diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-testFramework/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebuggerTestUtil.java b/platform/xdebugger-testFramework/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebuggerTestUtil.java
index 9d1ff552ce29..63642dd9922f 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-testFramework/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebuggerTestUtil.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-testFramework/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebuggerTestUtil.java
@@ -194,13 +194,24 @@ public class XDebuggerTestUtil {
     return collectFramesWithSelected(thread, timeout, XDebuggerTestUtil::waitFor);
   }
 
-  public static Pair<List<XStackFrame>, XStackFrame> collectFramesWithSelected(XExecutionStack thread, long timeout, BiFunction<Semaphore, Long, Boolean> waitFunction) {
+  public static Pair<List<XStackFrame>, XStackFrame> collectFramesWithSelected(XExecutionStack thread,
+                                                                               long timeout,
+                                                                               BiFunction<Semaphore, Long, Boolean> waitFunction) {
     XTestStackFrameContainer container = new XTestStackFrameContainer();
     thread.computeStackFrames(0, container);
     List<XStackFrame> all = container.waitFor(timeout, waitFunction).first;
     return Pair.create(all, container.frameToSelect);
   }
 
+  public static XStackFrame getFrameAt(@NotNull XDebugSession session, int frameIndex) {
+    final XExecutionStack activeThread = getActiveThread(session);
+    return getFrameAt(activeThread, frameIndex);
+  }
+
+  public static XStackFrame getFrameAt(@NotNull XExecutionStack thread, int frameIndex) {
+    return frameIndex == 0 ? thread.getTopFrame() : collectFrames(thread).get(frameIndex);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public static List<XValue> collectChildren(XValueContainer value) {
     return collectChildren(value, XDebuggerTestUtil::waitFor);