diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/CommitId.java b/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/CommitId.java
index 15948981db3e..6ae2fbf8458a 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/CommitId.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/CommitId.java
@@ -56,4 +56,9 @@ public class CommitId {
     result = 31 * result + myRoot.hashCode();
     return result;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return myHash.asString() + "(" + myRoot + ")";
+  }
 }