diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/.ratings
index 73c188be6ee96e9faa616f4a6b62a515660515df..63e04390af4698e632b57443638dec3630f9084a 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/.ratings
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ModelEditorBindingBase.java 4c5ac569c0b6e7678fc8191096b26dfd09fdcb98 GREEN
 ModelElementHandlerBase.java 384727748f125c9d43f19d9c0eba4ba1be5a7a26 GREEN
 MultiEObjectActionBase.java 9e237d8ea640c4194e4877af4a9cfce88698e543 GREEN
 NamedCommentedModelElementHandlerBase.java 681b98b50b362f01abb7a36f108f4f11b9e51829 GREEN
-PropertySectionBase.java c2f5c7b815925349f0963cad7a96e6783bb7ee66 YELLOW
+PropertySectionBase.java 2744f0668de50938d3015a0efbf2b1be229e30ae YELLOW
 TutorialStepUIAtomicBase.java cea2a158158b476de2108d2309afcf47f217b6d9 GREEN
 TutorialStepUIAtomicWithWhitelistBase.java a9788ae514f62d27169c737ef59fb583234b5d43 GREEN
 TutorialStepUICompositeBase.java 8225210eacb5b88de47d78280c5819f572f00ffa GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/PropertySectionBase.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/PropertySectionBase.java
index c2f5c7b815925349f0963cad7a96e6783bb7ee66..2744f0668de50938d3015a0efbf2b1be229e30ae 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/PropertySectionBase.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/extension/base/PropertySectionBase.java
@@ -150,6 +150,24 @@ public abstract class PropertySectionBase extends AbstractPropertySection {
 	/** This is used to set the single section input. The parameter may be null! */
 	protected abstract void setSectionInput(Object input);
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link Text} control which has a {@link ControlDecoration} attached.
+	 * The decoration is stored as widget data for convenience.
+	 */
+	protected Text createDecoratedText(String value, int style) {
+		Text text = createTextWithUndo(getWidgetFactory(), composite, value, style);
+		text.setData(DECORATION_KEY, new ControlDecoration(text, SWT.LEFT | SWT.TOP));
+		return text;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link Text} control which has a {@link ControlDecoration} attached.
+	 * The decoration is stored as widget data for convenience.
+	 */
+	protected Text createDecoratedText(String value) {
+		return createDecoratedText(value, SWT.NONE);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a form text field, which has a {@link ControlDecoration} attached.
 	 * The decoration is stored as widget data for convenience.