diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/injected/Place.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/injected/Place.java
index 51a92c43bf4e..c1ade6b92c97 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/injected/Place.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/injected/Place.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class Place extends SmartList<PsiLanguageInjectionHost.Shred> {
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  SmartPsiElementPointer<PsiLanguageInjectionHost> getHostPointer() {
+  public SmartPsiElementPointer<PsiLanguageInjectionHost> getHostPointer() {
     return ((ShredImpl)get(0)).getSmartPointer();
   }