diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java
index 3d83c52893b6..cebd0f799dbe 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.ui;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.ScalableIcon;
+import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI;
 import org.intellij.lang.annotations.MagicConstant;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -53,6 +54,46 @@ public class LayeredIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
     }
   }
 
+  protected LayeredIcon(LayeredIcon icon) {
+    super(icon);
+    myIcons = ArrayUtil.copyOf(icon.myIcons);
+    myScaledIcons = null;
+    myDisabledLayers = ArrayUtil.copyOf(icon.myDisabledLayers);
+    myHShifts = ArrayUtil.copyOf(icon.myHShifts);
+    myVShifts = ArrayUtil.copyOf(icon.myVShifts);
+    myXShift = icon.myXShift;
+    myYShift = icon.myYShift;
+    myWidth = icon.myWidth;
+    myHeight = icon.myHeight;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected LayeredIcon copy() {
+    return new LayeredIcon(this);
+  }
+
+  private Icon[] myScaledIcons() {
+    if (myScaledIcons != null) {
+      return myScaledIcons;
+    }
+    if (getScale() == 1f) {
+      return myScaledIcons = myIcons;
+    }
+    for (Icon icon : myIcons) {
+      if (icon != null && !(icon instanceof ScalableIcon)) {
+        setScale(1f);
+        return myScaledIcons = myIcons;
+      }
+    }
+    myScaledIcons = new Icon[myIcons.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < myIcons.length; i++) {
+      if (myIcons[i] != null) {
+        myScaledIcons[i] = ((ScalableIcon)myIcons[i]).scale(getScale());
+      }
+    }
+    return myScaledIcons;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public LayeredIcon withJBUIPreScaled(boolean preScaled) {
     super.withJBUIPreScaled(preScaled);
@@ -105,6 +146,7 @@ public class LayeredIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
       ((LayeredIcon)icon).checkIHaventIconInsideMe(this);
     }
     myIcons[layer] = icon;
+    myScaledIcons = null;
     myHShifts[layer] = scaleVal(hShift, Scale.JBUI);
     myVShifts[layer] = scaleVal(vShift, Scale.JBUI);
     updateSize();
@@ -179,33 +221,16 @@ public class LayeredIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
   @Override
   public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
     if (updateJBUIScale()) updateSize();
-    for (int i = 0; i < myIcons.length; i++) {
-      Icon icon = getOrScale(i);
+    int i = 0;
+    for (Icon icon : myScaledIcons()) {
       if (icon == null || myDisabledLayers[i]) continue;
       int xOffset = x + scaleVal(myXShift + myHShifts[i], Scale.ARBITRARY);
       int yOffset = y + scaleVal(myYShift + myVShifts[i], Scale.ARBITRARY);
       icon.paintIcon(c, g, xOffset, yOffset);
+      i++;
     }
   }
 
-  private Icon getOrScale(int i) {
-    if (getScale() == 1f) {
-      return myIcons[i];
-    }
-    if (myScaledIcons == null) {
-      myScaledIcons = new Icon[myIcons.length];
-    }
-
-    Icon icon = myScaledIcons[i];
-    if (icon == null && myIcons[i] != null) {
-      icon = myIcons[i];
-      if (icon instanceof ScalableIcon) {
-        icon = myScaledIcons[i] = ((ScalableIcon)icon).scale(getScale());
-      }
-    }
-    return icon;
-  }
-
   public boolean isLayerEnabled(int layer) {
     return !myDisabledLayers[layer];
   }
@@ -268,13 +293,4 @@ public class LayeredIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
   public String toString() {
     return "Layered icon. myIcons=" + Arrays.asList(myIcons);
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public Icon scale(float scale) {
-    if (scale == getScale()) return this;
-
-    setScale(scale);
-    if (myScaledIcons != null) Arrays.fill(myScaledIcons, null);
-    return this;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/RowIcon.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/RowIcon.java
index b853f2348d85..701aa254a9df 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/RowIcon.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/RowIcon.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.intellij.ui;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.ScalableIcon;
+import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -54,34 +55,40 @@ public class RowIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
     updateSize();
   }
 
