diff --git a/java/java-structure-view/src/com/intellij/ide/structureView/impl/java/JavaFileTreeElement.java b/java/java-structure-view/src/com/intellij/ide/structureView/impl/java/JavaFileTreeElement.java
index 590f1024bc14..8a10757043e3 100644
--- a/java/java-structure-view/src/com/intellij/ide/structureView/impl/java/JavaFileTreeElement.java
+++ b/java/java-structure-view/src/com/intellij/ide/structureView/impl/java/JavaFileTreeElement.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
 public class JavaFileTreeElement extends PsiTreeElementBase<PsiClassOwner> implements ItemPresentation {
@@ -33,13 +34,16 @@ public class JavaFileTreeElement extends PsiTreeElementBase<PsiClassOwner> imple
 
   @Override
   public String getPresentableText() {
-    return getElement().getName();
+    PsiClassOwner element = getElement();
+    return element == null ? "" : element.getName();
   }
 
   @Override
   @NotNull
   public Collection<StructureViewTreeElement> getChildrenBase() {
-    PsiClass[] classes = getElement().getClasses();
+    PsiClassOwner element = getElement();
+    if (element == null) return Collections.emptyList();
+    PsiClass[] classes = element.getClasses();
     ArrayList<StructureViewTreeElement> result = new ArrayList<StructureViewTreeElement>();
     for (PsiClass aClass : classes) {
       result.add(new JavaClassTreeElement(aClass, false, new HashSet<PsiClass>()));