diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/search/PyProjectScopeBuilder.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/search/PyProjectScopeBuilder.java
index 87c048064306..201b383a206b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/search/PyProjectScopeBuilder.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/search/PyProjectScopeBuilder.java
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.FileIndexFacade;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.OrderRootType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectRootManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.*;
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.PythonSdkType;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -135,6 +137,27 @@ public class PyProjectScopeBuilder extends ProjectScopeBuilderImpl {
     return findLibDir(sdk.getRootProvider().getFiles(OrderRootType.CLASSES));
   }
 
+  public static VirtualFile findVirtualEnvLibDir(Sdk sdk) {
+    VirtualFile[] classVFiles = sdk.getRootProvider().getFiles(OrderRootType.CLASSES);
+    String homePath = sdk.getHomePath();
+    if (homePath != null) {
+      File root = PythonSdkType.getVirtualEnvRoot(homePath);
+      if (root != null) {
+        File libRoot = new File(root, "lib");
+        File[] versionRoots = libRoot.listFiles();
+        if (versionRoots != null && versionRoots.length == 1) {
+          libRoot = versionRoots[0];
+        }
+        for (VirtualFile file : classVFiles) {
+          if (FileUtil.pathsEqual(file.getPath(), libRoot.getPath())) {
+            return file;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   private static VirtualFile findLibDir(VirtualFile[] files) {
     for (VirtualFile file : files) {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java
index e2bce13df9b0..820be312c640 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PythonSdkType.java
@@ -774,11 +774,11 @@ public class PythonSdkType extends SdkType {
     if (pythonSdk != null) {
       final VirtualFile libDir = PyProjectScopeBuilder.findLibDir(pythonSdk);
       if (libDir != null && VfsUtilCore.isAncestor(libDir, vFile, false)) {
-        final VirtualFile sitePackages = libDir.findChild(PyNames.SITE_PACKAGES);
-        if (sitePackages != null && VfsUtilCore.isAncestor(sitePackages, vFile, false)) {
-          return false;
-        }
-        return true;
+        return isNotSitePackages(vFile, libDir);
+      }
+      final VirtualFile venvLibDir = PyProjectScopeBuilder.findVirtualEnvLibDir(pythonSdk);
+      if (venvLibDir != null && VfsUtilCore.isAncestor(venvLibDir, vFile, false)) {
+        return isNotSitePackages(vFile, venvLibDir);
       }
       final VirtualFile skeletonsDir = findSkeletonsDir(pythonSdk);
       if (skeletonsDir != null &&
@@ -789,6 +789,14 @@ public class PythonSdkType extends SdkType {
     return false;
   }
 
+  private static boolean isNotSitePackages(VirtualFile vFile, VirtualFile libDir) {
+    final VirtualFile sitePackages = libDir.findChild(PyNames.SITE_PACKAGES);
+    if (sitePackages != null && VfsUtilCore.isAncestor(sitePackages, vFile, false)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   public static Sdk findPython2Sdk(@Nullable Module module) {
     Sdk moduleSDK = findPythonSdk(module);