diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
index 73793d44b7ea..400cce294bca 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.TestOnly;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 @SuppressWarnings({"UtilityClassWithoutPrivateConstructor"})
@@ -1161,4 +1158,8 @@ public class FileUtil {
     }
     return false;
   }
+
+  public static String generateRandomTemporaryPath() {
+    return getTempDirectory() + "/" + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+  }
 }