diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/CachedValueProvider.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/CachedValueProvider.java
index c69ac6f8b16d..d66e87285267 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/CachedValueProvider.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/CachedValueProvider.java
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.psi.util;
 
+import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 public interface CachedValueProvider<T> {
   @Nullable
   Result<T> compute();
@@ -46,6 +49,10 @@ public interface CachedValueProvider<T> {
       return new Result<T>(value, dependencies);
     }
 
+    public static <T> Result<T> create(@Nullable T value, Collection<?> dependencies) {
+      return new Result<T>(value, ArrayUtil.toObjectArray(dependencies));
+    }
+
     @Deprecated
     public void setLockValue(final boolean lockValue) {
     }