diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/ValueDescriptorImpl.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/ValueDescriptorImpl.java
index 6ac237b51544..a900f2206ca3 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/ValueDescriptorImpl.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/ui/impl/watch/ValueDescriptorImpl.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.intellij.debugger.ui.tree.render.*;
 import com.intellij.debugger.ui.tree.render.Renderer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
@@ -327,6 +328,16 @@ public abstract class ValueDescriptorImpl extends NodeDescriptorImpl implements
       public PsiExpression getDescriptorEvaluation(DebuggerContext context) throws EvaluateException {
         return null;
       }
+
+      @Override
+      public NodeRenderer getRenderer(DebugProcessImpl debugProcess) {
+        return ValueDescriptorImpl.this.getRenderer(debugProcess);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public <T> T getUserData(Key<T> key) {
+        return ValueDescriptorImpl.this.getUserData(key);
+      }
     };
     descriptor.myFullValue = true;
     return descriptor;