diff --git a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/FirstStart.kt b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/FirstStart.kt
index f625ff3f36a6..5c4f3d2a7e26 100644
--- a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/FirstStart.kt
+++ b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/FirstStart.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.fest.swing.core.Robot
 import org.fest.swing.core.SmartWaitRobot
 import org.fest.swing.exception.ComponentLookupException
 import org.fest.swing.exception.WaitTimedOutError
+import org.fest.swing.fixture.AbstractComponentFixture
 import org.fest.swing.fixture.JButtonFixture
 import org.fest.swing.fixture.JCheckBoxFixture
 import org.fest.swing.fixture.JRadioButtonFixture
@@ -261,6 +262,10 @@ abstract class FirstStart(val ideType: IdeType) {
 
       return reference.get()
     }
+
+    fun exists(fixture: () -> AbstractComponentFixture<*, *, *>): Boolean {
+      return GuiTestCase().exists(fixture)
+    }
   }
 
 }