diff --git a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/packaging/impl/compiler/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreatorBase.java b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/packaging/impl/compiler/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreatorBase.java
index 2ad38b20fd3b..05b02e4c57fd 100644
--- a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/packaging/impl/compiler/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreatorBase.java
+++ b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/packaging/impl/compiler/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreatorBase.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.packaging.impl.compiler;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.packaging.elements.PackagingFileFilter;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ import com.intellij.packaging.elements.IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * @author nik
  */
@@ -53,4 +56,13 @@ public abstract class IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreatorBase implements Incre
       }
     }
   }
+
+  public IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator subFolderByRelativePath(@NotNull String relativeDirectoryPath) {
+    final List<String> folders = StringUtil.split(relativeDirectoryPath, "/");
+    IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator current = this;
+    for (String folder : folders) {
+      current = current.subFolder(folder);
+    }
+    return current;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/compiler/openapi/src/com/intellij/packaging/elements/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator.java b/java/compiler/openapi/src/com/intellij/packaging/elements/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator.java
index a083e3bbf672..7c1f1d0a5f39 100644
--- a/java/compiler/openapi/src/com/intellij/packaging/elements/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator.java
+++ b/java/compiler/openapi/src/com/intellij/packaging/elements/IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.packaging.elements;
 
-import com.intellij.packaging.elements.PackagingFileFilter;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -34,4 +33,6 @@ public interface IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator {
   IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator subFolder(@NotNull String directoryName);
 
   IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator archive(@NotNull String archiveFileName);
+
+  IncrementalCompilerInstructionCreator subFolderByRelativePath(@NotNull String relativeDirectoryPath);
 }