diff --git a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiFactory.kt b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiFactory.kt
index ed866258f64..5c7f0206c55 100644
--- a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiFactory.kt
+++ b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiFactory.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isIdentifier
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.ImportPath
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.checkWithAttachment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.KotlinExceptionWithAttachments
 
 @JvmOverloads
 @JvmName("KtPsiFactory")
diff --git a/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.kt b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.kt
index 6db3c0b66d9..6ed73cd3b35 100644
--- a/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.kt
+++ b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.kt
@@ -7,38 +7,23 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Attachment
-import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.ExceptionWithAttachments
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
-import com.intellij.psi.*
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.exceptions.KotlinExceptionWithAttachments as KotlinExceptionWithAttachmentsBase
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.exceptions.KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.Companion.withAttachmentsFrom
 import kotlin.contracts.ExperimentalContracts
 import kotlin.contracts.contract
 
-open class KotlinExceptionWithAttachments : RuntimeException, ExceptionWithAttachments {
-    private val attachments = mutableListOf<Attachment>()
+open class KotlinExceptionWithAttachments : RuntimeException, KotlinExceptionWithAttachmentsBase {
+    override val mutableAttachments = mutableListOf<Attachment>()
+
+    override fun withAttachment(name: String, content: Any?): KotlinExceptionWithAttachments {
+        return super.withAttachment(name, content) as KotlinExceptionWithAttachments
+    }
 
     constructor(message: String) : super(message)
 
     constructor(message: String?, cause: Throwable?) : super(message, cause) {
-        if (cause is KotlinExceptionWithAttachments) {
-            cause.attachments.mapTo(attachments) { attachment ->
-                attachment.copyWithNewName("case_${attachment.path}")
-            }
-        }
-        if (cause != null) {
-            withAttachment("causeThrowable", cause.stackTraceToString())
-        }
-    }
-
-    private fun Attachment.copyWithNewName(newName: String): Attachment {
-        val content = String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
-        return Attachment(newName, content)
-    }
-
-    override fun getAttachments(): Array<Attachment> = attachments.toTypedArray()
-
-    fun withAttachment(name: String, content: Any?): KotlinExceptionWithAttachments {
-        attachments.add(Attachment(name, content?.toString() ?: "<null>"))
-        return this
+        withAttachmentsFrom(cause)
     }
 
     fun withPsiAttachment(name: String, element: PsiElement?): KotlinExceptionWithAttachments {
@@ -50,7 +35,7 @@ open class KotlinExceptionWithAttachments : RuntimeException, ExceptionWithAttac
 
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalContracts::class)
-inline fun checkWithAttachment(value: Boolean, lazyMessage: () -> String, attachments: (KotlinExceptionWithAttachments) -> Unit = {}) {
+inline fun checkWithAttachment(value: Boolean, lazyMessage: () -> String, attachments: (org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.KotlinExceptionWithAttachments) -> Unit = {}) {
     contract { returns() implies (value) }
 
     if (!value) {
diff --git a/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/exceptions/KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.kt b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/exceptions/KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..122527fafa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/exceptions/KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.exceptions
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Attachment
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.ExceptionWithAttachments
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+
+interface KotlinExceptionWithAttachments : ExceptionWithAttachments {
+    val mutableAttachments: MutableList<Attachment>
+
+    override fun getAttachments(): Array<Attachment> = mutableAttachments.toTypedArray()
+
+    fun withAttachment(name: String, content: Any?): KotlinExceptionWithAttachments {
+        mutableAttachments.add(Attachment(name, content?.toString() ?: "<null>"))
+        return this
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        internal fun KotlinExceptionWithAttachments.withAttachmentsFrom(from: Throwable?) {
+            if (from is KotlinExceptionWithAttachments) {
+                from.mutableAttachments.mapTo(mutableAttachments) { attachment ->
+                    attachment.copyWithNewName("case_${attachment.path}")
+                }
+            }
+            if (from != null) {
+                withAttachment("causeThrowable", from.stackTraceToString())
+            }
+        }
+
+        private fun Attachment.copyWithNewName(newName: String): Attachment {
+            val content = String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+            return Attachment(newName, content)
+        }
+    }
+}
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