diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java
index e0feed07276e..06bb781c6153 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler implements CopyHandlerDelegate {
       defaultTargetDirectory = getCommonParentDirectory(elements);
     }
 
-    Project project = elements [0].getProject();
+    Project project = defaultTargetDirectory != null ? defaultTargetDirectory.getProject() : elements [0].getProject();
     CopyFilesOrDirectoriesDialog dialog = new CopyFilesOrDirectoriesDialog(elements, defaultTargetDirectory, project, false);
     dialog.show();
     if (dialog.isOK()) {