-
-  @Override
-  public Icon scale(float scale) {
-    if (scale == getScale()) return this;
-
-    setScale(scale);
-    rescale();
-    return this;
+  protected RowIcon(RowIcon icon) {
+    super(icon);
+    myAlignment = icon.myAlignment;
+    myWidth = icon.myWidth;
+    myHeight = icon.myHeight;
+    myIcons = ArrayUtil.copyOf(icon.myIcons);
+    myScaledIcons = null;
   }
 
-  private void rescale() {
-    if (getScale() == 1f) {
-      myScaledIcons = null;
-      return;
-    }
+  @Override
+  protected RowIcon copy() {
+    return new RowIcon(this);
+  }
 
+  private Icon[] myScaledIcons() {
+    if (myScaledIcons != null) {
+      return myScaledIcons;
+    }
+    if (getScale() == 1f) {
+      return myScaledIcons = myIcons;
+    }
     for (Icon icon : myIcons) {
       if (icon != null && !(icon instanceof ScalableIcon)) {
-        return;
+        setScale(1f);
+        return myScaledIcons = myIcons;
       }
     }
-
     myScaledIcons = new Icon[myIcons.length];
     for (int i = 0; i < myIcons.length; i++) {
-      ScalableIcon icon = (ScalableIcon)myIcons[i];
-      myScaledIcons[i] = icon == null ? null : icon.scale(getScale());
+      if (myIcons[i] != null) {
+        myScaledIcons[i] = ((ScalableIcon)myIcons[i]).scale(getScale());
+      }
     }
-    updateSize();
+    return myScaledIcons;
   }
 
   @TestOnly
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ public class RowIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
 
   public void setIcon(Icon icon, int layer) {
     myIcons[layer] = icon;
-    rescale();
+    myScaledIcons = null;
     updateSize();
   }
 
@@ -113,17 +120,12 @@ public class RowIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
     return myIcons[index];
   }
 
-  public Icon[] getIcons() {
-    Icon[] icons = getScale() == 1f ? myIcons : myScaledIcons;
-    return icons == null ? myIcons : icons;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
     if (updateJBUIScale()) updateSize();
     int _x = x;
     int _y = y;
-    for (Icon icon : getIcons()) {
+    for (Icon icon : myScaledIcons()) {
       if (icon == null) continue;
       switch (myAlignment) {
         case TOP: _y = y;
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ public class RowIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
   private void updateSize() {
     int width = 0;
     int height = 0;
-    for (Icon icon : getIcons()) {
+    for (Icon icon : myIcons) {
       if (icon == null) continue;
       width += icon.getIconWidth();
       //height += icon.getIconHeight();
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/DefaultLookupItemRenderer.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/DefaultLookupItemRenderer.java
index 94ed27ed428e..68f32ec40cdb 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/DefaultLookupItemRenderer.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/DefaultLookupItemRenderer.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtilCore;
 import com.intellij.ui.SizedIcon;
 import com.intellij.util.PlatformIcons;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.EmptyIcon;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI.ScalableJBIcon;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI.ScalableJBIcon.Scale;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
@@ -45,9 +47,11 @@ public class DefaultLookupItemRenderer extends LookupElementRenderer<LookupItem>
 
