diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetDeclaration.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetDeclaration.java
index 4d8a198eef2..474e52ad484 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetDeclaration.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/psi/JetDeclaration.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.JetNodeTypes;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetToken;
 
 /**
  * @author max
@@ -17,4 +18,9 @@ public abstract class JetDeclaration extends JetElement {
     public JetModifierList getModifierList() {
         return (JetModifierList) findChildByType(JetNodeTypes.MODIFIER_LIST);
     }
+
+    public boolean hasModifier(JetToken modifier) {
+        JetModifierList modifierList = getModifierList();
+        return modifierList == null ? false : modifierList.hasModifier(modifier);
+    }
 }