diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/FileWatcherTest.kt b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/FileWatcherTest.kt
index 57f92ef47f85..b49d38c781db 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/FileWatcherTest.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/FileWatcherTest.kt
@@ -454,14 +454,11 @@ class FileWatcherTest : BareTestFixtureTestCase() {
     assertEvents({ file.renameTo(newFile) }, mapOf(newFile to 'P'))
   }
 
-  // tests the same scenario with an active file watcher (prevents explicit marking of refreshed paths)
+  // tests the same scenarios with an active file watcher (prevents explicit marking of refreshed paths)
   @Test fun testPartialRefresh() = LocalFileSystemTest.doTestPartialRefresh(tempDir.newFolder("top"))
-
-  // tests the same scenario with an active file watcher (prevents explicit marking of refreshed paths)
   @Test fun testInterruptedRefresh() = LocalFileSystemTest.doTestInterruptedRefresh(tempDir.newFolder("top"))
-
-  // tests the same scenario with an active file watcher (prevents explicit marking of refreshed paths)
   @Test fun testRefreshAndFindFile() = LocalFileSystemTest.doTestRefreshAndFindFile(tempDir.newFolder("top"))
+  @Test fun testRefreshEquality() = LocalFileSystemTest.doTestRefreshEquality(tempDir.newFolder("top"))
 
   @Test fun testUnicodePaths() {
     val root = tempDir.newFolder(UNICODE_NAME_1)
diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/LocalFileSystemTest.java b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/LocalFileSystemTest.java
index c0c90fdff9f8..92059ffc43ea 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/LocalFileSystemTest.java
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/local/LocalFileSystemTest.java
@@ -177,6 +177,38 @@ public class LocalFileSystemTest extends PlatformTestCase {
     assertNotNull(lfs.refreshAndFindFileByPath(file3.getPath()));
   }
 
+  public void testRefreshEquality() throws IOException {
+    doTestRefreshEquality(createTempDirectory());
+  }
+
+  public static void doTestRefreshEquality(@NotNull File tempDir) throws IOException {
+    LocalFileSystem lfs = LocalFileSystem.getInstance();
+    VirtualFile tempVDir = lfs.refreshAndFindFileByPath(tempDir.getPath());
+    assertNotNull(tempVDir);
+    assertEquals(0, tempVDir.getChildren().length);
+
+    FileUtil.writeToFile(new File(tempDir, "file1.txt"), "hello");
+    tempVDir.refresh(false, false);
+    assertEquals(1, tempVDir.getChildren().length);
+    FileUtil.writeToFile(new File(tempDir, "file2.txt"), "hello");
+    tempVDir.refresh(false, true);
+    assertEquals(2, tempVDir.getChildren().length);
+
+    File tempDir1 = IoTestUtil.createTestDir(tempDir, "sub1");
+    VirtualFile tempVDir1 = lfs.refreshAndFindFileByIoFile(tempDir1);
+    assertNotNull(tempVDir1);
+    FileUtil.writeToFile(new File(tempDir1, "file.txt"), "hello");
+    tempVDir1.refresh(false, false);
+    assertEquals(1, tempVDir1.getChildren().length);
+
+    File tempDir2 = IoTestUtil.createTestDir(tempDir, "sub2");
+    VirtualFile tempVDir2 = lfs.refreshAndFindFileByIoFile(tempDir2);
+    assertNotNull(tempVDir2);
+    FileUtil.writeToFile(new File(tempDir2, "file.txt"), "hello");
+    tempVDir2.refresh(false, true);
+    assertEquals(1, tempVDir2.getChildren().length);
+  }
+
   public void testCopyFile() throws Exception {
     File fromDir = createTempDirectory();
     File toDir = createTempDirectory();