diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/ShortenReferences.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/ShortenReferences.kt
index b37a6ee83ae..133e715d991 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/ShortenReferences.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/ShortenReferences.kt
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.ShadowedDeclarationsFilter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.getResolutionScope
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.NoLookupLocation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.createSmartPointer
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getParentOfType
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getQualifiedExpressionForReceiver
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.parents
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.renderer.DescriptorRenderer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getCall
@@ -578,7 +575,11 @@ class ShortenReferences(val options: (KtElement) -> Options = { Options.DEFAULT
             val parens = element.parent as? KtParenthesizedExpression
             val requiredParens = parens != null && !KtPsiUtil.areParenthesesUseless(parens)
             val shortenedElement = element.replace(element.selectorExpression!!) as KtElement
-            if (requiredParens) return shortenedElement.parent.replaced(shortenedElement)
+            val newParent = shortenedElement.parent
+            if (requiredParens) return newParent.replaced(shortenedElement)
+            if (newParent is KtBlockStringTemplateEntry && newParent.canDropBraces()) {
+                newParent.dropBraces()
+            }
             return shortenedElement
         }
     }
diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
index c71681de792..a8a503dad32 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
@@ -462,4 +462,13 @@ fun KtModifierList.normalize(): KtModifierList {
         modifiers.sortBy { MODIFIERS_ORDER.indexOf(it.node.elementType) }
         modifiers.forEach { newList.add(it) }
     }
+}
+
+fun KtBlockStringTemplateEntry.canDropBraces() =
+    expression is KtNameReferenceExpression && canPlaceAfterSimpleNameEntry(nextSibling)
+
+fun KtBlockStringTemplateEntry.dropBraces(): KtSimpleNameStringTemplateEntry {
+    val name = (expression as KtNameReferenceExpression).getReferencedName()
+    val newEntry = KtPsiFactory(this).createSimpleNameStringTemplateEntry(name)
+    return replaced(newEntry)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInliner/ReplacementPerformer.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInliner/ReplacementPerformer.kt
index ed4626226ae..7506dd83640 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInliner/ReplacementPerformer.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInliner/ReplacementPerformer.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiTreeChangeAdapter
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiTreeChangeEvent
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyze
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.dropBraces
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.replaced
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.ConvertToBlockBodyIntention
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ internal class ExpressionReplacementPerformer(
         if (templateEntry != null) {
             val intention = RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention()
             if (intention.isApplicableTo(templateEntry)) {
-                val newEntry = intention.applyTo(templateEntry)
+                val newEntry = templateEntry.dropBraces()
                 return newEntry.expression
             }
         }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt
index d4cb958a624..db2db8bcc86 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt
@@ -17,29 +17,17 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.replaced
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.canDropBraces
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.dropBraces
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections.IntentionBasedInspection
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBlockStringTemplateEntry
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPsiFactory
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtSimpleNameStringTemplateEntry
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.canPlaceAfterSimpleNameEntry
 
 class RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateInspection : IntentionBasedInspection<KtBlockStringTemplateEntry>(RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention::class)
 
 class RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention : SelfTargetingOffsetIndependentIntention<KtBlockStringTemplateEntry>(KtBlockStringTemplateEntry::class.java, "Remove curly braces") {
-    override fun isApplicableTo(element: KtBlockStringTemplateEntry): Boolean {
-        if (element.expression !is KtNameReferenceExpression) return false
-        return canPlaceAfterSimpleNameEntry(element.nextSibling)
-    }
+    override fun isApplicableTo(element: KtBlockStringTemplateEntry) = element.canDropBraces()
 
     override fun applyTo(element: KtBlockStringTemplateEntry, editor: Editor?) {
-        applyTo(element)
-    }
-
-    fun applyTo(element: KtBlockStringTemplateEntry): KtSimpleNameStringTemplateEntry {
-        val name = (element.expression as KtNameReferenceExpression).getReferencedName()
-        val newEntry = KtPsiFactory(element).createSimpleNameStringTemplateEntry(name)
-        return element.replaced(newEntry)
+        element.dropBraces()
     }
 }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/kotlinRefactoringUtil.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/kotlinRefactoringUtil.kt
index 96313212352..c2625848824 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/kotlinRefactoringUtil.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/kotlinRefactoringUtil.kt
@@ -61,13 +61,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinFileType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinLanguage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.DescriptorToSourceUtilsIde
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.ShortenReferences
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.getPackage
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.quoteSegmentsIfNeeded
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.util.showYesNoCancelDialog
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.actualsForExpected
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.markers.liftToExpected
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.j2k.IdeaJavaToKotlinServices
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.project.languageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.changeSignature.KotlinValVar
@@ -779,11 +776,8 @@ fun <T> Pass(body: (T) -> Unit) = object : Pass<T>() {
 }
 
 fun KtExpression.removeTemplateEntryBracesIfPossible(): KtExpression {
-    val parent = parent
-    if (parent !is KtBlockStringTemplateEntry) return this
-
-    val intention = RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention()
-    val newEntry = if (intention.isApplicableTo(parent)) intention.applyTo(parent) else parent
+    val parent = parent as? KtBlockStringTemplateEntry ?: return this
+    val newEntry = if (parent.canDropBraces()) parent.dropBraces() else parent
     return newEntry.expression!!
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/bar/dummy.txt b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/bar/dummy.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/bar/someVal.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/bar/someVal.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..000e702d5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/bar/someVal.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package bar
+
+val someVal = ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/foo/test.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/foo/test.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..437226300ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/after/foo/test.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package foo
+
+import bar.someVal
+
+fun usage() {
+    println("Usage: $someVal")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/before/bar/dummy.txt b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/before/bar/dummy.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/before/foo/test.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/before/foo/test.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04b65761764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/before/foo/test.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package foo
+
+val <caret>someVal = ""
+
+fun usage() {
+    println("Usage: $someVal")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/shortenStringTemplateEntry.test b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/shortenStringTemplateEntry.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e3d7eb8a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/shortenStringTemplateEntry.test
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "mainFile": "foo/test.kt",
+  "type": "MOVE_KOTLIN_TOP_LEVEL_DECLARATIONS",
+  "targetPackage": "bar"
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveTestGenerated.java
index fa5aa6c42f2..01a550850c3 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveTestGenerated.java
@@ -697,6 +697,12 @@ public class MoveTestGenerated extends AbstractMoveTest {
         doTest(fileName);
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/shortenStringTemplateEntry.test")
+    public void testKotlin_moveTopLevelDeclarations_misc_shortenStringTemplateEntry_ShortenStringTemplateEntry() throws Exception {
+        String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/shortenStringTemplateEntry/shortenStringTemplateEntry.test");
+        doTest(fileName);
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/singletonsAndStatics/singletonsAndStatics.test")
     public void testKotlin_moveTopLevelDeclarations_misc_singletonsAndStatics_SingletonsAndStatics() throws Exception {
         String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/refactoring/move/kotlin/moveTopLevelDeclarations/misc/singletonsAndStatics/singletonsAndStatics.test");