diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesListView.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesListView.java
index 2e9eaecbc7ea..4c9a625c7e73 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesListView.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesListView.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.actions.VirtualFileDeleteProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.OpenFileDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.FilePath;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.FileStatus;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsDataKeys;
@@ -371,6 +372,9 @@ public class ChangesListView extends Tree implements TypeSafeDataProvider, DnDAw
       if (node instanceof ChangesBrowserChangeListNode) {
         return ((ChangesBrowserChangeListNode)node).getAllChangesUnder();
       }
+      if (node == getRoot() && Registry.is("vcs.skip.single.default.changelist")) {
+        return getRoot().getAllChangesUnder();
+      }
       node = (DefaultMutableTreeNode)node.getParent();
     }
     return null;