   @Nullable
   public static Icon getRawIcon(final LookupElement item, boolean real) {
-    final Icon icon = _getRawIcon(item, real);
-    if (icon != null && icon.getIconHeight() > SAMPLE_ICON.getIconHeight()) {
-      return new SizedIcon(icon, icon.getIconWidth(), SAMPLE_ICON.getIconHeight());
+    Icon icon = _getRawIcon(item, real);
+    // align SAMPLE_ICON.getIconHeight() with the 'icon' scale
+    int sampleIconHeight = ScalableJBIcon.scaleVal(icon, SAMPLE_ICON.getIconHeight(), Scale.ARBITRARY);
+    if (icon != null && icon.getIconHeight() > sampleIconHeight) {
+      return new SizedIcon(icon, icon.getIconWidth(), sampleIconHeight, true);
     }
     return icon;
   }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/DeferredIconImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/DeferredIconImpl.java
index c9e3555fc69b..e2a9b741118e 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/DeferredIconImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/DeferredIconImpl.java
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
-public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, ScalableIcon {
+public class DeferredIconImpl<T> extends JBUI.CachingScalableJBIcon implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.ui.DeferredIconImpl");
   private static final int MIN_AUTO_UPDATE_MILLIS = 950;
   private static final RepaintScheduler ourRepaintScheduler = new RepaintScheduler();
   @NotNull
   private volatile Icon myDelegateIcon;
+  private volatile Icon myScaledDelegateIcon;
   private Function<T, Icon> myEvaluator;
   private volatile boolean myIsScheduled;
   private T myParam;
@@ -61,20 +62,39 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
   private final boolean myAutoUpdatable;
   private long myLastCalcTime;
   private long myLastTimeSpent;
-  private float myScale = 1f;
-  private Icon myOriginalDeferredIcon = null;
 
   private static final Executor ourIconsCalculatingExecutor = AppExecutorUtil.createBoundedApplicationPoolExecutor("ourIconsCalculating pool",1);
 
   private final IconListener<T> myEvalListener;
   private static final TransferToEDTQueue<Runnable> ourLaterInvocator = TransferToEDTQueue.createRunnableMerger("Deferred icon later invocator", 200);
 
+  protected DeferredIconImpl(DeferredIconImpl icon) {
+    super(icon);
+    myDelegateIcon = icon.myDelegateIcon;
+    myScaledDelegateIcon = icon.myDelegateIcon;
+    myEvaluator = icon.myEvaluator;
+    myIsScheduled = icon.myIsScheduled;
+    myParam = (T)icon.myParam;
+    myNeedReadAction = icon.myNeedReadAction;
+    myDone = icon.myDone;
+    myAutoUpdatable = icon.myAutoUpdatable;
+    myLastCalcTime = icon.myLastCalcTime;
+    myLastTimeSpent = icon.myLastTimeSpent;
+    myEvalListener = icon.myEvalListener;
+  }
+
   @Override
-  public Icon scale(final float scaleFactor) {
-    if (scaleFactor != myScale && myDelegateIcon instanceof ScalableIcon) {
-      myDelegateIcon = ((ScalableIcon)myDelegateIcon).scale(myScale = scaleFactor);
+  protected DeferredIconImpl copy() {
+    return new DeferredIconImpl(this);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setScale(float scale) {
+    if (getScale() != scale && myDelegateIcon instanceof ScalableIcon) {
+      myScaledDelegateIcon = ((ScalableIcon)myDelegateIcon).scale(scale);
+      super.setScale(scale);
+      return;
     }
-    return this;
   }
 
   private static class Holder {
@@ -92,6 +112,7 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
   private DeferredIconImpl(Icon baseIcon, T param, boolean needReadAction, @NotNull Function<T, Icon> evaluator, @Nullable IconListener<T> listener, boolean autoUpdatable) {
     myParam = param;
     myDelegateIcon = nonNull(baseIcon);
+    myScaledDelegateIcon = myDelegateIcon;
     myEvaluator = evaluator;
     myNeedReadAction = needReadAction;
     myEvalListener = listener;
@@ -102,9 +123,9 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
   private void checkDelegationDepth() {
     int depth = 0;
     DeferredIconImpl each = this;
-    while (each.myDelegateIcon instanceof DeferredIconImpl && depth < 50) {
+    while (each.myScaledDelegateIcon instanceof DeferredIconImpl && depth < 50) {
       depth++;
-      each = (DeferredIconImpl)each.myDelegateIcon;
+      each = (DeferredIconImpl)each.myScaledDelegateIcon;
     }
     if (depth >= 50) {
       LOG.error("Too deep deferred icon nesting");
@@ -118,8 +139,8 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
 
