diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java
index 4f8cd274af09..de9a57f9eff9 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.TypeConversionUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ public class SwitchUtils {
     return false;
   }
 
+  @Contract("null -> null")
+  @Nullable
   public static PsiExpression getSwitchSelectorExpression(PsiExpression expression) {
     if (expression == null) return null;
     final LanguageLevel languageLevel = PsiUtil.getLanguageLevel(expression);