diff --git a/analysis/analysis-api-providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/providers/impl/util/SublistMerger.kt b/analysis/analysis-api-providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/providers/impl/util/SublistMerger.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f36d32e3c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/analysis/analysis-api-providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/providers/impl/util/SublistMerger.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * 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.analysis.providers.impl.util
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addIfNotNull
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.partitionIsInstance
+
+/**
+ * With each call to [merge], [SublistMerger] can merge all elements of a specific (reified) type into a single element using a supplied
+ * constructor and then add it to [destination]. Unmerged elements are added to [destination] using [finish].
+ *
+ * The purpose of [SublistMerger] is to merge multiple different types of elements from a single origin list without the need for
+ * intermediate list management and [partitionIsInstance] boilerplate.
+ */
+public class SublistMerger<A : Any>(
+    initialElements: List<A>,
+    public val destination: MutableList<A>,
+) {
+    public var remainingElements: List<A> = initialElements
+
+    public inline fun <reified R : A> merge(create: (List<R>) -> A?) {
+        val (specificElements, remainingElements) = this.remainingElements.partitionIsInstance<_, R>()
+        destination.addIfNotNull(create(specificElements))
+        this.remainingElements = remainingElements
+    }
+
+    public fun finish() {
+        destination.addAll(remainingElements)
+        remainingElements = emptyList()
+    }
+}
+
+public fun <A : Any> List<A>.mergeInto(destination: MutableList<A>, f: SublistMerger<A>.() -> Unit) {
+    SublistMerger(this, destination).apply {
+        f()
+        finish()
+    }
+}
+
+public fun <A : Any> List<A>.mergeWith(f: SublistMerger<A>.() -> Unit): List<A> =
+    mutableListOf<A>().also { destination -> mergeInto(destination, f) }
+
+public inline fun <A : Any, reified R : A> List<A>.mergeOnly(crossinline create: (List<R>) -> A?): List<A> =
+    mergeWith { merge<R>(create) }
diff --git a/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/sessions/LLFirAbstractSessionFactory.kt b/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/sessions/LLFirAbstractSessionFactory.kt
index 20285ab621f..b9b54e7ca53 100644
--- a/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/sessions/LLFirAbstractSessionFactory.kt
+++ b/analysis/low-level-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/sessions/LLFirAbstractSessionFactory.kt
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.modules.JavaModuleResolver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.FirScriptingSamWithReceiverExtensionRegistrar
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.findScriptDefinition
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addIfNotNull
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.partitionIsInstance
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.ScriptingHostConfiguration
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.providers.impl.util.mergeInto
 
 @OptIn(PrivateSessionConstructor::class, SessionConfiguration::class)
 internal abstract class LLFirAbstractSessionFactory(protected val project: Project) {
@@ -503,29 +502,10 @@ internal abstract class LLFirAbstractSessionFactory(protected val project: Proje
         session: LLFirSession,
         destination: MutableList<FirSymbolProvider>,
     ) {
-        SymbolProviderMerger(this, destination).apply {
+        mergeInto(destination) {
             merge<LLFirKotlinSymbolProvider> { LLFirCombinedKotlinSymbolProvider.merge(session, project, it) }
             merge<JavaSymbolProvider> { LLFirCombinedJavaSymbolProvider.merge(session, project, it) }
             merge<FirExtensionSyntheticFunctionInterfaceProvider> { LLFirCombinedSyntheticFunctionSymbolProvider.merge(session, it) }
-            finish()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private class SymbolProviderMerger(
-        symbolProviders: List<FirSymbolProvider>,
-        private val destination: MutableList<FirSymbolProvider>
-    ) {
-        private var remainingSymbolProviders = symbolProviders
-
-        inline fun <reified A : FirSymbolProvider> merge(create: (List<A>) -> FirSymbolProvider?) {
-            val (specificSymbolProviders, remainingSymbolProviders) = remainingSymbolProviders.partitionIsInstance<_, A>()
-            destination.addIfNotNull(create(specificSymbolProviders))
-            this.remainingSymbolProviders = remainingSymbolProviders
-        }
-
-        fun finish() {
-            destination.addAll(remainingSymbolProviders)
-            remainingSymbolProviders = emptyList()
         }
     }
 }