diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeIntention.kt
index 7f241c3cca0..bc2bd34d6a2 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveExplicitTypeIntention.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.addTypeArgumentsIfNeeded
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.getQualifiedTypeArgumentList
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.mainReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.search.usagesSearch.descriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.endOffset
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.startOffset
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class RemoveExplicitTypeIntention : SelfTargetingRangeIntention<KtCallableDeclar
             if (initializer == null || typeReference == null) return true
             if (initializer !is KtLambdaExpression && initializer !is KtNamedFunction) return true
             val typeElement = typeReference.typeElement ?: return true
+            if (typeReference.hasModifier(KtTokens.SUSPEND_KEYWORD)) return false
             return when (typeElement) {
                 is KtFunctionType -> {
                     if (typeElement.receiver != null) return false
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitType/suspendFunction.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitType/suspendFunction.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17689f06e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitType/suspendFunction.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+fun test() {
+    val x: suspend (x: Int, y: Int) -> Unit<caret> = { x: Int, y: Int ->
+    }
+}
\ 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 3aa5c19f764..e0b505ba549 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -13928,6 +13928,11 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
         public void testRemoveUnresolvedType() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitType/removeUnresolvedType.kt");
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("suspendFunction.kt")
+        public void testSuspendFunction() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitType/suspendFunction.kt");
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("idea/testData/intentions/removeExplicitTypeArguments")