diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcs.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcs.java
index a7862572c859..efc5a62500ad 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcs.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcs.java
@@ -636,5 +636,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractVcs<ComList extends CommittedChangeList> extends S
   public boolean revisionsSame(@NotNull final VcsRevisionNumber number1, @NotNull final VcsRevisionNumber number2) {
     return number1.equals(number2);
   }
+
+  public CheckoutProvider getCheckoutProvider() {
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnVcs.java b/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnVcs.java
index 9a16902d2aa2..48886abf2b12 100644
--- a/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnVcs.java
+++ b/plugins/svn4idea/src/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnVcs.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.ShowPropertiesDiffWithLocalAction;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.actions.SvnMergeProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.annotate.SvnAnnotationProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.checkin.SvnCheckinEnvironment;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.checkout.SvnCheckoutProvider;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.commandLine.SvnExecutableChecker;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.dialogs.SvnBranchPointsCalculator;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.svn.dialogs.WCInfo;
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ public class SvnVcs extends AbstractVcs<CommittedChangeList> {
       return false;
     }
   };
+  private SvnCheckoutProvider myCheckoutProvider;
 
   public void checkCommandLineVersion() {
     myChecker.checkExecutableAndNotifyIfNeeded();
@@ -1209,4 +1211,12 @@ public class SvnVcs extends AbstractVcs<CommittedChangeList> {
   public boolean areDirectoriesVersionedItems() {
     return true;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public CheckoutProvider getCheckoutProvider() {
+    if (myCheckoutProvider == null) {
+      myCheckoutProvider = new SvnCheckoutProvider();
+    }
+    return myCheckoutProvider;
+  }
 }