diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java
index 8c704806c66b..2ada796cdf3b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java
@@ -628,6 +628,17 @@ public class PyUtil {
     return target;
   }
 
+  public static boolean isPackage(@NotNull PsiDirectory directory) {
+    if (turnDirIntoInit(directory) != null) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return hasNamespacePackageFile(directory);
+  }
+
+  public static boolean isPackage(@NotNull PsiFile file) {
+    return turnInitIntoDir(file) != null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Counts initial underscores of an identifier.
    *
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java
index 7a8db56f3209..ee4ad7814d7b 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyModuleType.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class PyModuleType implements PyType { // Modules don't descend from obje
     if (attribute != null) {
       return ResolveResultList.to(attribute);
     }
-    if (location != null && isPackage(myModule)) {
+    if (location != null && PyUtil.isPackage(myModule)) {
       return resolveImplicitPackageMember(name, location);
     }
     return null;
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ public class PyModuleType implements PyType { // Modules don't descend from obje
     return visibleImports;
   }
 
-  private static boolean isPackage(@NotNull PyFile file) {
-    return PyUtil.turnInitIntoDir(file) != null;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @param directory the module directory
    *