diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ExpandedItemRendererComponentWrapper.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ExpandedItemRendererComponentWrapper.java
index 0c7996b3573b..17221a4389ac 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ExpandedItemRendererComponentWrapper.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ExpandedItemRendererComponentWrapper.java
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import javax.swing.border.Border;
 import java.awt.*;
 
 public class ExpandedItemRendererComponentWrapper extends JComponent {
-  private ExpandedItemRendererComponentWrapper(@NotNull final Component rendererComponent) {
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #wrap(Component)}} instead to create an instance
+   */
+  public ExpandedItemRendererComponentWrapper(@NotNull final Component rendererComponent) {
     add(rendererComponent);
     setOpaque(false);
     setLayout(new AbstractLayoutManager() {