diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/paths/PathReferenceProviderBase.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/paths/PathReferenceProviderBase.java
index 43b759999056..0503376e05d7 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/paths/PathReferenceProviderBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/paths/PathReferenceProviderBase.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public abstract class PathReferenceProviderBase implements PathReferenceProvider
     int offset = range.getStartOffset();
     int endOffset = range.getEndOffset();
     final String elementText = psiElement.getText();
+    if (elementText == null)
+      return false;
     for (DynamicContextProvider provider: Extensions.getExtensions(DynamicContextProvider.EP_NAME)) {
       final int dynamicOffset = provider.getOffset(psiElement, offset, elementText);
       if (dynamicOffset == -1) {