diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java
index 89616b3f37..120b446ae7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/MarkupText.java
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ public class MarkupText extends AbstractMarkupText {
             addMarkup(0,length(),replace(startTag),replace(endTag));
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Works like {@link #surroundWith(String, String)} except
+         * that the token replacement is not performed on parameters.
+         */
+        public void surroundWithLiteral(String startTag, String endTag) {
+            addMarkup(0,length(),startTag,endTag);
+        }
+
         /**
          * Gets the start index of the captured group within {@link MarkupText#getText()}.
          *