diff --git a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/UpdateHighlightersUtil.java b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/UpdateHighlightersUtil.java
index 783b01b3d93d..fcb7075a7257 100644
--- a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/UpdateHighlightersUtil.java
+++ b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/UpdateHighlightersUtil.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class UpdateHighlightersUtil {
                                                   final int group,
                                                   @NotNull Map<TextRange, RangeMarker> ranges2markersCache) {
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().assertIsDispatchThread();
-    if (info.isFileLevelAnnotation() || info.getGutterIconRenderer() != null) return;
+    if (isFileLevelOrGutterAnnotation(info)) return;
     if (info.getStartOffset() < startOffset || info.getEndOffset() > endOffset) return;
 
     MarkupModel markup = DocumentMarkupModel.forDocument(document, project, true);
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public class UpdateHighlightersUtil {
     }
   }
 
+  public static boolean isFileLevelOrGutterAnnotation(HighlightInfo info) {
+    return info.isFileLevelAnnotation() || info.getGutterIconRenderer() != null;
+  }
+
   public static void setHighlightersToEditor(@NotNull Project project,
                                              @NotNull Document document,
                                              int startOffset,