diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/navigation/actions/ide.kt b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/navigation/actions/ide.kt
index 5cf046a185db..0a558885f3b4 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/navigation/actions/ide.kt
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/navigation/actions/ide.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.platform.backend.navigation.impl.RawNavigationRequest
 import com.intellij.platform.backend.navigation.impl.SourceNavigationRequest
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
 import com.intellij.util.ui.EDT
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus.Internal
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent
 
 internal fun navigateToLookupItem(project: Project): Boolean {
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ internal fun navigateRequestLazy(project: Project, requestor: NavigationRequesto
   }
 }
 
-internal fun navigateRequest(project: Project, request: NavigationRequest) {
+
+@Internal
+fun navigateRequest(project: Project, request: NavigationRequest) {
   EDT.assertIsEdt()
   IdeDocumentHistory.getInstance(project).includeCurrentCommandAsNavigation()
   when (request) {