diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/api/LowLevelFirApiFacade.kt b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/api/LowLevelFirApiFacade.kt
index 382969c4fe6..c8c21b7329c 100644
--- a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/api/LowLevelFirApiFacade.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/api/LowLevelFirApiFacade.kt
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ object LowLevelFirApiFacade {
         return action(firDeclaration)
     }
 
+    inline fun <F : FirElement, R> withFir(fir: F, action: (F) -> R): R {
+        // TODO locking
+        return action(fir)
+    }
+
     fun getDiagnosticsFor(element: KtElement, resolveState: FirModuleResolveState): Collection<Diagnostic> =
         resolveState.getDiagnostics(element)