diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/NavigationItemListCellRenderer.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/NavigationItemListCellRenderer.java
index 60bd3ebcbc14..1ad04c422d9b 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/NavigationItemListCellRenderer.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/NavigationItemListCellRenderer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonDataKeys;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.markup.EffectType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.markup.TextAttributes;
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.EditorTabbedContainer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.FileStatus;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ import com.intellij.problems.WolfTheProblemSolver;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtilCore;
 import com.intellij.ui.ColoredListCellRenderer;
-import com.intellij.ui.FileColorManager;
 import com.intellij.ui.JBColor;
 import com.intellij.ui.SimpleTextAttributes;
 import com.intellij.ui.components.panels.NonOpaquePanel;
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ public class NavigationItemListCellRenderer extends OpaquePanel implements ListC
                                     ? (PsiElement)value
                                     : CommonDataKeys.PSI_ELEMENT.getData((DataProvider) value);
       if (psiElement != null && psiElement.isValid()) {
-        final FileColorManager fileColorManager = FileColorManager.getInstance(psiElement.getProject());
-        final Color fileColor = fileColorManager.getRendererBackground(psiElement.getContainingFile());
+        VirtualFile virtualFile = PsiUtilCore.getVirtualFile(psiElement);
+        Color fileColor = virtualFile == null ? null : EditorTabbedContainer.calcTabColor(psiElement.getProject(), virtualFile);
         if (fileColor != null) {
           return fileColor;
         }
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ public class NavigationItemListCellRenderer extends OpaquePanel implements ListC
             final VirtualFile virtualFile = PsiUtilCore.getVirtualFile(psiElement);
             isProblemFile = WolfTheProblemSolver.getInstance(project).isProblemFile(virtualFile);
 
-            final FileColorManager fileColorManager = FileColorManager.getInstance(project);
-            final Color fileColor = fileColorManager.getRendererBackground(psiElement.getContainingFile());
+            Color fileColor = virtualFile == null ? null : EditorTabbedContainer.calcTabColor(project, virtualFile);
             if (fileColor != null) {
               bgColor = fileColor;
             }