diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/Comment.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/Comment.java
index bf67b94d4584..fd2b19a503e7 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/Comment.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-api/src/com/intellij/tasks/Comment.java
@@ -34,4 +34,15 @@ public abstract class Comment {
 
   @Nullable
   public abstract Date getDate();
+
+  public void appendTo(StringBuilder builder) {
+    builder.append("<hr>");
+    if (getAuthor() != null) {
+      builder.append("<b>Author:</b> ").append(getAuthor()).append("<br>");
+    }
+    if (getDate() != null) {
+      builder.append("<b>Date:</b> ").append(getDate()).append("<br>");
+    }
+    builder.append(getText()).append("<br>");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/doc/TaskDocumentationProvider.java b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/doc/TaskDocumentationProvider.java
index 6a298c9fade7..c1dd539b947b 100644
--- a/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/doc/TaskDocumentationProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/tasks/tasks-core/src/com/intellij/tasks/doc/TaskDocumentationProvider.java
@@ -59,23 +59,12 @@ public class TaskDocumentationProvider extends AbstractDocumentationProvider imp
       builder.append("<b>Description:</b><br>").append(task.getDescription());
     }
     for (Comment comment : task.getComments()) {
-      addComment(builder, comment);
+      comment.appendTo(builder);
     }
     builder.append("</html>");
     return builder.toString();
   }
 
-  private static void addComment(final StringBuilder builder, final Comment comment) {
-    builder.append("<hr>");
-    if (comment.getAuthor() != null) {
-      builder.append("<b>Author:</b> ").append(comment.getAuthor()).append("<br>");
-    }
-    if (comment.getDate() != null) {
-      builder.append("<b>Date:</b> ").append(comment.getDate()).append("<br>");
-    }
-    builder.append(comment.getText()).append("<br>");
-  }
-
   @Override
   public PsiElement getDocumentationElementForLookupItem(PsiManager psiManager, Object object, PsiElement element) {
     return object instanceof Task ? new TaskPsiElement(psiManager, (Task)object): null;