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 c1113f102645..2fda891c0bac 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
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ public class UpdateHighlightersUtil {
     if (severity == HighlightSeverity.WARNING) {
       layer = HighlighterLayer.WARNING;
     }
+    else if (severity == HighlightSeverity.WEAK_WARNING) {
+      layer = HighlighterLayer.WEAK_WARNING;
+    }
     else if (severityRegistrar.compare(severity, HighlightSeverity.ERROR) >= 0) {
       layer = HighlighterLayer.ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/markup/HighlighterLayer.java b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/markup/HighlighterLayer.java
index bba3b485d9e7..2c5a563a171f 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/markup/HighlighterLayer.java
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/markup/HighlighterLayer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public interface HighlighterLayer {
   int CARET_ROW = 2000;
   int ADDITIONAL_SYNTAX = 3000;
   int GUARDED_BLOCKS = 3500;
+  int WEAK_WARNING = 3750;
   int WARNING = 4000;
   int ERROR = 5000;
   int ELEMENT_UNDER_CARET = 5500;