diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
index 8d976288e52..3d7a86624bb 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/Converter.java
@@ -66,6 +66,31 @@ public class Converter {
     ourClassIdentifiers.clear();
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  public static String elementToKotlin(@NotNull PsiElement element) {
+    if (element instanceof PsiJavaFile)
+      return fileToFile((PsiJavaFile) element).toKotlin();
+
+    if (element instanceof PsiClass)
+      return classToClass((PsiClass) element).toKotlin();
+
+    if (element instanceof PsiMethod)
+      return methodToFunction((PsiMethod) element).toKotlin();
+
+    if (element instanceof PsiField) {
+      PsiField field = (PsiField) element;
+      return fieldToField(field, field.getContainingClass()).toKotlin();
+    }
+
+    if (element instanceof PsiStatement)
+      return statementToStatement((PsiStatement) element).toKotlin();
+
+    if (element instanceof PsiExpression)
+      return expressionToExpression((PsiExpression) element).toKotlin();
+
+    return "";
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public static File fileToFile(@NotNull PsiJavaFile javaFile) {
     return fileToFile(javaFile, Collections.<String>emptyList());
@@ -326,6 +351,11 @@ public class Converter {
     return result;
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  private static Function methodToFunction(@NotNull PsiMethod method) {
+    return methodToFunction(method, true);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   private static Function methodToFunction(@NotNull PsiMethod method, boolean notEmpty) {
     if (isOverrideObjectDirect(method))
diff --git a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/StandaloneJavaToKotlinConverterTest.java b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/StandaloneJavaToKotlinConverterTest.java
index 1d3ef343bf6..d901e64f04d 100644
--- a/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/StandaloneJavaToKotlinConverterTest.java
+++ b/test/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/StandaloneJavaToKotlinConverterTest.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class StandaloneJavaToKotlinConverterTest extends TestCase {
   private static String generateKotlinCode(@Nullable PsiFile file) {
     if (file != null && file instanceof PsiJavaFile) {
       JavaToKotlinTranslator.setClassIdentifiers(file);
-      return prettify(Converter.fileToFile((PsiJavaFile) file).toKotlin());
+      return prettify(Converter.elementToKotlin(file));
     }
     return "";
   }