diff --git a/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/BasePsiNode.java b/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/BasePsiNode.java
index 3b87017b412c..7ab9d1e14bd5 100644
--- a/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/BasePsiNode.java
+++ b/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/BasePsiNode.java
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ public abstract class BasePsiNode <Type extends PsiElement> extends ProjectViewN
   protected abstract Collection<AbstractTreeNode> getChildrenImpl();
 
   protected boolean isMarkReadOnly() {
-    return getParentValue() instanceof PsiDirectory;
+    final Object parentValue = getParentValue();
+    return parentValue instanceof PsiDirectory || parentValue instanceof PackageElement;
   }
 
   public FileStatus getFileStatus() {