diff --git a/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/structureView/PropertiesFileStructureViewComponent.java b/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/structureView/PropertiesFileStructureViewComponent.java
index 045b62b15f51..eb64ed82d94c 100644
--- a/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/structureView/PropertiesFileStructureViewComponent.java
+++ b/plugins/properties/src/com/intellij/lang/properties/structureView/PropertiesFileStructureViewComponent.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class PropertiesFileStructureViewComponent extends PropertiesGroupingStru
       return myPropertiesFile.getVirtualFile();
     }
     if (CommonDataKeys.PSI_ELEMENT.is(dataId)) {
-      return myPropertiesFile;
+      return myPropertiesFile.getContainingFile();
     }
     return super.getData(dataId);
   }