diff --git a/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/matching/CorrespondingTypeSearcher.java b/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/matching/CorrespondingTypeSearcher.java
index b7495f2f..91e5d35a 100644
--- a/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/matching/CorrespondingTypeSearcher.java
+++ b/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/matching/CorrespondingTypeSearcher.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.ICompilationUnit;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IPackageFragmentRoot;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IType;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.search.IJavaSearchScope;
 import org.moreunit.log.LogHandler;
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ public CorrespondingTypeSearcher(ICompilationUnit compilationUnit, Preferences p
     {
         this.preferences = preferences.getProjectView(compilationUnit.getJavaProject());
         nameEvaluation = this.preferences.getTestClassNamePattern().evaluate(compilationUnit.findPrimaryType());
-        searchScope = SearchScopeSingelton.getInstance().getSearchScope(PluginTools.getSourceFolder(compilationUnit));
+        IPackageFragmentRoot testSourceFolder = preferences.getTestSourceFolder(compilationUnit.getJavaProject(), PluginTools.getSourceFolder(compilationUnit));
+        searchScope = SearchScopeSingelton.getInstance().getSearchScope(testSourceFolder);
     }
 
     public Collection<IType> getMatches(boolean alsoIncludeLikelyMatches)
diff --git a/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/MoreUnitWizardPageOne.java b/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/MoreUnitWizardPageOne.java
index f5cc57e0..71275884 100644
--- a/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/MoreUnitWizardPageOne.java
+++ b/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/MoreUnitWizardPageOne.java
@@ -139,13 +139,15 @@ public class MoreUnitWizardPageOne extends NewTypeWizardPage
     private Button testNgToggle;
 
     private final ProjectPreferences preferences;
+    private IJavaProject javaProjectUnderTest;
     private final LanguageType langType;
 
     private TmpMemento tmpMemento;
 
-    public MoreUnitWizardPageOne(NewTestCaseWizardPageTwo page2, ProjectPreferences preferences, LanguageType langType)
+    public MoreUnitWizardPageOne(NewTestCaseWizardPageTwo page2, IJavaProject javaProjectUnderTest, ProjectPreferences preferences, LanguageType langType)
     {
         super(true, PAGE_NAME);
+        this.javaProjectUnderTest = javaProjectUnderTest;
         this.preferences = preferences;
 
         fPage2 = page2;
@@ -736,7 +738,7 @@ private IType chooseClassToTestType()
         if(root == null)
             return null;
 
-        IJavaElement[] elements = new IJavaElement[] { root.getJavaProject() };
+        IJavaElement[] elements = new IJavaElement[] { javaProjectUnderTest };
         IJavaSearchScope scope = SearchEngine.createJavaSearchScope(elements);
 
         try
@@ -806,7 +808,7 @@ protected IStatus classUnderTestChanged()
         IPackageFragment pack = getPackageFragment(); // can be null
         try
         {
-            IType type = resolveClassNameToType(root.getJavaProject(), pack, classToTestName);
+            IType type = resolveClassNameToType(javaProjectUnderTest, pack, classToTestName);
             if(type == null)
             {
                 status.setError(WizardMessages.NewTestCaseWizardPageOne_error_class_to_test_not_exist);
diff --git a/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/NewTestCaseWizard.java b/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/NewTestCaseWizard.java
index 674afc94..f95fa0e4 100644
--- a/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/NewTestCaseWizard.java
+++ b/org.moreunit.plugin/src/org/moreunit/wizards/NewTestCaseWizard.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaProject;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IPackageFragment;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IPackageFragmentRoot;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IType;
@@ -30,12 +31,14 @@ public class NewTestCaseWizard extends NewClassyWizard
     private NewTestCaseWizardPageTwo pageTwo;
     private NewTestCaseWizardContext context;
     private NewTestCaseWizardComposer wizardComposer;
+    private IJavaProject javaProjectUnderTest;
 
     public NewTestCaseWizard(final IType element)
     {
         super(element);
 