   @Override
   public void paintIcon(final Component c, @NotNull final Graphics g, final int x, final int y) {
-    if (!(myDelegateIcon instanceof DeferredIconImpl && ((DeferredIconImpl)myDelegateIcon).myDelegateIcon instanceof DeferredIconImpl)) {
-      myDelegateIcon.paintIcon(c, g, x, y); //SOE protection
+    if (!(myScaledDelegateIcon instanceof DeferredIconImpl && ((DeferredIconImpl)myScaledDelegateIcon).myScaledDelegateIcon instanceof DeferredIconImpl)) {
+      myScaledDelegateIcon.paintIcon(c, g, x, y); //SOE protection
     }
 
     if (isDone() || myIsScheduled || PowerSaveMode.isEnabled()) {
@@ -131,7 +152,7 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
     final Component paintingParent = SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(PaintingParent.class, c);
     final Rectangle paintingParentRec = paintingParent == null ? null : ((PaintingParent)paintingParent).getChildRec(c);
     ourIconsCalculatingExecutor.execute(() -> {
-      int oldWidth = myDelegateIcon.getIconWidth();
+      int oldWidth = myScaledDelegateIcon.getIconWidth();
       final Icon[] evaluated = new Icon[1];
 
       final long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -156,11 +177,11 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
         }
       }
       final Icon result = evaluated[0];
-      myDelegateIcon = result;
+      myScaledDelegateIcon = result;
       checkDelegationDepth();
 
       final boolean shouldRevalidate =
-        Registry.is("ide.tree.deferred.icon.invalidates.cache") && myDelegateIcon.getIconWidth() != oldWidth;
+        Registry.is("ide.tree.deferred.icon.invalidates.cache") && myScaledDelegateIcon.getIconWidth() != oldWidth;
 
       ourLaterInvocator.offer(() -> {
         setDone(result);
@@ -243,7 +264,7 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public Icon retrieveIcon() {
-    return isDone() ? myDelegateIcon : evaluate();
+    return isDone() ? myScaledDelegateIcon : evaluate();
   }
 
   @NotNull
@@ -261,8 +282,8 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
       checkDoesntReferenceThis(result);
     }
 
-    if (myScale != 1f && result instanceof ScalableIcon) {
-      result = ((ScalableIcon)result).scale(myScale);
+    if (getScale() != 1f && result instanceof ScalableIcon) {
+      result = ((ScalableIcon)result).scale(getScale());
     }
     return result;
   }
@@ -273,7 +294,7 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
     }
 
     if (icon instanceof DeferredIconImpl) {
-      checkDoesntReferenceThis(((DeferredIconImpl)icon).myDelegateIcon);
+      checkDoesntReferenceThis(((DeferredIconImpl)icon).myScaledDelegateIcon);
     }
     else if (icon instanceof LayeredIcon) {
       for (Icon layer : ((LayeredIcon)icon).getAllLayers()) {
@@ -291,12 +312,12 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
 
   @Override
   public int getIconWidth() {
-    return myDelegateIcon.getIconWidth();
+    return myScaledDelegateIcon.getIconWidth();
   }
 
   @Override
   public int getIconHeight() {
-    return myDelegateIcon.getIconHeight();
+    return myScaledDelegateIcon.getIconHeight();
   }
 
   public boolean isDone() {
@@ -367,11 +388,11 @@ public class DeferredIconImpl<T> implements DeferredIcon, RetrievableIcon, Scala
   private boolean isDeferredAndEqual(Icon icon) {
     return icon instanceof DeferredIconImpl &&
            Comparing.equal(myParam, ((DeferredIconImpl)icon).myParam) &&
-           equalIcons(myDelegateIcon, ((DeferredIconImpl)icon).myDelegateIcon);
+           equalIcons(myScaledDelegateIcon, ((DeferredIconImpl)icon).myScaledDelegateIcon);
   }
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return "Deferred. Base=" + myDelegateIcon;
+    return "Deferred. Base=" + myScaledDelegateIcon;
   }
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SizedIcon.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SizedIcon.java
index 69907f6e6933..d2d718f74a63 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SizedIcon.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/SizedIcon.java
@@ -24,27 +24,69 @@ import java.awt.*;
 /**
  * @author peter
  */
-public class SizedIcon extends JBUI.ScalableJBIcon {
+public class SizedIcon extends JBUI.CachingScalableJBIcon {
   private final int myWidth;
   private final int myHeight;
   private final Icon myDelegate;
   private Icon myScaledDelegate;
 
