diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java
index fa901642487f..00ec308ae838 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java
@@ -314,6 +314,15 @@ public class ScopeTreeViewPanel extends JPanel implements JDOMExternalizable, Di
       }
       return myDeletePSIElementProvider;
     }
+    if (LangDataKeys.PASTE_TARGET_PSI_ELEMENT.is(dataId)) {
+      final TreePath selectionPath = myTree.getSelectionPath();
+      if (selectionPath != null) {
+        final Object pathComponent = selectionPath.getLastPathComponent();
+        if (pathComponent instanceof DirectoryNode) {
+          return ((DirectoryNode)pathComponent).getTargetDirectory();
+        }
+      }
+    }
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DirectoryNode.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DirectoryNode.java
index 952093057926..7548449f9da3 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DirectoryNode.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DirectoryNode.java
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ public class DirectoryNode extends PackageDependenciesNode {
   }
 
   public PsiElement getPsiElement() {
+    return myDirectory;
+  }
+
+  public PsiDirectory getTargetDirectory() {
     DirectoryNode dirNode = this;
     while (dirNode.getCompactedDirNode() != null) {
       dirNode = dirNode.getCompactedDirNode();