diff --git a/plugins/devkit/devkit.iml b/plugins/devkit/devkit.iml
index 5a4decf1a21b..718dab5522f0 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/devkit.iml
+++ b/plugins/devkit/devkit.iml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="java-impl" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="TestNG" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="compiler-impl" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="idea" scope="TEST" />
   </component>
 </module>
 
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/src/dom/Component.java b/plugins/devkit/src/dom/Component.java
index 0cc774f87916..ddb9cec7250f 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/src/dom/Component.java
+++ b/plugins/devkit/src/dom/Component.java
@@ -61,5 +61,9 @@ public interface Component extends DomElement {
     @NotNull
     @SubTag(value = "skipForDefaultProject", indicator = true)
     GenericDomValue<Boolean> getSkipForDefaultProject();
+
+    @NotNull
+    @SubTag(value = "loadForDefaultProject", indicator = true)
+    GenericDomValue<Boolean> getLoadForDefaultProject();
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/LoadForDefaultProject.xml b/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/LoadForDefaultProject.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bceef14061d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/devkit/testData/codeInsight/LoadForDefaultProject.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<idea-plugin version="2">
+  <project-components>
+      <component>
+          <implementation-class><error descr="Cannot resolve class or package 'foo'">foo</error>.<error descr="Cannot resolve class 'Bar'">Bar</error></implementation-class>
+          <skipForDefaultProject/>
+          <loadForDefaultProject/>
+          <<error descr="Element unknown is not allowed here">unknown</error>/>
+      </component>
+  </project-components>
+</idea-plugin>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java b/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java
index 5bcd11d75db2..92924032ab86 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java
+++ b/plugins/devkit/testSources/codeInsight/PluginXmlFunctionalTest.java
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ public class PluginXmlFunctionalTest extends JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     assertEquals("Extension Point bar", ElementDescriptionUtil.getElementDescription(element, UsageViewNodeTextLocation.INSTANCE));
   }
 
+  public void testLoadForDefaultProject() throws Exception {
+    configureByFile();
+    myFixture.testHighlighting(true, true, true);
+  }
+
   public static Class[] getInspectionClasses() {
     Class[] result = {
       //RegistrationProblemsInspection.class,