diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.java b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.java
index 3517f265b14b..bee53af627be 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.java
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/ide/browsers/impl/WebBrowserServiceImpl.java
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class WebBrowserServiceImpl extends WebBrowserService {
   @Override
   public boolean canOpenInBrowser(@NotNull PsiElement psiElement) {
-    final PsiFile psiFile = psiElement instanceof PsiFile ? (PsiFile)psiElement : psiElement.getContainingFile();
-    return psiFile != null && psiFile.getVirtualFile() != null &&
-           (HtmlUtil.isHtmlFile(psiFile) || getProvider(psiElement) != null);
+    PsiFile psiFile = psiElement instanceof PsiFile ? (PsiFile)psiElement : psiElement.getContainingFile();
+    VirtualFile virtualFile = psiFile == null ? null : psiFile.getVirtualFile();
+    return virtualFile != null &&
+           ((HtmlUtil.isHtmlFile(psiFile) && !(virtualFile instanceof LightVirtualFile)) || getProvider(psiElement, psiFile) != null);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -94,10 +95,10 @@ public class WebBrowserServiceImpl extends WebBrowserService {
   @Nullable
   public static Pair<WebBrowserUrlProvider, Url> getProvider(@Nullable PsiElement element) {
     PsiFile psiFile = element == null ? null : element.getContainingFile();
-    if (psiFile == null) {
-      return null;
-    }
+    return psiFile == null ? null : getProvider(element, psiFile);
+  }
 
+  private static Pair<WebBrowserUrlProvider, Url> getProvider(PsiElement element, PsiFile psiFile) {
     Ref<Url> result = Ref.create();
     List<WebBrowserUrlProvider> allProviders = Arrays.asList(WebBrowserUrlProvider.EP_NAME.getExtensions());
     for (WebBrowserUrlProvider urlProvider : DumbService.getInstance(element.getProject()).filterByDumbAwareness(allProviders)) {