diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/Attachment.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/Attachment.java
index df2c3975d673..c0a79df134fa 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/Attachment.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/diagnostic/Attachment.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public class Attachment {
     return Base64Converter.encode(myBytes);
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  public byte[] getBytes() {
+    return myBytes;
+  }
+
   public boolean isIncluded() {
     return myIncluded;
   }