diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/ProjectInspectionManagerTest.kt b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/ProjectInspectionManagerTest.kt
index 6f575c97f8c3..fdfe4a216d33 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/ProjectInspectionManagerTest.kt
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/ProjectInspectionManagerTest.kt
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
+ * Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
  */
 package com.intellij.codeInspection.ex
 
 import com.intellij.codeHighlighting.HighlightDisplayLevel
-import com.intellij.configurationStore.PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR
 import com.intellij.configurationStore.StoreAwareProjectManager
 import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.ProjectFileType
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager
@@ -39,7 +26,7 @@ class ProjectInspectionManagerTest {
     val projectRule = ProjectRule()
   }
 
-  val tempDirManager = TemporaryDirectory()
+  private val tempDirManager = TemporaryDirectory()
 
   @Rule
   @JvmField
@@ -68,7 +55,7 @@ class ProjectInspectionManagerTest {
       </state>""".trimIndent()
       assertThat(projectInspectionProfileManager.state).isEqualTo(doNotUseProjectProfileState)
 
-      val inspectionDir = Paths.get(project.stateStore.stateStorageManager.expandMacros(PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR), "inspectionProfiles")
+      val inspectionDir = Paths.get(project.stateStore.projectConfigDir, "inspectionProfiles")
       val file = inspectionDir.resolve("profiles_settings.xml")
       project.saveStore()
       assertThat(file).exists()
@@ -99,7 +86,7 @@ class ProjectInspectionManagerTest {
     loadAndUseProject(tempDirManager, {
       it.path
     }) { project ->
-      val inspectionDir = Paths.get(project.stateStore.stateStorageManager.expandMacros(PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR), "inspectionProfiles")
+      val inspectionDir = Paths.get(project.stateStore.projectConfigDir, "inspectionProfiles")
       val profileFile = inspectionDir.resolve("Project_Default.xml")
       assertThat(profileFile).doesNotExist()
 
@@ -132,7 +119,7 @@ class ProjectInspectionManagerTest {
 
       project.saveStore()
 
-      val inspectionDir = Paths.get(project.stateStore.stateStorageManager.expandMacros(PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR), "inspectionProfiles")
+      val inspectionDir = Paths.get(project.stateStore.projectConfigDir, "inspectionProfiles")
       val file = inspectionDir.resolve("profiles_settings.xml")
 
       assertThat(file).doesNotExist()
diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt
index 19481a81a76f..afcf8036e9f7 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/ProjectStoreImpl.kt
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ import java.io.IOException
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 
-const val PROJECT_FILE = "\$PROJECT_FILE$"
-const val PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR = "\$PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR$"
+internal const val PROJECT_FILE = "\$PROJECT_FILE$"
+internal const val PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR = "\$PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR$"
 
 val IProjectStore.nameFile: Path
   get() = Paths.get(directoryStorePath, ProjectImpl.NAME_FILE)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ val IProjectStore.nameFile: Path
 internal val PROJECT_FILE_STORAGE_ANNOTATION = FileStorageAnnotation(PROJECT_FILE, false)
 internal val DEPRECATED_PROJECT_FILE_STORAGE_ANNOTATION = FileStorageAnnotation(PROJECT_FILE, true)
 
-abstract class ProjectStoreBase(override final val project: ProjectImpl) : ComponentStoreImpl(), IProjectStore {
+internal abstract class ProjectStoreBase(override final val project: ProjectImpl) : ComponentStoreImpl(), IProjectStore {
   // protected setter used in upsource
   // Zelix KlassMaster - ERROR: Could not find method 'getScheme()'
   var scheme = StorageScheme.DEFAULT
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ abstract class ProjectStoreBase(override final val project: ProjectImpl) : Compo
 
   override fun getProjectFilePath() = storageManager.expandMacro(PROJECT_FILE)
 
+  /**
+   * `null` for default or non-directory based project.
+   */
+  override fun getProjectConfigDir() = if (isDirectoryBased) storageManager.expandMacro(PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR) else null
+
   override final fun getWorkspaceFilePath() = storageManager.expandMacro(StoragePathMacros.WORKSPACE_FILE)
 
   override final fun clearStorages() {
diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerFactoryImpl.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerFactoryImpl.kt
index 7184be1904e2..c32522f26502 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerFactoryImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerFactoryImpl.kt
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ComponentManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.RoamingType
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.SettingsSavingComponent
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.IProjectStore
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.stateStore
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.Scheme
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SchemeManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SchemeManagerFactory
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.SchemeProcessor
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
-import com.intellij.project.isDirectoryBased
 import com.intellij.util.SmartList
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil
 import com.intellij.util.lang.CompoundRuntimeException
@@ -129,7 +129,15 @@ sealed class SchemeManagerFactoryBase : SchemeManagerFactory(), SettingsSavingCo
   private class ProjectSchemeManagerFactory(private val project: Project) : SchemeManagerFactoryBase() {
     override val componentManager = project
 
-    override fun pathToFile(path: String) = Paths.get(project.basePath, if (project.isDirectoryBased) "${Project.DIRECTORY_STORE_FOLDER}/$path" else ".$path")!!
+    override fun pathToFile(path: String): Path {
+      val projectFileDir = (project.stateStore as? IProjectStore)?.projectConfigDir
+      if (projectFileDir == null) {
+        return Paths.get(project.basePath, ".$path")
+      }
+      else {
+        return Paths.get(projectFileDir, path)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   @TestOnly
diff --git a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/IProjectStore.java b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/IProjectStore.java
index 2a3152c71292..f8383fcb7d74 100644
--- a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/IProjectStore.java
+++ b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/IProjectStore.java
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
+ * Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores;
 
@@ -37,6 +25,13 @@ public interface IProjectStore extends IComponentStore {
   @NotNull
   String getProjectFilePath();
 
+  /**
+   * `null` for default or non-directory based project.
+   */
+  @SystemIndependent
+  @Nullable
+  String getProjectConfigDir();
+
   /**
    * System-independent path.
    */