diff --git a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ScopeAttributesUtil.java b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ScopeAttributesUtil.java
index 4466f6873325..530d7a096603 100644
--- a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ScopeAttributesUtil.java
+++ b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/colors/ScopeAttributesUtil.java
@@ -16,11 +16,21 @@
 package com.intellij.application.options.colors;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.colors.TextAttributesKey;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ConcurrentFactoryMap;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 public class ScopeAttributesUtil {
+  @SuppressWarnings("MismatchedQueryAndUpdateOfCollection")
+  private static final ConcurrentFactoryMap<String, TextAttributesKey> ourCache = new ConcurrentFactoryMap<String, TextAttributesKey>() {
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    protected TextAttributesKey create(String scope) {
+      return TextAttributesKey.find("SCOPE_KEY_" + scope);
+    }
+  };
   @NotNull
   public static TextAttributesKey getScopeTextAttributeKey(@NotNull String scope) {
-    return TextAttributesKey.find("SCOPE_KEY_" + scope);
+    return ourCache.get(scope);
   }
 }