class ScratchFileServiceImpl extends ScratchFileService implements Persis
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public RootType getRootType(@NotNull VirtualFile file) {
-    VirtualFile parent = file.getParent();
-    if (!(parent instanceof VirtualFileWithId)) return null;
-    RootType result = myIndex.getInfoForFile(parent);
+    VirtualFile directory = file.isDirectory() ? file : file.getParent();
+    if (!(directory instanceof VirtualFileWithId)) return null;
+    RootType result = myIndex.getInfoForFile(directory);
     return result == NULL_TYPE ? null : result;
   }