diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/designer/propertyTable/PropertyTable.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/designer/propertyTable/PropertyTable.java
index 699d6460e5ee..4f171d88064b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/designer/propertyTable/PropertyTable.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/designer/propertyTable/PropertyTable.java
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ public abstract class PropertyTable extends JBTable {
   }
 
   public static int findProperty(List<Property> properties, Property property) {
+    int index = properties.indexOf(property);
+    if (index != -1) {
+      return index;
+    }
+
     String name = property.getName();
     int size = properties.size();