diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java
index f28b9b501019..006ce2162ed2 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ public class XDebugSessionImpl implements XDebugSession {
     return myConsoleView;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
   public XDebugSessionTab getSessionTab() {
     return mySessionTab;
   }