diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CopyPasteDelegator.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CopyPasteDelegator.java
index 4355819230ca..124275aba939 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CopyPasteDelegator.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CopyPasteDelegator.java
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectoryContainer;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.copy.CopyHandler;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.move.MoveCallback;
@@ -164,6 +161,12 @@ public abstract class CopyPasteDelegator implements CopyPasteSupport {
               targetDirectory.putCopyableUserData(SHOW_CHOOSER_KEY, directories.length > 1);
             }
           }
+          if (targetDirectory == null && target != null) {
+            final PsiFile containingFile = target.getContainingFile();
+            if (containingFile != null) {
+              targetDirectory = containingFile.getContainingDirectory();
+            }
+          }
           if (CopyHandler.canCopy(elements)) {
             CopyHandler.doCopy(elements, targetDirectory);
           }