diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetTypeProjection.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetTypeProjection.java
index d98c53108d5..93f8b611c6f 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetTypeProjection.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetTypeProjection.java
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public class JetTypeProjection extends JetModifierListOwnerStub<PsiJetTypeProjec
 
     @NotNull
     public JetProjectionKind getProjectionKind() {
+        PsiJetTypeProjectionStub stub = getStub();
+        if (stub != null) {
+            return stub.getProjectionKind();
+        }
+
         ASTNode projectionNode = getProjectionNode();
         if (projectionNode == null) return JetProjectionKind.NONE;