diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
index 07f945c27351..7d5ddd12d8bd 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
@@ -1577,6 +1577,10 @@ public class UIUtil {
     sb.append(Integer.toHexString(color.getBlue()));
   }
 
+  public static void drawDottedRectangle(Graphics g, Rectangle r) {
+    drawDottedRectangle(g, r.x, r.y, r.x + r.width, r.y + r.height);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param g  graphics.
    * @param x  top left X coordinate.