diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantSpreadOperatorInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantSpreadOperatorInspection.kt
index 1a7bd60d99c..a4ad0a2b069 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantSpreadOperatorInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantSpreadOperatorInspection.kt
@@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ class RemoveRedundantSpreadOperatorQuickfix : LocalQuickFix {
         // Arguments under arrayOf or []
         val innerArgumentExpressions =
             when (spreadArgumentExpression) {
-                is KtCallExpression -> spreadArgumentExpression.valueArgumentList?.arguments?.map { it.getArgumentExpression() }
-                is KtCollectionLiteralExpression -> spreadArgumentExpression.getInnerExpressions()
+                is KtCallExpression -> spreadArgumentExpression.valueArgumentList?.arguments?.map {
+                    it.getArgumentExpression() to it.isSpread
+                }
+                is KtCollectionLiteralExpression -> spreadArgumentExpression.getInnerExpressions().map { it to false }
                 else -> null
             } ?: return
 
         val factory = KtPsiFactory(project)
-        innerArgumentExpressions.reversed().forEach { outerArgumentList.addArgumentAfter(factory.createArgument(it), spreadValueArgument) }
+        innerArgumentExpressions.reversed().forEach { (expression, isSpread) ->
+            outerArgumentList.addArgumentAfter(factory.createArgument(expression, isSpread = isSpread), spreadValueArgument)
+        }
         outerArgumentList.removeArgument(spreadValueArgument)
     }
 }
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/spredOperatorArgument.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/spredOperatorArgument.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ea1504a597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/spredOperatorArgument.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fun foo(vararg xs: String) {
+}
+
+fun bar(ys: Array<String>) {
+    foo(<caret>*arrayOf(*ys, "zzz"))
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/spredOperatorArgument.kt.after b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/spredOperatorArgument.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a99f1ecb159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/spredOperatorArgument.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fun foo(vararg xs: String) {
+}
+
+fun bar(ys: Array<String>) {
+    foo(*ys, "zzz")
+}
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diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
index 8b993bd1056..6f620f2989e 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
@@ -5141,6 +5141,11 @@ public class LocalInspectionTestGenerated extends AbstractLocalInspectionTest {
         public void testShortArrayOf() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/shortArrayOf.kt");
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("spredOperatorArgument.kt")
+        public void testSpredOperatorArgument() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantSpreadOperator/spredOperatorArgument.kt");
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeSetterParameterType")