diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/newui/PluginUiModel.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/newui/PluginUiModel.kt
index 6c1771712300..fd886c8a7f84 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/newui/PluginUiModel.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/newui/PluginUiModel.kt
@@ -299,4 +299,10 @@ fun PluginSource?.addSource(pluginSource: PluginSource?): PluginSource? {
   else {
     return PluginSource.BOTH
   }
+}
+
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+fun PluginSource?.includes(pluginSource: PluginSource?): Boolean {
+  if (this == null || pluginSource == null) return false
+  return this == pluginSource || this == PluginSource.BOTH
 }
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