   public SizedIcon(Icon delegate, int width, int height) {
+    this(delegate, width, height, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param delegate the delegate icon
+   * @param width this icon width
+   * @param height this icon height
+   * @param inDelegateScale whether to align this icon scale with the delegate icon scale
+   */
+  public SizedIcon(Icon delegate, int width, int height, boolean inDelegateScale) {
+    float scale = 1f;
+    if (inDelegateScale && delegate instanceof ScalableIcon) {
+      setScale(scale = ((ScalableIcon)delegate).getScale());
+    }
     myScaledDelegate = myDelegate = delegate;
-    myWidth = width;
-    myHeight = height;
+    myWidth = (int)(width / scale);
+    myHeight = (int)(height / scale);
+  }
+
+  protected SizedIcon(SizedIcon icon) {
+    super(icon);
+    myWidth = icon.myWidth;
+    myHeight = icon.myHeight;
+    myDelegate = icon.myDelegate;
+    myScaledDelegate = null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected SizedIcon copy() {
+    return new SizedIcon(this);
+  }
+
+  private Icon myScaledIcon() {
+    if (myScaledDelegate != null) {
+      return myScaledDelegate;
+    }
+    if (getScale() == 1f) {
+      return myScaledDelegate = myDelegate;
+    }
+    if (!(myDelegate instanceof ScalableIcon)) {
+      setScale(1f);
+      return myScaledDelegate = myDelegate;
+    }
+    return myScaledDelegate = ((ScalableIcon)myDelegate).scale(getScale());
   }
 
   @Override
   public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
-    int dx = scaleVal(myWidth) - myScaledDelegate.getIconWidth();
-    int dy = scaleVal(myHeight) - myScaledDelegate.getIconHeight();
+    Icon icon = myScaledIcon();
+    int dx = scaleVal(myWidth) - icon.getIconWidth();
+    int dy = scaleVal(myHeight) - icon.getIconHeight();
     if (dx > 0 || dy > 0) {
-      myScaledDelegate.paintIcon(c, g, x + dx/2, y + dy/2);
+      icon.paintIcon(c, g, x + dx / 2, y + dy / 2);
     }
     else {
-      myScaledDelegate.paintIcon(c, g, x, y);
+      icon.paintIcon(c, g, x, y);
     }
   }
 
@@ -55,15 +97,4 @@ public class SizedIcon extends JBUI.ScalableJBIcon {
   public int getIconHeight() {
     return scaleVal(myHeight);
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public Icon scale(float scale) {
-    if (scale == getScale()) return this;
-
-    if (myDelegate instanceof ScalableIcon) {
-      setScale(scale);
-      myScaledDelegate = ((ScalableIcon)myDelegate).scale(scale);
-    }
-    return this;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
index e1f1a0e9b47f..879b1de2dac5 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
@@ -455,6 +455,11 @@ public final class IconLoader {
       return myUrl.toString();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public float getScale() {
+      return 1f;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Icon scale(float scale) {
       if (scale == 1f) return this;
@@ -519,7 +524,7 @@ public final class IconLoader {
     }
   }
 
-  public abstract static class LazyIcon extends JBUI.AuxScalableJBIcon {
+  public abstract static class LazyIcon extends JBUI.AuxJBIcon {
     private boolean myWasComputed;
     private Icon myIcon;
     private boolean isDarkVariant = USE_DARK_ICONS;
@@ -577,18 +582,6 @@ public final class IconLoader {
       }
       return icon;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public Icon scale(float scale) {
-      if (scale == getScale()) return this;
-
-      getOrComputeIcon();
-      if (myIcon instanceof ScalableIcon) {
-        setScale(scale);
-        myIcon = ((ScalableIcon)myIcon).scale(scale);
-      }
-      return this;
-    }
   }
 
