diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/border/IdeaTitledBorder.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/border/IdeaTitledBorder.java
index b94b8173f418..9d8f884ee5a0 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/border/IdeaTitledBorder.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/border/IdeaTitledBorder.java
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public class IdeaTitledBorder extends TitledBorder {
   }
 
   private TitledSeparator getTitledSeparator(Component c) {
-    this.titledSeparator.setEnabled(c.isEnabled());
-    return this.titledSeparator;
+    titledSeparator.setEnabled(c.isEnabled());
+    return titledSeparator;
   }
 
 
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public class IdeaTitledBorder extends TitledBorder {
   @Override
   public Insets getBorderInsets(Component c, final Insets insets) {
     insets.top += getTitledSeparator(c).getPreferredSize().getHeight() - TitledSeparator.TOP_INSET - TitledSeparator.BOTTOM_INSET;
+    insets.top += UIUtil.DEFAULT_VGAP;
     insets.top += insideInsets.top;
     insets.left += insideInsets.left;
     insets.bottom += insideInsets.bottom;