diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/attach/EnvironmentAwareHost.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/attach/EnvironmentAwareHost.java
index ee0d0d6f4dab..5cf582b11a46 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/attach/EnvironmentAwareHost.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/attach/EnvironmentAwareHost.java
@@ -74,4 +74,12 @@ public abstract class EnvironmentAwareHost implements XAttachHost {
    */
   @NotNull
   public abstract String getFileSystemHostId();
+
+  /**
+   * @param credentialsObject is a parametrization of a host
+   * @return whether the given credentials corresponds the same host
+   */
+  public boolean isSameHost(@NotNull final Object credentialsObject) {
+    return false;
+  }
 }