diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchProjectViewPane.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchProjectViewPane.java
index 730e4e60710c..5f116033ae26 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchProjectViewPane.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scratch/ScratchProjectViewPane.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.util.treeView.AbstractTreeNode;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.treeView.AbstractTreeUi;
 import com.intellij.lang.Language;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.LangDataKeys;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.LanguageFileType;
@@ -191,6 +192,14 @@ public class ScratchProjectViewPane extends ProjectViewPane {
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public Object getData(@NotNull Collection<AbstractTreeNode> selected, String dataName) {
+      if (LangDataKeys.PASTE_TARGET_PSI_ELEMENT.is(dataName)) {
+        AbstractTreeNode single = JBIterable.from(selected).single();
+        if (single instanceof MyRootNode) {
+          VirtualFile file = ((MyRootNode)single).getVirtualFile();
+          Project project = single.getProject();
+          return file == null || project == null ? null : PsiManager.getInstance(project).findDirectory(file);
+        }
+      }
       return null;
     }
   }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java
index 44e68dca9c3a..932d8f41b7e2 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/copy/CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import com.intellij.ide.scratch.ScratchFileService;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.EditorHelper;
 import com.intellij.ide.util.PlatformPackageUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.Result;
 import com.intellij.openapi.command.CommandProcessor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.command.WriteCommandAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
@@ -61,7 +60,10 @@ public class CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler extends CopyHandlerDelegateBase {
   @Override
   public void doCopy(final PsiElement[] elements, PsiDirectory defaultTargetDirectory) {
     if (defaultTargetDirectory == null) {
-      defaultTargetDirectory = getCommonParentDirectory(elements);
+      PsiDirectory commonParent = getCommonParentDirectory(elements);
+      if (commonParent != null && !ScratchFileService.isInScratchRoot(commonParent.getVirtualFile())) {
+        defaultTargetDirectory = commonParent;
+      }
     }
     Project project = defaultTargetDirectory != null ? defaultTargetDirectory.getProject() : elements [0].getProject();
     if (defaultTargetDirectory != null) {
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ public class CopyFilesOrDirectoriesHandler extends CopyHandlerDelegateBase {
 
   @Nullable
   private static PsiDirectory tryNotNullizeDirectory(@NotNull Project project, @Nullable PsiDirectory defaultTargetDirectory) {
-    if (defaultTargetDirectory == null || ScratchFileService.isInScratchRoot(defaultTargetDirectory.getVirtualFile())) {
+    if (defaultTargetDirectory == null) {
       VirtualFile root = ArrayUtil.getFirstElement(ProjectRootManager.getInstance(project).getContentRoots());
       if (root == null) root = project.getBaseDir();
       if (root == null) root = VfsUtil.getUserHomeDir();