diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbcdfc8..bcb99c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Change Log
 
+#### 6.1...
+- **.0**: If file path doesn't exist, :NERDTreeFind its parent directory instead. (PhilRunninger) [#1043](https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree/pull/1043)
 #### 6.0...
 - **.1**: Reintroduce necessary variable mistakenly removed. (PhilRunninger) [#1040](https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree/pull/1040)
 - **.0**: Make the behavior of window splits consistent (dragonxlwang, PhilRunninger) [#1035](https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree/pull/1035)
diff --git a/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim b/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
index b82e791..4ba5b05 100644
--- a/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
+++ b/autoload/nerdtree/ui_glue.vim
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ endfunction
 " FUNCTION: s:findAndRevealPath(pathStr) {{{1
 function! s:findAndRevealPath(pathStr)
     let l:pathStr = !empty(a:pathStr) ? a:pathStr : expand('%:p')
+    if !filereadable(l:pathStr)
+        let l:pathStr = fnamemodify(l:pathStr, ':h')
+    endif
 
     if empty(l:pathStr)
         call nerdtree#echoWarning('no file for the current buffer')