diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilBase.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilBase.java
index c441e3f43511..873c05dac85f 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilBase.java
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ public class PsiUtilBase extends PsiUtilCore implements PsiEditorUtil {
     Project project = psiFile.getProject();
     if (virtualFile.isInLocalFileSystem() || virtualFile.getFileSystem() instanceof NonPhysicalFileSystem) {
       // Try to find editor for the real file.
-      final FileEditor[] editors = FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).getEditors(virtualFile);
+      FileEditorManager fileEditorManager = FileEditorManager.getInstance(project);
+      final FileEditor[] editors = fileEditorManager != null ? fileEditorManager.getEditors(virtualFile) : new FileEditor[0];
       for (FileEditor editor : editors) {
         if (editor instanceof TextEditor) {
           return ((TextEditor)editor).getEditor();