diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CodeStyleSettings.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CodeStyleSettings.java
index 3ea548e59ce0..27311cd1300b 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CodeStyleSettings.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CodeStyleSettings.java
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public class CodeStyleSettings implements Cloneable, JDOMExternalizable {
   public int BLANK_LINES_BEFORE_METHOD_BODY = 0;
 
   public int BLANK_LINES_AROUND_FIELD_IN_INTERFACE = 0;
-  public int BLANK_LINES_AROUND_METHOD_IN_INTERFACE = 0;
+  public int BLANK_LINES_AROUND_METHOD_IN_INTERFACE = 1;
 
 
   public int BLANK_LINES_AFTER_CLASS_HEADER = 0;