diff --git a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/META-INF/dvcs.xml b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/META-INF/dvcs.xml
index 76082ec380b0..c045e58a9e3a 100644
--- a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/META-INF/dvcs.xml
+++ b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/META-INF/dvcs.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
     <projectService serviceImplementation="com.intellij.dvcs.push.PushSettings"/>
-    <logHighlighterFactory implementation="com.intellij.dvcs.ui.CurrentBranchHighlighter$Factory"/>
   </extensions>
 </idea-plugin>
 
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/VcsLogProvider.java b/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/VcsLogProvider.java
index 94c2049fb11a..53c3d9527d45 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/VcsLogProvider.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/api/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/VcsLogProvider.java
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ public interface VcsLogProvider {
   @Nullable
   <T> T getPropertyValue(VcsLogProperties.VcsLogProperty<T> property);
 
+  /**
+   * Returns currently checked out branch in given root, or null if not on any branch or provided root is not under version control.
+   *
+   * @param root root for which branch is requested.
+   * @return branch that is currently checked out in the specified root.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  String getCurrentBranch(@NotNull VirtualFile root);
+
   interface Requirements {
 
     /**
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/META-INF/vcs-log.xml b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/META-INF/vcs-log.xml
index bc5c43eb924d..88829f0f3b0c 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/META-INF/vcs-log.xml
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/META-INF/vcs-log.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <statistics.usagesCollector implementation="com.intellij.vcs.log.statistics.VcsLogRepoSizeCollector" />
 
     <logHighlighterFactory implementation="com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.MyCommitsHighlighter$Factory"/>
+    <logHighlighterFactory implementation="com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.CurrentBranchHighlighter$Factory"/>
   </extensions>
 
   <actions>
diff --git a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/CurrentBranchHighlighter.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/CurrentBranchHighlighter.java
similarity index 64%
rename from platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/CurrentBranchHighlighter.java
rename to platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/CurrentBranchHighlighter.java
index ac2b4dc0ca7d..effd6e1bcaeb 100644
--- a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/CurrentBranchHighlighter.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/CurrentBranchHighlighter.java
@@ -13,20 +13,14 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package com.intellij.dvcs.ui;
+package com.intellij.vcs.log.ui;
 
-import com.intellij.dvcs.repo.Repository;
-import com.intellij.dvcs.repo.VcsRepositoryManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Condition;
 import com.intellij.ui.JBColor;
-import com.intellij.vcs.log.Hash;
-import com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsCommitStyleFactory;
-import com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsLogHighlighter;
-import com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsShortCommitDetails;
+import com.intellij.vcs.log.*;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.data.LoadingDetails;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.data.VcsLogDataHolder;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.data.VcsLogUiProperties;
-import com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.VcsLogHighlighterFactory;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -35,12 +29,10 @@ public class CurrentBranchHighlighter implements VcsLogHighlighter {
   private static final JBColor CURRENT_BRANCH_BG = new JBColor(new Color(228, 250, 255), new Color(63, 71, 73));
   @NotNull private final VcsLogUiProperties myUiProperties;
   @NotNull private final VcsLogDataHolder myDataHolder;
-  @NotNull private final VcsRepositoryManager myRepositoryManager;
 
   public CurrentBranchHighlighter(@NotNull VcsLogDataHolder logDataHolder, @NotNull VcsLogUiProperties uiProperties) {
     myDataHolder = logDataHolder;
     myUiProperties = uiProperties;
-    myRepositoryManager = myDataHolder.getProject().getComponent(VcsRepositoryManager.class);
   }
 
   @NotNull
@@ -49,17 +41,12 @@ public class CurrentBranchHighlighter implements VcsLogHighlighter {
     if (isSelected || !myUiProperties.isHighlightCurrentBranch()) return VcsCommitStyle.DEFAULT;
     VcsShortCommitDetails details = myDataHolder.getMiniDetailsGetter().getCommitDataIfAvailable(commitIndex);
     if (details != null && !(details instanceof LoadingDetails)) {
-      Repository repo = myRepositoryManager.getRepositoryForRoot(details.getRoot());
-      if (repo != null) {
-        String currentBranch = repo.getCurrentBranchName();
-        if (currentBranch == null) {
-          if (repo.getCurrentRevision() != null) currentBranch = "HEAD"; // does this work for hg?
-        }
-        if (currentBranch != null) {
-          Condition<Hash> condition = myDataHolder.getContainingBranchesGetter().getContainedInBranchCondition(currentBranch, details.getRoot());
-          if (condition.value(details.getId())) {
-            return VcsCommitStyleFactory.background(CURRENT_BRANCH_BG);
-          }
+      VcsLogProvider provider = myDataHolder.getLogProvider(details.getRoot());
+      String currentBranch = provider.getCurrentBranch(details.getRoot());
+      if (currentBranch != null) {
+        Condition<Hash> condition = myDataHolder.getContainingBranchesGetter().getContainedInBranchCondition(currentBranch, details.getRoot());
+        if (condition.value(details.getId())) {
+          return VcsCommitStyleFactory.background(CURRENT_BRANCH_BG);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/test/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/TestVcsLogProvider.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/test/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/TestVcsLogProvider.java
index ed582cb83cbf..4728e2ea7ccd 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/test/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/TestVcsLogProvider.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/test/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/TestVcsLogProvider.java
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ public class TestVcsLogProvider implements VcsLogProvider {
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public String getCurrentBranch(@NotNull VirtualFile root) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   private static class MockRefManager implements VcsLogRefManager {
 
     public static final Comparator<VcsRef> FAKE_COMPARATOR = new Comparator<VcsRef>() {
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/log/GitLogProvider.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/log/GitLogProvider.java
index 2eccb70ec977..07aafb4c1486 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/log/GitLogProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/log/GitLogProvider.java
@@ -485,6 +485,18 @@ public class GitLogProvider implements VcsLogProvider {
     return GitBranchUtil.getBranches(myProject, root, true, true, commitHash.asString());
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public String getCurrentBranch(@NotNull VirtualFile root) {
+    GitRepository repository = myRepositoryManager.getRepositoryForRoot(root);
+    if (repository == null) return null;
+    String currentBranchName = repository.getCurrentBranchName();
+    if (currentBranchName == null && repository.getCurrentRevision() != null) {
+      return "HEAD";
+    }
+    return currentBranchName;
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public <T> T getPropertyValue(VcsLogProperties.VcsLogProperty<T> property) {
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java
index fc64866f7889..ea99a67bdd19 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java
@@ -274,6 +274,14 @@ public class HgLogProvider implements VcsLogProvider {
     return HgHistoryUtil.getDescendingHeadsOfBranches(myProject, root, commitHash);
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public String getCurrentBranch(@NotNull VirtualFile root) {
+    HgRepository repository = myRepositoryManager.getRepositoryForRoot(root);
+    if (repository == null) return null;
+    return repository.getCurrentBranchName();
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public <T> T getPropertyValue(VcsLogProperties.VcsLogProperty<T> property) {