diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java
index b7c8d435dbb5..8988c9bd1376 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java
@@ -228,4 +228,9 @@ public abstract class RunConfigurationBase extends UserDataHolderBase implements
   public boolean excludeCompileBeforeLaunchOption() {
     return false;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return getType() + ": " + getName();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunnerAndConfigurationSettingsImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunnerAndConfigurationSettingsImpl.java
index 08f7096082ed..8cadadbb19d5 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunnerAndConfigurationSettingsImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/impl/RunnerAndConfigurationSettingsImpl.java
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ public class RunnerAndConfigurationSettingsImpl implements JDOMExternalizable, C
     return 0;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return getType() + ": " + getName();
+  }
+
   private class InfoProvider implements ConfigurationInfoProvider {
     private final ProgramRunner myRunner;