diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/lang/jvm/types/JvmPrimitiveType.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/lang/jvm/types/JvmPrimitiveType.java
index 9ed556baeba9..6e1e241e482d 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/lang/jvm/types/JvmPrimitiveType.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/lang/jvm/types/JvmPrimitiveType.java
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.lang.jvm.types;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
 /**
  * Represents a primitive type of JVM.
  *
  * @see Class#isPrimitive
  */
 public interface JvmPrimitiveType extends JvmType {
+
+  @NotNull
+  String getName();
 }
diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiPrimitiveType.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiPrimitiveType.java
index 54ed4fd1e4a0..da677b2a239b 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiPrimitiveType.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiPrimitiveType.java
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ public class PsiPrimitiveType extends PsiType.Stub implements JvmPrimitiveType {
     myName = name;
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public String getName() {
+    return myName;
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public PsiPrimitiveType annotate(@NotNull TypeAnnotationProvider provider) {