-        this.preferences = Preferences.forProject(element.getJavaProject());
+        this.javaProjectUnderTest = element.getJavaProject();
+        this.preferences = Preferences.forProject(javaProjectUnderTest);
         this.participatorManager = new NewTestCaseWizardParticipatorManager();
 
         mainSrcFolder = (IPackageFragmentRoot) element.getPackageFragment().getParent();
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ public NewTestCaseWizard(final IType element)
     public void addPages()
     {
         this.pageTwo = new NewTestCaseWizardPageTwo();
-        this.pageOne = new MoreUnitWizardPageOne(this.pageTwo, this.preferences, LanguageType.forPath(getType().getPath()));
+        this.pageOne = new MoreUnitWizardPageOne(this.pageTwo, javaProjectUnderTest, this.preferences, LanguageType.forPath(getType().getPath()));
         this.pageOne.setWizard(this);
         this.pageTwo.setWizard(this);
         this.pageOne.init(new StructuredSelection(getType()));
diff --git a/org.moreunit.swtbot.test/src/org/moreunit/create/MethodCreationTest.java b/org.moreunit.swtbot.test/src/org/moreunit/create/MethodCreationTest.java
index ce347639..4d00a535 100644
--- a/org.moreunit.swtbot.test/src/org/moreunit/create/MethodCreationTest.java
+++ b/org.moreunit.swtbot.test/src/org/moreunit/create/MethodCreationTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.moreunit.JavaProjectSWTBotTestHelper;
 import org.moreunit.test.context.Project;
 import org.moreunit.test.context.Properties;
+import org.moreunit.test.context.TestProject;
 import org.moreunit.test.context.TestType;
 
 @RunWith(SWTBotJunit4ClassRunner.class)
@@ -96,4 +97,58 @@ public String getFailureMessage() {
 		assertThat(methods).hasSize(2).onProperty("elementName").contains("testGetNumber1Suffix");
 	}
 	
+	@Project(mainSrc = "MethodCreation_class_with_method.txt",
+	        mainSrcFolder = "src",
+	        testProject = @TestProject(src = "MethodCreation_test_without_method.txt"),
+	        properties = @Properties(
+	                                 testType = TestType.JUNIT4,
+	                                 testClassNameTemplate = "${srcFile}Test",
+	                                 testMethodPrefix = true))
+	@Test
+	public void should_create_testmethod_when_shortcut_is_pressed_in_method_with_test_folder_in_another_project() throws JavaModelException
+	{
+	    openResource("TheWorld.java");
+	    SWTBotEclipseEditor cutEditor = bot.activeEditor().toTextEditor();
+	    // move cursor to method
+	    int lineNumberOfMethod = 6;
+	    cutEditor.navigateTo(lineNumberOfMethod, 9);
+	    bot.waitUntil(new ConditionCursorLine(cutEditor, lineNumberOfMethod));
+
+	    getShortcutStrategy().pressGenerateShortcut();
+	    
+	    // adding the method to the testcase takes a short moment
+	    bot.waitUntil(new DefaultCondition()
+        {
+            
+            @Override
+            public boolean test() throws Exception
+            {
+                IMethod[] methods = context.getCompilationUnit("testing.TheWorldTest").findPrimaryType().getMethods();
+                return methods.length == 1;
+            }
+            
+            @Override
+            public String getFailureMessage()
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    IMethod[] methods = context.getCompilationUnit("testing.TheWorldTest").findPrimaryType().getMethods();
+                    StringBuilder errorMessage = new StringBuilder("Element names of methods found: ");
+                    for (IMethod method : methods)
+                    {
+                        errorMessage.append(method.getElementName());
+                    }
+                    return errorMessage.toString();
+                }
+                catch (JavaModelException e)
+                {
+                    return "Cannot retrieve methods " + e.getMessage();
+                }
+            }
+        }, 20000);
+	    
+        IMethod[] methods = context.getCompilationUnit("testing.TheWorldTest").findPrimaryType().getMethods();
+        assertThat(methods).onProperty("elementName").containsOnly("testGetNumber1");
+	}
+
 }