diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java
index 358a83f7f88e..e801c9a9bccb 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/lang/documentation/ExternalDocumentationHandler.java
@@ -27,4 +27,17 @@ public interface ExternalDocumentationHandler {
   
   @NotNull
   String fetchExternalDocumentation(@NotNull String link, @Nullable PsiElement element);
+
+  /**
+   * Defines whether we will show external documentation
+   * link at the bottom of the documentation pane or not.
+   *
+   *
+   * @return true if external documentation link should be
+   * shown, false otherwise
+   */
+  default boolean canHandleExternal(@Nullable PsiElement element,
+                                    @Nullable PsiElement originalElement) {
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java
index 791245bc410d..64ce16e561fe 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/DocumentationComponent.java
@@ -1005,30 +1005,32 @@ public class DocumentationComponent extends JPanel implements Disposable, DataPr
     final PsiElement element = getElement();
     if (element == null) return null;
 
-    String title = myManager.getTitle(element);
     final DocumentationProvider provider = DocumentationManager.getProviderFromElement(element);
-    if (myEffectiveExternalUrl == null) {
-      if (!isExternalHandler(provider)) {
-        final PsiElement originalElement = DocumentationManager.getOriginalElement(element);
-        List<String> urls = provider.getUrlFor(element, originalElement);
-        if (urls != null) {
-          boolean hasBadUrl = false;
-          StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
-          for (String url : urls) {
-            String link = getLink(title, url);
-            if (link == null) {
-              hasBadUrl = true;
-              break;
-            }
+    final PsiElement originalElement = DocumentationManager.getOriginalElement(element);
+    if (!shouldShowExternalDocumentationLink(provider, element, originalElement)) {
+      return null;
+    }
 
-            if (result.length() > 0) result.append("<p>");
-            result.append(link);
+    final String title = myManager.getTitle(element);
+    if (myEffectiveExternalUrl == null) {
+      List<String> urls = provider.getUrlFor(element, originalElement);
+      if (urls != null) {
+        boolean hasBadUrl = false;
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        for (String url : urls) {
+          String link = getLink(title, url);
+          if (link == null) {
+            hasBadUrl = true;
+            break;
           }
-          if (!hasBadUrl) return result.toString();
-        }
-        else {
-          return null;
+
+          if (result.length() > 0) result.append("<p>");
+          result.append(link);
         }
+        if (!hasBadUrl) return result.toString();
+      }
+      else {
+        return null;
       }
     } else {
       String link = getLink(title, myEffectiveExternalUrl);
@@ -1053,14 +1055,19 @@ public class DocumentationComponent extends JPanel implements Disposable, DataPr
     return result.toString();
   }
 
-  private static boolean isExternalHandler(DocumentationProvider provider) {
+  private static boolean shouldShowExternalDocumentationLink(DocumentationProvider provider,
+                                                             PsiElement element,
+                                                             PsiElement originalElement) {
     if (provider instanceof CompositeDocumentationProvider) {
       for (DocumentationProvider documentationProvider : ((CompositeDocumentationProvider)provider).getProviders()) {
-        if (documentationProvider instanceof ExternalDocumentationHandler) return true;
+        if (documentationProvider instanceof ExternalDocumentationHandler) {
+          return ((ExternalDocumentationHandler)documentationProvider).canHandleExternal(element, originalElement);
+        }
       }
-      return false;
+    } else if (provider instanceof ExternalDocumentationHandler) {
+      return ((ExternalDocumentationHandler)provider).canHandleExternal(element, originalElement);
     }
-    return provider instanceof ExternalDocumentationHandler;
+    return true;
   }
 
   private static String getHostname(String url) {