diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
index 2a4890b1e29a..5dda08b70cee 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ macro.class.name=Class name
 macro.file.directory=File directory
 macro.file.directory.from.parent=Path to $FileDir$ from parent directory with name passed as a parameter
 macro.file.directory.name=File directory name
-macro.file.parent.directory=File parent directory
+macro.file.parent.directory=File parent directory. Takes an optional parameter(name) to find the parent directory
 macro.file.dir.relative.to.root=File dir relative to the module content root the file belongs to
 macro.file.dir.relative.to.root.fwd.slash=File dir relative to the module content root the file belongs to (with forward slashes)
 macro.file.dir.relative.to.sourcepath.root=File dir relative to the sourcepath root the file belongs to