diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/FileCopyPasteUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/FileCopyPasteUtil.java
index 18adbf28e01a..516561eaa25a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/FileCopyPasteUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/FileCopyPasteUtil.java
@@ -69,17 +69,21 @@ public class FileCopyPasteUtil {
 
   public static boolean isFileListFlavorSupported(@NotNull final Transferable transferable) {
     return transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor) ||
-           transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.uriListFlavor);
+           transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.uriListFlavor) ||
+           transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.gnomeFileListFlavor);
   }
 
   public static boolean isFileListFlavorSupported(@NotNull final DnDEvent event) {
     return event.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor) ||
-           event.isDataFlavorSupported(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.uriListFlavor);
+           event.isDataFlavorSupported(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.uriListFlavor) ||
+           event.isDataFlavorSupported(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.gnomeFileListFlavor);
   }
 
   public static boolean isFileListFlavorSupported(@NotNull final DataFlavor[] transferFlavors) {
     for (DataFlavor flavor : transferFlavors) {
-      if (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor) || flavor.equals(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.uriListFlavor)) {
+      if (flavor != null && (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor) ||
+                             flavor.equals(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.uriListFlavor) ||
+                             flavor.equals(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.gnomeFileListFlavor))) {
         return true;
       }
     }
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ public class FileCopyPasteUtil {
         final List<File> fileList = (List<File>)transferable.getTransferData(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor);
         return fileList;
       }
-      else if (transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(LinuxDragAndDropSupport.uriListFlavor)) {
+      else {
         return LinuxDragAndDropSupport.getFiles(transferable);
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/LinuxDragAndDropSupport.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/LinuxDragAndDropSupport.java
index 4d2e973bc930..b1a063579137 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/LinuxDragAndDropSupport.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/LinuxDragAndDropSupport.java
@@ -45,10 +45,19 @@ public class LinuxDragAndDropSupport {
 
   private LinuxDragAndDropSupport() { }
 
-  @NotNull
+  @Nullable
   public static List<File> getFiles(@NotNull final Transferable transferable) throws IOException, UnsupportedFlavorException {
-    final Object transferData = transferable.getTransferData(uriListFlavor);
-    return getFiles(transferData.toString());
+    if (transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(uriListFlavor)) {
+      final Object transferData = transferable.getTransferData(uriListFlavor);
+      return getFiles(transferData.toString());
+    }
+    else if (transferable.isDataFlavorSupported(gnomeFileListFlavor)) {
+      final Object transferData = transferable.getTransferData(gnomeFileListFlavor);
+      final String content = FileUtil.loadTextAndClose((InputStream)transferData);
+      return getFiles(content);
+    }
+
+    return null;
   }
 
   @NotNull