diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
index d26ff247cea4..04872b078ef2 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ public final class IconLoader {
     public int getIconHeight() {
       return getRealIcon().getIconHeight();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return myUrl.toString();
+    }
   }
 
   private static final class MyImageIcon extends ImageIcon {