diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/TypeAnnotationProvider.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/TypeAnnotationProvider.java
index 05600cffde2f..e801da6abca6 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/TypeAnnotationProvider.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/TypeAnnotationProvider.java
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public interface TypeAnnotationProvider {
     public PsiAnnotation[] getAnnotations() {
       return PsiAnnotation.EMPTY_ARRAY;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return "EMPTY";
+    }
   };
 
   @NotNull