diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/SpecifyTypeExplicitlyIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/SpecifyTypeExplicitlyIntention.kt
index 16753dc047f..cf829faab71 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/SpecifyTypeExplicitlyIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/SpecifyTypeExplicitlyIntention.kt
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.getResolutionFacade
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.resolveToDescriptorIfAny
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.ShortenReferences
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.setType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.unquote
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.IdeDescriptorRenderers
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.application.runWriteAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.getResolutionScope
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.getResolvableApproximations
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorToSourceUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.BodyResolveMode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.makeNotNullable
@@ -183,7 +185,18 @@ class SpecifyTypeExplicitlyIntention : SelfTargetingRangeIntention<KtCallableDec
             items: List<KotlinType>, defaultItem: KotlinType
         ) : ChooseValueExpression<KotlinType>(items, defaultItem) {
             override fun getLookupString(element: KotlinType) = IdeDescriptorRenderers.SOURCE_CODE_SHORT_NAMES_NO_ANNOTATIONS.renderType(element)
-            override fun getResult(element: KotlinType) = IdeDescriptorRenderers.SOURCE_CODE.renderType(element)
+
+            override fun getResult(element: KotlinType): String {
+                val renderType = IdeDescriptorRenderers.SOURCE_CODE.renderType(element)
+                val descriptor = element.constructor.declarationDescriptor
+                if (descriptor?.name?.asString() == renderType) {
+                    val className = (DescriptorToSourceUtils.descriptorToDeclaration(descriptor) as? KtClass)?.nameIdentifier?.text
+                    if (className != null && className != className.unquote()) {
+                        return className
+                    }
+                }
+                return renderType
+            }
         }
 
         fun addTypeAnnotation(editor: Editor?, declaration: KtCallableDeclaration, exprType: KotlinType) {
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/backticked.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/backticked.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66be7b9ab5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/backticked.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class `1`
+val x<caret> = `1`()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/backticked.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/backticked.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..158fdd3c91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/backticked.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class `1`
+val x: `1` = `1`()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
index 4d34d83eed0..6b9a6c3b4b9 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -16216,6 +16216,11 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/anonymousObject.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("backticked.kt")
+        public void testBackticked() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/backticked.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("badCaretPosition.kt")
         public void testBadCaretPosition() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/specifyTypeExplicitly/badCaretPosition.kt");