diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/internal/IconsLoadTime.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/internal/IconsLoadTime.java
index b1d8ac000f27..d7bbeda2a7e8 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/internal/IconsLoadTime.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/internal/IconsLoadTime.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.ImageLoader;
 import com.intellij.util.ImageLoader.ImageDesc.Type;
 import com.intellij.util.ImageLoader.LoadFunction;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -46,6 +47,36 @@ public class IconsLoadTime extends DumbAwareAction {
     }
   }
 
+  public static class StatData {
+    public final Type type;
+    public final boolean startup;
+    public final int count;
+
+    // millis
+    public final float totalTime;
+    public final float averageTime;
+    public final float medianTime;
+
+    private StatData(Type type, boolean startup, int totalTime, int averageTime, int medianTime, int count) {
+      this.type = type;
+      this.startup = startup;
+      this.count = count;
+
+      this.totalTime = totalTime / 1000000f;
+      this.averageTime = averageTime / 1000000f;
+      this.medianTime = medianTime / 1000000f;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return type + " load time: " +
+             (startup ? "ide_startup=" : "total=") + String.format("%.02fms", totalTime) +
+             ", average=" + String.format("%.02fms", averageTime) +
+             ", median=" + String.format("%.02fms", medianTime) +
+             "; number of icons: " + count;
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
     log(false);
@@ -57,21 +88,20 @@ public class IconsLoadTime extends DumbAwareAction {
   }
 
   private static void log(boolean measureStartupLoad, Type type) {
+    StatData data = getStatData(measureStartupLoad, type);
+    if (data != null) LOG.info(data.toString());
+  }
+
+  public static @Nullable StatData getStatData(boolean measureStartupLoad, Type type) {
     List<Integer> stats = getStats(type);
-    if (stats == null || stats.isEmpty()) return;
+    if (stats == null || stats.isEmpty()) return null;
 
     int size = stats.size();
-    long sum = stats.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).sum();
-    long average = sum / size;
-    long median = (size % 2 == 0) ? stats.get(size / 2 - 1) + stats.get(size / 2) : stats.get(size / 2);
+    int sum = stats.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).sum();
+    int average = sum / size;
+    int median = (size % 2 == 0) ? stats.get(size / 2 - 1) + stats.get(size / 2) : stats.get(size / 2);
 
-    Function<Long, String> ms = (nano) -> String.format("%.02fms", nano / 1000000f);
-
-    LOG.info(type + " load time: " +
-             (measureStartupLoad ? "ide_startup=" : "total=") + ms.apply(sum) +
-             ", average=" + ms.apply(average) +
-             ", median=" + ms.apply(median) +
-             "; number of icons: " + size);
+    return new StatData(type, measureStartupLoad, sum, average, median, size);
   }
 
   private static Image measure(LoadFunction func, Type type) throws IOException {
diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testData/icons/icons_list.txt b/platform/platform-tests/testData/icons/icons_list.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dcb295fc445c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testData/icons/icons_list.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+platform/icons/src/debugger/threads.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/any_type.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/archive.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/as.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/aspectj.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/config.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/css.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/custom.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/diagram.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/dtd.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/facelets.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/facesConfig.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/htaccess.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/html.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/idl.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/java.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/javaClass.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/javaOutsideSource.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/javaScript.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/json.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/jsp.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/jspx.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/manifest.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/properties.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/text.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/typeScript.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/uiForm.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/unknown.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/wsdlFile.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/xhtml.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/xml.png
+platform/icons/src/fileTypes/xsdFile.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/editFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/excludedGeneratedRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/excludeRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/generatedFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/generatedSourceRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/generatedTestRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/library.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/modulesNode.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/output.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/ResourcesRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/sourceFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/sourceRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/sources.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/testResourcesRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/testRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/testSourceFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/unmarkWebroot.png
+platform/icons/src/modules/webRoot.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/abstractClass.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/abstractException.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/abstractMethod.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/annotationtype.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/anonymousClass.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/class.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/classInitializer.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/enum.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/exceptionClass.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/field.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/folder.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/function.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/ideaModule.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/ideaProject.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/interface.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/method.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/methodReference.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/Module.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/moduleGroup.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/newFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/package.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/parameter.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/pointcut.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/ppJar.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/ppLib.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/ppLibFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/property.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/propertyRead.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/propertyReadStatic.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/propertyReadWrite.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/propertyReadWriteStatic.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/propertyWrite.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/propertyWriteStatic.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/resourceBundle.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/sourceFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/static.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/TreeClosed.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/unknownJdk.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/upFolder.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/variable.png
+platform/icons/src/nodes/webFolder.png
diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/util/IconsLoadTimeTest.java b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/util/IconsLoadTimeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6d34630d062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/util/IconsLoadTimeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+package com.intellij.util;
+
+import com.intellij.internal.IconsLoadTime;
+import com.intellij.internal.IconsLoadTime.StatData;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.*;
+
+import static com.intellij.util.ImageLoader.ImageDesc.Type;
+import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
+import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Estimates SVG icon average load time.
+ *
+ * @author tav
+ */
+public class IconsLoadTimeTest {
+  private static final int SVG_ICON_AVERAGE_LOAD_TIME_ESTIMATE = 10; // ms
+  private static final int SVG_ICON_QUORUM_COUNT = 50;
+
+  // a list of icons for which we have SVG versions
+  private static final String ICONS_LIST_PATH = PlatformTestUtil.getPlatformTestDataPath() + "icons/icons_list.txt";
+
+  @Test
+  public void loadIcons() throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
+    System.setProperty("idea.is.internal", "true");
+    Registry.get("ide.svg.icon").setValue(true);
+
+    assertNotNull(Class.forName(IconsLoadTime.class.getName())); // force static init
+
+    try (BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(new File(ICONS_LIST_PATH)))) {
+      String iconPath;
+      while ((iconPath = br.readLine()) != null) {
+        ImageLoader.loadFromUrl(new File(PlatformTestUtil.getCommunityPath() + "/" + iconPath).toURI().toURL());
+      }
+    }
+    StatData svgData = IconsLoadTime.getStatData(false, Type.SVG);
+    assertNotNull("failed to gather SVG load statistics", svgData);
+    System.out.println(svgData);
+
+    assertEquals("too few icons loaded: " + svgData.count + "; expecting > " + SVG_ICON_QUORUM_COUNT,
+                 true, svgData.count >= SVG_ICON_QUORUM_COUNT);
+
+    assertEquals("SVG icon load time raised to " + String.format("%.02fms", svgData.averageTime) +
+                 ", exceeding max " + SVG_ICON_AVERAGE_LOAD_TIME_ESTIMATE + "ms",
+                 true, svgData.averageTime <= SVG_ICON_AVERAGE_LOAD_TIME_ESTIMATE);
+  }
+}