diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/util/Urls.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/util/Urls.java
index 240c30686ef6..ddc581f11718 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/util/Urls.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/util/Urls.java
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ public final class Urls {
 
   @NotNull
   public static Url newFromEncoded(@NotNull String url) {
-    Url result = parse(url, false);
+    Url result = parseEncoded(url);
     LOG.assertTrue(result != null, url);
     return result;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  public static Url parseEncoded(@NotNull String url) {
+    return parse(url, false);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public static Url newHttpUrl(@NotNull String authority, @Nullable String path) {
     return new UrlImpl("http", authority, path);