diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction.java
index 476f63865f6a..3318a1544ed5 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package com.intellij.openapi.vcs.actions;
 
 import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.AbstractVcs;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.annotate.FileAnnotation;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsFileRevision;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsRevisionNumber;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.HashMap;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 class AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction extends AnnotateRevisionAction {
   @Nullable private final List<VcsFileRevision> myRevisions;
+  @Nullable private final VcsFileRevision myLastRevision;
 
   public AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction(@NotNull FileAnnotation annotation, @NotNull AbstractVcs vcs) {
     super("Annotate Previous Revision", "Annotate successor of selected revision in new tab", AllIcons.Actions.Annotate,
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ class AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction extends AnnotateRevisionAction {
     List<VcsFileRevision> revisions = annotation.getRevisions();
     if (revisions == null) {
       myRevisions = null;
+      myLastRevision = null;
       return;
     }
 
@@ -36,6 +40,8 @@ class AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction extends AnnotateRevisionAction {
     for (int i = 0; i < annotation.getLineCount(); i++) {
       myRevisions.add(map.get(annotation.getLineRevisionNumber(i)));
     }
+
+    myLastRevision = ContainerUtil.getFirstItem(revisions);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -43,4 +49,13 @@ class AnnotatePreviousRevisionAction extends AnnotateRevisionAction {
   public List<VcsFileRevision> getRevisions() {
     return myRevisions;
   }
+
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  protected VcsFileRevision getFileRevision(@NotNull AnActionEvent e) {
+    if (getCurrentLine() == -1) {
+      return myLastRevision;
+    }
+    return super.getFileRevision(e);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateRevisionAction.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateRevisionAction.java
index 024bcbce4ae2..baad9ad8a236 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateRevisionAction.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateRevisionAction.java
@@ -98,4 +98,8 @@ abstract class AnnotateRevisionAction extends AnnotateRevisionActionBase impleme
   public void consume(Integer integer) {
     currentLine = integer;
   }
+
+  public int getCurrentLine() {
+    return currentLine;
+  }
 }