diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FileHolder.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FileHolder.java
index ee27e55cd0ea..ebe2cc62577e 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FileHolder.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FileHolder.java
@@ -76,4 +76,13 @@ public class FileHolder {
   public void setIsDir(boolean isDir) {
     myIsDir = isDir;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "FileHolder{" +
+           "myIoFile=" + myIoFile +
+           ", myFile=" + myFile +
+           ", myIsDir=" + myIsDir +
+           '}';
+  }
 }