diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/QuickDocUtil.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/QuickDocUtil.java
index 72688fea79f4..b33a286f7c6c 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/QuickDocUtil.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/QuickDocUtil.java
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.hint.HintUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.navigation.DocPreviewUtil;
 import com.intellij.concurrency.SensitiveProgressWrapper;
 import com.intellij.lang.documentation.DocumentationProvider;
+import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressIndicator;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopup;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Ref;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindow;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.ToolWindowId;
@@ -17,12 +22,18 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiQualifiedNamedElement;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.Content;
 import com.intellij.ui.popup.AbstractPopup;
+import com.intellij.util.Consumer;
+import com.intellij.util.ObjectUtils;
+import com.intellij.util.SingleAlarm;
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.AppExecutorUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import static com.intellij.openapi.progress.util.ProgressIndicatorUtils.runInReadActionWithWriteActionPriority;
 
@@ -104,4 +115,63 @@ public class QuickDocUtil {
     }
     return null;
   }
+
+  public static final Object CUT_AT_CMD = ObjectUtils.sentinel("CUT_AT_CMD");
+
+  public static void updateQuickDocAsync(@NotNull PsiElement element,
+                                         @NotNull CharSequence prefix,
+                                         @NotNull Consumer<Consumer<Object>> provider) {
+    Project project = element.getProject();
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(prefix);
+    ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Object> queue = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
+    Disposable alarmDisposable = Disposer.newDisposable();
+    Disposer.register(project, alarmDisposable);
+    AtomicBoolean stop = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    Ref<Object> cutAt = Ref.create(null);
+    SingleAlarm alarm = new SingleAlarm(() -> {
+      DocumentationComponent component = getActiveDocComponent(project);
+      if (component == null) {
+        stop.set(true);
+        Disposer.dispose(alarmDisposable);
+        return;
+      }
+      Object s = queue.poll();
+      while (s != null) {
+        if (s == CUT_AT_CMD || cutAt.get() == CUT_AT_CMD) {
+          cutAt.set(s);
+          s = "";
+        }
+        else if (!cutAt.isNull()) {
+          int idx = StringUtil.indexOf(sb, cutAt.get().toString());
+          if (idx >= 0) sb.setLength(idx);
+          cutAt.set(null);
+        }
+        sb.append(s);
+        s = queue.poll();
+      }
+      if (stop.get()) {
+        Disposer.dispose(alarmDisposable);
+      }
+      String newText = sb.toString() + "<br><br><br>";
+      String prevText = component.getText();
+      if (!Comparing.equal(newText, prevText)) {
+        component.replaceText(newText, element);
+      }
+    }, 100, alarmDisposable);
+    AppExecutorUtil.getAppExecutorService().submit(() -> {
+      try {
+        provider.consume(str -> {
+          ProgressManager.checkCanceled();
+          if (stop.get()) throw new ProcessCanceledException();
+          queue.add(str);
+          alarm.cancelAndRequest();
+        });
+      }
+      finally {
+        if (stop.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+          alarm.cancelAndRequest();
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }