diff --git a/java/remote-servers/api/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSource.java b/java/remote-servers/api/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSource.java
index f7cfc524112d..362e4fec5512 100644
--- a/java/remote-servers/api/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSource.java
+++ b/java/remote-servers/api/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSource.java
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ public interface ArtifactDeploymentSource extends DeploymentSource {
 
   @Nullable
   Artifact getArtifact();
+
+  boolean isBuildNeeded();
 }
diff --git a/java/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSourceImpl.java b/java/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSourceImpl.java
index 0f401706473e..9ef87e947c33 100644
--- a/java/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSourceImpl.java
+++ b/java/remote-servers/impl/src/com/intellij/remoteServer/impl/configuration/deployment/ArtifactDeploymentSourceImpl.java
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ public class ArtifactDeploymentSourceImpl implements ArtifactDeploymentSource {
     return myPointer.getArtifact();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isBuildNeeded() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public File getFile() {
     final String path = getFilePath();