diff --git a/indexer/ftypes_matcher.cpp b/indexer/ftypes_matcher.cpp
index 53274dda05..6c4da86fe1 100644
--- a/indexer/ftypes_matcher.cpp
+++ b/indexer/ftypes_matcher.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 namespace ftypes
 {
 
+uint32_t BaseChecker::PrepareFeatureTypeToMatch(uint32_t featureType)
+{
+  ftype::TruncValue(featureType, 2);
+  return featureType;
+}
+
 bool BaseChecker::IsMatched(uint32_t t) const
 {
   ftype::TruncValue(t, 2);
diff --git a/indexer/ftypes_matcher.hpp b/indexer/ftypes_matcher.hpp
index 5bce2f743c..84dd84eff0 100644
--- a/indexer/ftypes_matcher.hpp
+++ b/indexer/ftypes_matcher.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public:
   bool operator() (feature::TypesHolder const & types) const;
   bool operator() (FeatureType const & ft) const;
   bool operator() (vector<uint32_t> const & types) const;
+
+  static uint32_t PrepareFeatureTypeToMatch(uint32_t featureType);
 };
 
 class IsStreetChecker : public BaseChecker