diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangeListManagerImpl.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangeListManagerImpl.java
index c246c165a492..4d489d0541f5 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangeListManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangeListManagerImpl.java
@@ -1462,6 +1462,10 @@ public class ChangeListManagerImpl extends ChangeListManagerEx implements Projec
     myUpdater.forceGo();
   }
 
+  public void executeOnUpdaterThread(Runnable r) {
+    ourUpdateAlarm.get().execute(r);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Can be called only from not AWT thread; to do smthg after ChangeListManager refresh, call invokeAfterUpdate
    */