diff --git a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanel.java b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanel.java
--- a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanel.java
+++ b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanel.java
@@ -379,15 +379,34 @@
         return true;
     }
     
+    static String getTypeFromFQN(String name) {
+        int lastIndexOf = name.lastIndexOf('.');
+        final boolean isFQN = (lastIndexOf > 0 && lastIndexOf < name.length());
+        if (isFQN) {
+            return name.substring(lastIndexOf + 1);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    static String getPackageFromFQN(String name) {
+        int lastIndexOf = name.lastIndexOf('.');
+        final boolean isFQN = (lastIndexOf > 0 && lastIndexOf < name.length());
+        if (isFQN) {
+            return name.substring(0, lastIndexOf);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     static boolean isValidTypeIdentifier(String ident) {
-        if (ident == null || "".equals(ident) || !Utilities.isJavaIdentifier( ident ) ) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        else {
-            return true;
-        }
+        final boolean javaIdentifier = Utilities.isJavaIdentifier(ident);
+        final boolean javaIdenfifierWithinFQN = isValidTypeIdentifierWithinFQN(ident);
+        return ident != null && !"".equals(ident) && (javaIdentifier || javaIdenfifierWithinFQN);
     }
-    
+
+    static boolean isValidTypeIdentifierWithinFQN(String ident) {
+        String type = getTypeFromFQN(ident);
+        return type != null && Utilities.isJavaIdentifier(type);
+    }
     // helper methods copied from project/ui/ProjectUtilities
     /** Checks if the given file name can be created in the target folder.
      *
diff --git a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.form b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.form
--- a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.form
+++ b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.form
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 
 <Form version="1.2" maxVersion="1.2" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JPanelFormInfo">
   <AccessibilityProperties>
diff --git a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.java b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.java
--- a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.java
+++ b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/project/JavaTargetChooserPanelGUI.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;
+import javax.swing.text.Document;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.Project;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectUtils;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.SourceGroup;
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@
 import org.openide.loaders.DataObjectNotFoundException;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.util.RequestProcessor;
+import static org.netbeans.modules.java.project.JavaTargetChooserPanel.getPackageFromFQN;
+import static org.netbeans.modules.java.project.JavaTargetChooserPanel.getTypeFromFQN;
 
 /**
  * Permits user to select a package to place a Java class (or other resource) into.
@@ -267,7 +270,13 @@
     }    
     
     public String getTargetName() {
-        String text = documentNameTextField.getText().trim();
+        String text;
+        String nameFromFQN = getTypeFromFQN(documentNameTextField.getText().trim());
+        if (null != nameFromFQN) {
+            text = nameFromFQN;
+        } else {
+            text = documentNameTextField.getText().trim();
+        }
         
         if ( text.length() == 0 ) {
             return null;
@@ -525,6 +534,8 @@
         });                
     }
         
+    private boolean wasPreviouslyFQN = false;
+    private String originalPackageName;
     private void updateText() {
         final Object selectedItem =  rootComboBox.getSelectedItem();
         String createdFileName;
@@ -533,12 +544,34 @@
             FileObject rootFolder = g.getRootFolder();
             String packageName = getPackageFileName();
             String documentName = documentNameTextField.getText().trim();
+            if (Type.FILE.equals(type)) {
+                final boolean isFQN = null != getTypeFromFQN(documentName);
+                if (isFQN) {
+                    if (!wasPreviouslyFQN) {
+                        //backup the original package name
+                        originalPackageName = getPackageName();
+                    }
+                    //set the textfield from the parsed FQN text
+                    packageName = getPackageFromFQN(documentName);
+                    documentName = getTypeFromFQN(documentName);
+                    setPackageFieldWithoutNotifyingListeners(null != packageName ? packageName : "");
+                    wasPreviouslyFQN = true;
+                } else {
+                    if (wasPreviouslyFQN) {
+                        //reset the package name, if the user reverts his previously entered FQN
+                        setPackageFieldWithoutNotifyingListeners(originalPackageName);
+                        wasPreviouslyFQN = false;
+                    }
+                }
+                packageComboBox.setEnabled(!isFQN);
+            }
             if (type == Type.PACKAGE) {
                 documentName = documentName.replace( '.', '/' ); // NOI18N
             }
             else if ( documentName.length() > 0 ) {
                 documentName = documentName + expectedExtension;
             }
+            packageName = packageName.replace('.', '/');
             createdFileName = FileUtil.getFileDisplayName( rootFolder ) +
                 ( packageName.startsWith("/") || packageName.startsWith( File.separator ) ? "" : "/" ) + // NOI18N
                 packageName +
@@ -596,6 +629,16 @@
             return name;
         }        
     }
+
+    void setPackageFieldWithoutNotifyingListeners(final String text) {
+	Component packageEditor = packageComboBox.getEditor().getEditorComponent();
+	if (packageEditor instanceof javax.swing.JTextField) {
+	    Document document = ((javax.swing.JTextField) packageEditor).getDocument();
+	    document.removeDocumentListener(this);
+	    ((javax.swing.JTextField) packageEditor).setText(text);
+	    document.addDocumentListener(this);
+	}
+    }
     
     // Private innerclasses ----------------------------------------------------