diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeUi.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeUi.java
index 3453c92d5016..7af773067a1d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeUi.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeUi.java
@@ -3736,7 +3736,7 @@ public class AbstractTreeUi {
   final Set<Object> getSelectedElements() {
     final TreePath[] paths = myTree.getSelectionPaths();
 
-    Set<Object> result = new HashSet<Object>();
+    Set<Object> result = new LinkedHashSet<Object>();
     if (paths != null) {
       for (TreePath eachPath : paths) {
         if (eachPath.getLastPathComponent() instanceof DefaultMutableTreeNode) {