diff --git a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/smartPointers/SmartPsiFileRangePointerImpl.java b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/smartPointers/SmartPsiFileRangePointerImpl.java
index 1c24a2069aa2..b6468f83cf89 100644
--- a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/smartPointers/SmartPsiFileRangePointerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/smartPointers/SmartPsiFileRangePointerImpl.java
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ class SmartPsiFileRangePointerImpl extends SmartPsiElementPointerImpl<PsiFile> i
     return new SelfElementInfo(project, range, Identikit.fromTypes(PsiElement.class, null, LanguageUtil.getRootLanguage(containingFile)), containingFile, forInjected);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public PsiFile getContainingFile() {
+    return getElementInfo().restoreFile();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public PsiFile getElement() {
     if (getRange() == null) return null; // range is invalid