   private static class LabelHolder {
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/ScalableIcon.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/ScalableIcon.java
index 86e1e8ce53cb..b215b6873790 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/ScalableIcon.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/ScalableIcon.java
@@ -23,13 +23,22 @@ import javax.swing.*;
  */
 public interface ScalableIcon extends Icon {
   /**
-   * The method does either of the following:
-   * - creates/retrieves a scaled version of this icon and returns it.
-   * - scales this icon and returns it.
-   * The exact behavior is implementation dependant.
+   * @return the scale of the icon relative to its origin
+   */
+  float getScale();
+
+  /**
+   * Creates and returns a scaled instance of the icon.
+   * The icon is scaled relative to its origin, that is {@code scale(1f)} will
+   * return the icon in its original scale.
+   *
+   * To scale this instance by {@code n} times: {@code scale(n * getScale())}.
+   *
+   * Note that the methods {@link #getIconWidth()} and {@link #getIconHeight()}
+   * should return the scaled size of the icon.
    *
    * @param scaleFactor scale
-   * @return scaled icon with width getIconWidth() * scaleFactor and height getIconHeight() * scaleFactor
+   * @return scaled icon instance
    */
   Icon scale(float scaleFactor);
 }
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ArrayUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ArrayUtil.java
index e53224a85065..b5b5cd24d4eb 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ArrayUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ArrayUtil.java
@@ -907,6 +907,24 @@ public class ArrayUtil extends ArrayUtilRt {
     }
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  public static <T> T[] copyOf(@Nullable T[] original) {
+    if (original == null) return null;
+    return (T[]) Arrays.copyOf(original, original.length, original.getClass());
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public static boolean[] copyOf(@Nullable boolean[] original) {
+    if (original == null) return null;
+    return Arrays.copyOf(original, original.length);
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public static int[] copyOf(@Nullable int[] original) {
+    if (original == null) return null;
+    return Arrays.copyOf(original, original.length);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public static <T> T[] stripTrailingNulls(@NotNull T[] array) {
     return array.length != 0 && array[array.length-1] == null ? Arrays.copyOf(array, trailingNullsIndex(array)) : array;
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/JBUI.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/JBUI.java
index 84b183b30221..2ebb1da1e8be 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/JBUI.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/JBUI.java
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ public class JBUI {
       EFFECTIVE   // effective scale
     }
 
+    @Override
     public float getScale() {
       return myScale;
     }
@@ -399,6 +400,23 @@ public class JBUI {
           return super.scaleVal(value * myScale);
       }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Scales the value in the icon's scale.
+     */
+    public static int scaleVal(Icon icon, int value, Scale type) {
+      return (int)scaleVal(icon, (float)value, type);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Scales the value in the icon's scale.
+     */
+    public static float scaleVal(Icon icon, float value, Scale type) {
+      if (icon instanceof ScalableJBIcon) {
+        return ((ScalableJBIcon)icon).scaleVal(value, type);
+      }
+      return value;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -422,9 +440,8 @@ public class JBUI {
      */
     @Override
     public Icon scale(float scale) {
-      if (scale == 1f)  return this;
+      if (scale == getScale()) return this;
 
-      scale = scaleVal(scale, Scale.ARBITRARY); // accumulate scale
       if (myScaledIconCache == null || myScaledIconCache.getScale() != scale) {
         myScaledIconCache = copy();
         myScaledIconCache.setScale(scale);
@@ -433,7 +450,7 @@ public class JBUI {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return a deep copy of this icon instance
+     * @return a copy of this icon instance
      */
     @NotNull
     protected abstract T copy();
@@ -481,9 +498,15 @@ public class JBUI {
    *
    * @author tav
    */
-  public static abstract class AuxScalableJBIcon extends ScalableJBIcon implements AuxJBUIScale {
+  public static abstract class AuxScalableJBIcon extends CachingScalableJBIcon implements AuxJBUIScale {
     private float myCachedJBUIScale = JBUI.scale(1f);
 
+    protected AuxScalableJBIcon() {}
+
+    protected AuxScalableJBIcon(AuxScalableJBIcon icon) {
+      super(icon);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean updateJBUIScale() {
       if (needUpdateJBUIScale()) {