diff --git a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirSourceElement.kt b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirSourceElement.kt
index e24d42d4043..cb26513641c 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirSourceElement.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/FirSourceElement.kt
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ class FirLightSourceElement(
 
 val FirSourceElement?.psi: PsiElement? get() = (this as? FirPsiSourceElement<*>)?.psi
 
+val FirSourceElement?.text: CharSequence?
+    get() = when (this) {
+        is FirPsiSourceElement<*> -> psi.text
+        is FirLightSourceElement -> treeStructure.toString(lighterASTNode)
+        else -> null
+    }
+
 val FirElement.psi: PsiElement? get() = (source as? FirPsiSourceElement<*>)?.psi
 val FirElement.realPsi: PsiElement? get() = (source as? FirRealPsiSourceElement<*>)?.psi