diff --git a/idea/formatter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/formatter/KtCodeStyleSettings.kt b/idea/formatter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/formatter/KtCodeStyleSettings.kt
index c6b1ca78b7b..f6fab5fbaa5 100644
--- a/idea/formatter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/formatter/KtCodeStyleSettings.kt
+++ b/idea/formatter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/formatter/KtCodeStyleSettings.kt
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@ val CodeStyleSettings.kotlinCommonSettings: KotlinCommonCodeStyleSettings
     get() = getCommonSettings(KotlinLanguage.INSTANCE) as KotlinCommonCodeStyleSettings
 
 val CodeStyleSettings.kotlinCustomSettings: KotlinCodeStyleSettings
-    get() = getCustomSettings(KotlinCodeStyleSettings::class.java)
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+    get() = getCustomSettings(KotlinCodeStyleSettings::class.java)
+
+fun CodeStyleSettings.kotlinCodeStyleDefaults(): String? {
+    return kotlinCustomSettings.CODE_STYLE_DEFAULTS ?: kotlinCommonSettings.CODE_STYLE_DEFAULTS
+}
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