diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/utils/MavenPluginConfigurationLanguageInjector.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/utils/MavenPluginConfigurationLanguageInjector.java
index d1fddf9efa1b..6fb4ca793fc2 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/utils/MavenPluginConfigurationLanguageInjector.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/utils/MavenPluginConfigurationLanguageInjector.java
@@ -66,13 +66,20 @@ public class MavenPluginConfigurationLanguageInjector implements LanguageInjecto
     PsiElement configurationTag = sourceTag.getParent();
     if (!isTagOfName(configurationTag, "configuration")) return;
 
-    PsiElement executionTag = configurationTag.getParent();
-    if (!isTagOfName(executionTag, "execution")) return;
+    PsiElement configurationParent = configurationTag.getParent();
 
-    PsiElement executionsTag = executionTag.getParent();
-    if (!isTagOfName(executionsTag, "executions")) return;
+    PsiElement pluginTag;
+
+    if (isTagOfName(configurationParent, "execution")) {
+      PsiElement executionsTag = configurationParent.getParent();
+      if (!isTagOfName(executionsTag, "executions")) return;
+
+      pluginTag = executionsTag.getParent();
+    }
+    else {
+      pluginTag = configurationParent;
+    }
 
-    PsiElement pluginTag = executionsTag.getParent();
     if (!isTagOfName(pluginTag, "plugin")) return;
 
     XmlTag plugin = (XmlTag)pluginTag;