diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/TreeTester.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/TreeTester.java
index 53184eed5c3f..1812ee770ed3 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/TreeTester.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/TreeTester.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.intellij.testFramework;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
@@ -49,10 +50,15 @@ public class TreeTester {
     return this;
   }
 
-  public void assertStructureEquals(String expected) {
+  @NotNull
+  public String constructTextRepresentation() {
     StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
     printSubTree(myNode, 0, buffer);
-    Assert.assertEquals(expected, buffer.toString());
+    return buffer.toString();
+  }
+
+  public void assertStructureEquals(String expected) {
+    Assert.assertEquals(expected, constructTextRepresentation());
   }
 
   private void printSubTree(TreeNode node, int level, StringBuilder result) {
diff --git a/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/resolve/YAMLUsageViewTreeTest.java b/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/resolve/YAMLUsageViewTreeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..501b183cfb03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/resolve/YAMLUsageViewTreeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package org.jetbrains.yaml.resolve;
+
+import com.intellij.find.FindManager;
+import com.intellij.find.findUsages.FindUsagesHandler;
+import com.intellij.find.findUsages.FindUsagesManager;
+import com.intellij.find.impl.FindManagerImpl;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.PathManagerEx;
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElementVisitor;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiReference;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.TreeTester;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase;
+import com.intellij.usages.impl.UsageViewImpl;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.yaml.YAMLTextUtil;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class YAMLUsageViewTreeTest extends LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
+  @Override
+  protected String getTestDataPath() {
+    return PathManagerEx.getCommunityHomePath() + "/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/resolve/data/";
+  }
+
+  public void testAnchorsAndAliases() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
+  private void doTest() {
+    String testName = getTestName(true);
+    myFixture.configureByFile(testName + ".yml");
+    String answerFilePath = getTestDataPath() + testName + ".usage.txt";
+    String result = getSerializedResolveResults();
+    assertSameLinesWithFile(answerFilePath, result);
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  private String getSerializedResolveResults() {
+    PsiFile file = myFixture.getFile();
+    List<PsiReference> referenceList = getReferencesInFile(file);
+    Collection<PsiElement> elements = referenceList.stream()
+      .map(ref -> ref.resolve())
+      .filter(e -> e != null)
+      .collect(Collectors.toCollection(() -> new LinkedHashSet<>()));
+    Editor editor = myFixture.getEditor();
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+    for (PsiElement element : elements) {
+      String usage = constructUsageViewStructureText(element);
+
+      sb
+        .append("- element: '")
+        .append(element.getText())
+        .append("'\n")
+        .append("  position: '")
+        .append(editor.offsetToLogicalPosition(element.getTextOffset()))
+        .append("'\n")
+        .append("  view: |")
+        .append('\n')
+        .append(YAMLTextUtil.indentText(usage, 4))
+        .append('\n')
+      ;
+    }
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
+
+  @NotNull
+  private static List<PsiReference> getReferencesInFile(@NotNull PsiFile file) {
+    final List<PsiReference> referencesList = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    file.accept(new PsiElementVisitor() {
+      @Override
+      public void visitElement(PsiElement element) {
+        referencesList.addAll(Arrays.asList(element.getReferences()));
+        element.acceptChildren(this);
+      }
+    });
+
+    Collections.sort(referencesList,
+                     Comparator.comparingInt(o -> o.getElement().getTextRange().getStartOffset()));
+
+    return referencesList;
+  }
+
+  private String constructUsageViewStructureText(PsiElement element) {
+    assertNotNull(element);
+    FindUsagesManager usagesManager = ((FindManagerImpl)FindManager.getInstance(getProject())).getFindUsagesManager();
+    FindUsagesHandler handler = usagesManager.getFindUsagesHandler(element, false);
+    assertNotNull(handler);
+    UsageViewImpl usageView = (UsageViewImpl)usagesManager.doFindUsages(new PsiElement[]{element},
+                                                                        PsiElement.EMPTY_ARRAY,
+                                                                        handler,
+                                                                        handler.getFindUsagesOptions(),
+                                                                        false);
+    usageView.expandAll();
+    return TreeTester.forNode(usageView.getRoot()).withPresenter(usageView::getNodeText).constructTextRepresentation();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/resolve/data/anchorsAndAliases.usage.txt b/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/resolve/data/anchorsAndAliases.usage.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb3c94c760c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/yaml/testSrc/org/jetbrains/yaml/resolve/data/anchorsAndAliases.usage.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+- element: '&xxx'
+  position: 'LogicalPosition: (1, 21)'
+  view: |
+    Usage (2 usages)
+     Anchor
+      xxx
+     Found usages (2 usages)
+      Value read (2 usages)
+       light_idea_test_case (2 usages)
+         (2 usages)
+         anchorsAndAliases.yml (2 usages)
+          4Second occurrence: *xxx
+          5Thrid: *xxx
+    
+- element: '&xxx'
+  position: 'LogicalPosition: (5, 20)'
+  view: |
+    Usage (1 usage)
+     Anchor
+      xxx
+     Found usages (1 usage)
+      Value read (1 usage)
+       light_idea_test_case (1 usage)
+         (1 usage)
+         anchorsAndAliases.yml (1 usage)
+          7Reuse anchor: *xxx
+    
+- element: '&yyy'
+  position: 'LogicalPosition: (2, 9)'
+  view: |
+    Usage (1 usage)
+     Anchor
+      yyy
+     Found usages (1 usage)
+      Value read (1 usage)
+       light_idea_test_case (1 usage)
+         (1 usage)
+         anchorsAndAliases.yml (1 usage)
+          8Simple: *yyy
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