diff --git a/platform/util/api-dump-unreviewed.txt b/platform/util/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
index ed0dcca48eea..40b0fc731e07 100644
--- a/platform/util/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
+++ b/platform/util/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
@@ -543,8 +543,10 @@ f:com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.LoggerKt
 - bs:debug$default(com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger,java.lang.Exception,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0,I,java.lang.Object):V
 - sf:fileLogger():com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
 - sf:getOrLogException(java.lang.Object,com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger):java.lang.Object
+- sf:ifTraceEnabled(com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0):java.lang.Object
 - sf:runAndLogException(com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0):java.lang.Object
 - sf:trace(com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0):V
+- sf:traceThrowable(com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0):V
 *:com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.ReportingClassSubstitutor
 - s:getClassToReport(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Class
 - a:getSubstitutedClass():java.lang.Class
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/logger.kt b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/logger.kt
index cc14afb0f820..083a667d5700 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/logger.kt
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/logger.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ inline fun Logger.trace(@NonNls lazyMessage: () -> String) {
   }
 }
 
+/* Cannot name it `trace` due to the clash with the function above */
+inline fun Logger.traceThrowable(lazyThrowable: () -> Throwable) {
+  if (isTraceEnabled) {
+    return trace(lazyThrowable())
+  }
+}
+
+inline fun <T : Any> Logger.ifTraceEnabled(lazyValue: () -> T): T? {
+  if (isTraceEnabled) {
+    return lazyValue()
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
 /** Consider using [Result.getOrLogException] for more straight-forward API instead. */
 inline fun <T> Logger.runAndLogException(runnable: () -> T): T? {
   return runCatching {