diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/EditorBasedWidget.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/EditorBasedWidget.kt
index 2bd1a7f65c43..e840cd6bc044 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/EditorBasedWidget.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/EditorBasedWidget.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ abstract class EditorBasedWidget protected constructor(
     registerCustomListeners(myConnection)
   }
 
+  @Deprecated("Custom listeners should be registered after class initialization to prevent using not fully constructed class in the listeners.")
   protected open fun registerCustomListeners(connection: MessageBusConnection) {
   }