diff --git a/java.api.common/manifest.mf b/java.api.common/manifest.mf
--- a/java.api.common/manifest.mf
+++ b/java.api.common/manifest.mf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.java.api.common/0
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/resources/Bundle.properties
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.74
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.75
diff --git a/java.api.common/nbproject/project.xml b/java.api.common/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/java.api.common/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/java.api.common/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.web.common</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>1.86</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.actions</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
@@ -273,14 +281,6 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
-                    <code-name-base>org.openide.util.ui</code-name-base>
-                    <build-prerequisite/>
-                    <compile-dependency/>
-                    <run-dependency>
-                        <specification-version>9.3</specification-version>
-                    </run-dependency>
-                </dependency>
-                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.util</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
@@ -297,6 +297,14 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.util.ui</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>9.3</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.windows</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
diff --git a/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/queries/TemplateAttributesProviderImpl.java b/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/queries/TemplateAttributesProviderImpl.java
--- a/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/queries/TemplateAttributesProviderImpl.java
+++ b/java.api.common/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/api/common/queries/TemplateAttributesProviderImpl.java
@@ -47,13 +47,16 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import org.netbeans.api.annotations.common.CheckForNull;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.Project;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectInformation;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectManager;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectUtils;
+import org.netbeans.modules.web.common.spi.ProjectWebRootQuery;
 import org.netbeans.spi.project.support.ant.AntProjectHelper;
 import org.netbeans.spi.project.support.ant.EditableProperties;
 import org.netbeans.spi.queries.FileEncodingQueryImplementation;
+import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil;
 import org.openide.loaders.CreateFromTemplateAttributesProvider;
 import org.openide.loaders.DataFolder;
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@
         }
         try {
             Project prj = ProjectManager.getDefault().findProject(helper.getProjectDirectory());
+            assert prj != null : helper.getProjectDirectory();
             ProjectInformation info = ProjectUtils.getInformation(prj);
             if (info != null) {
                 String pname = info.getName();
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@
                     values.put("displayName", pdname);// NOI18N
                 }
             }
+            values.put("webRootPath", getWebRootPath(prj)); // NOI18N
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             //not really important, just log.
             Logger.getLogger(TemplateAttributesProviderImpl.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, "", ex);
@@ -136,4 +141,13 @@
             return Collections.singletonMap("project", values); // NOI18N
         }
     }
+
+    @CheckForNull
+    private static String getWebRootPath(Project project) {
+        for (FileObject webRoot : ProjectWebRootQuery.getWebRoots(project)) {
+            return FileUtil.getRelativePath(project.getProjectDirectory(), webRoot);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/web.common/manifest.mf b/web.common/manifest.mf
--- a/web.common/manifest.mf
+++ b/web.common/manifest.mf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.web.common
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/web/common/Bundle.properties
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.85
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.86
 
diff --git a/web.common/nbproject/project.xml b/web.common/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/web.common/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/web.common/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@
                 <friend>org.netbeans.modules.html.validation</friend>
                 <friend>org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.common</friend>
                 <friend>org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.earproject</friend>
+                <friend>org.netbeans.modules.java.api.common</friend>
                 <friend>org.netbeans.modules.javaee.project</friend>
                 <friend>org.netbeans.modules.javascript.bower</friend>
                 <friend>org.netbeans.modules.javascript.cdnjs</friend>