diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/TranslationContext.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/TranslationContext.java
index 9a197d46195..7ce9da41e4b 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/TranslationContext.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/context/TranslationContext.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.CallableDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.Named;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.BindingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.expression.LiteralFunctionTranslator;
@@ -161,6 +162,12 @@ public class TranslationContext {
         return staticContext.getNameForDescriptor(descriptor);
     }
 
+    //TODO: util
+    @NotNull
+    public JsStringLiteral nameToLiteral(@NotNull Named named) {
+        return program().getStringLiteral(named.getName().getName());
+    }
+
     @Nullable
     public JsNameRef getQualifierForDescriptor(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
         return staticContext.getQualifierForDescriptor(descriptor);