diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/speedSearch/SpeedSearch.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/speedSearch/SpeedSearch.java
index 51fb54a5baa1..224c2a77d613 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/speedSearch/SpeedSearch.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/speedSearch/SpeedSearch.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.ui.speedSearch;
 
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.NameUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.text.Matcher;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 
@@ -106,4 +107,9 @@ public class SpeedSearch {
       myMatcher = null;
     }
   }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public Matcher getMatcher() {
+    return myMatcher;
+  }
 }