diff --git a/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/highlighting/DomElementsHighlightingUtil.java b/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/highlighting/DomElementsHighlightingUtil.java
index 9705f46a2be3..46e461844798 100644
--- a/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/highlighting/DomElementsHighlightingUtil.java
+++ b/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/highlighting/DomElementsHighlightingUtil.java
@@ -89,11 +89,10 @@ public class DomElementsHighlightingUtil {
   }
 
   @Nullable
-  private static <T> T createProblemDescriptors(final DomElementProblemDescriptor problemDescriptor,
-                                                      final Function<Pair<TextRange, PsiElement>, T> creator) {
+  private static <T> T createProblemDescriptors(DomElementProblemDescriptor problemDescriptor, Function<Pair<TextRange, PsiElement>, T> creator) {
 
     final Pair<TextRange, PsiElement> range = ((DomElementProblemDescriptorImpl)problemDescriptor).getProblemRange();
-    return range == DomElementProblemDescriptorImpl.NO_PROBLEM ? null : creator.fun(range);
+    return range == DomElementProblemDescriptorImpl.NO_PROBLEM || !range.second.isPhysical() ? null : creator.fun(range);
   }
 
 }