diff --git a/python/pluginSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonFileTypeFactory.java b/python/pluginSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonFileTypeFactory.java
index a0cbe8f18616..cf8f58190397 100644
--- a/python/pluginSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonFileTypeFactory.java
+++ b/python/pluginSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonFileTypeFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.jetbrains.python;
 
+import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.XmlFileType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeConsumer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeFactory;
 import com.intellij.ultimate.PluginVerifier;
@@ -23,5 +24,6 @@ public class PythonFileTypeFactory extends FileTypeFactory {
     consumer.consume(PythonFileType.INSTANCE, "py;pyw;");
     consumer.consume(QtUIFileType.INSTANCE, "ui");
     consumer.consume(QtTranslationsFileType.INSTANCE, "ts");
+    consumer.consume(XmlFileType.INSTANCE, "qrc");
   }
 }
diff --git a/python/python-ide.iml b/python/python-ide.iml
index 355bd899c650..c21bf1424d34 100644
--- a/python/python-ide.iml
+++ b/python/python-ide.iml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="dom-impl" scope="RUNTIME" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Guava" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="colorSchemes" scope="RUNTIME" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="xml" />
   </component>
 </module>
 
diff --git a/python/python-plugin.iml b/python/python-plugin.iml
index 8c254f5c8330..c35038b64e88 100644
--- a/python/python-plugin.iml
+++ b/python/python-plugin.iml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="idea-ui" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="platform-ultimate" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="ultimate-verifier" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="xml" />
   </component>
 </module>