diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/CommonCheckinFilesAction.kt b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/CommonCheckinFilesAction.kt
index bb0377ca44e3..0240f8fb7a2b 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/CommonCheckinFilesAction.kt
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/CommonCheckinFilesAction.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ open class CommonCheckinFilesAction : AbstractCommonCheckinAction() {
   }
 
   protected open fun isApplicableRoot(file: VirtualFile, status: FileStatus, dataContext: VcsContext): Boolean =
-    status != FileStatus.UNKNOWN && status != FileStatus.IGNORED
+    (file.isDirectory || status != FileStatus.NOT_CHANGED) && status != FileStatus.IGNORED
 
   override fun getRoots(dataContext: VcsContext): Array<FilePath> = dataContext.selectedFilePaths