diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/FileElement.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/FileElement.java
index 399f532e0f53..7e2d4fc674c6 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/FileElement.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/FileElement.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypes;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.JarFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.util.StringBuilderSpinAllocator;
@@ -58,8 +59,11 @@ public class FileElement {
         FileElement element = this;
         while (element != null) {
           sb.insert(0, element.myName);
+          if (element.myParent == null && SystemInfo.isWindows) {
+            sb.insert(element.myName.length(), File.separator);
+          }
           element = element.myParent;
-          if (element != null && element.myParent != null /*&& !element.myName.endsWith(File.separator)*/) {
+          if (element != null && element.myParent != null) {
             sb.insert(0, File.separator);
           }
         }