diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Impl/SolutionExplorer/SymbolTree/RootSymbolTreeItemSourceProvider.cs b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Impl/SolutionExplorer/SymbolTree/RootSymbolTreeItemSourceProvider.cs
index 8a43903283e4e..8e216246c56ee 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Impl/SolutionExplorer/SymbolTree/RootSymbolTreeItemSourceProvider.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Impl/SolutionExplorer/SymbolTree/RootSymbolTreeItemSourceProvider.cs
@@ -179,26 +179,24 @@ await source.UpdateIfEverBeenAskedToComputeAsync(cancellationToken)
             return null;
         }
 
-        var hierarchy = item.HierarchyIdentity.NestedHierarchy;
-        var itemId = item.HierarchyIdentity.NestedItemID;
-
-        if (hierarchy.GetProperty(itemId, (int)__VSHPROPID7.VSHPROPID_ProjectTreeCapabilities, out var capabilitiesObj) != VSConstants.S_OK ||
-            capabilitiesObj is not string capabilities)
-        {
+        // Important: currentFilePath is mutable state captured *AND UPDATED* in the local function  
+        // OnItemPropertyChanged below.  It allows us to know the file path of the item *prior* to
+        // it being changed *when* we hear the update about it having changed (since the event doesn't
+        // contain the old value).  
+        if (item.CanonicalName is not string currentFilePath)
             return null;
-        }
 
-        if (!capabilities.Contains(nameof(VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeFlags.SourceFile)) ||
-            !capabilities.Contains(nameof(VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeFlags.FileOnDisk)))
+        if (item.HierarchyIdentity.NestedHierarchy.GetGuidProperty(
+                item.HierarchyIdentity.NestedItemID,
+                (int)__VSHPROPID.VSHPROPID_TypeGuid,
+                out var guid) != VSConstants.S_OK)
         {
             return null;
         }
 
-        // Important: currentFilePath is mutable state captured *AND UPDATED* in the local function  
-        // OnItemPropertyChanged below.  It allows us to know the file path of the item *prior* to
-        // it being changed *when* we hear the update about it having changed (since hte event doesn't
-        // contain the old value).  
-        if (item.CanonicalName is not string currentFilePath)
+        // We only support this for real files that we'll then have Roslyn Documents for.  All the other
+        // things in a project (like folders, nested projects, etc) are not supported.
+        if (guid != VSConstants.ItemTypeGuid.PhysicalFile_guid)
             return null;
 
         var source = new RootSymbolTreeItemCollectionSource(this, item);