diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceImportAlias/KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceImportAlias/KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler.kt
index 0489fe5b902..4788bda1b7a 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceImportAlias/KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceImportAlias/KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler.kt
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataContext
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiNamedElement
+import com.intellij.psi.*
 import com.intellij.psi.search.searches.ReferencesSearch
 import com.intellij.refactoring.RefactoringActionHandler
 import com.intellij.refactoring.rename.inplace.VariableInplaceRenamer
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.moveCaret
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.util.CodeInsightUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.imports.importableFqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.selectElement
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.KtSimpleNameReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.findPsiDeclarations
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.mainReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.resolveMainReferenceToDescriptors
@@ -36,15 +32,13 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.getResolutionScope
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.NoLookupLocation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtUserType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.isExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.BodyResolveMode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.scopes.utils.findClassifier
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.scopes.utils.findPackage
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.safeAs
 
 object KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler : RefactoringActionHandler {
     const val REFACTORING_NAME = "Introduce Import Alias"
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ object KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler : RefactoringActionHandler {
             descriptor.findPsiDeclarations(project, resolveScope).flatMap {
                 ReferencesSearch.search(it, fileSearchScope)
                     .findAll()
-                    .map { reference -> UsageContext(reference as KtSimpleNameReference, isExtension = isExtension) }
+                    .map { reference -> UsageContext(reference.element.createSmartPointer(), isExtension = isExtension) }
             }
         }
 
@@ -69,7 +63,7 @@ object KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler : RefactoringActionHandler {
 
         val oldName = element.mainReference.value
         val scopes = usages.mapNotNull {
-            val expression = it.reference.element
+            val expression = it.pointer.element as? KtElement ?: return@mapNotNull null
             expression.getResolutionScope(expression.analyze(BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL_FOR_COMPLETION))
         }.distinct()
 
@@ -111,7 +105,7 @@ object KotlinIntroduceImportAliasHandler : RefactoringActionHandler {
     }
 }
 
-private data class UsageContext(val reference: KtSimpleNameReference, val isExtension: Boolean)
+private data class UsageContext(val pointer: SmartPsiElementPointer<PsiElement>, val isExtension: Boolean)
 
 private fun cleanImport(file: KtFile, fqName: FqName) {
     file.importDirectives.find { it.alias == null && fqName == it.importedFqName }?.delete()
@@ -129,10 +123,11 @@ private fun invokeRename(
 }
 
 private fun replaceUsages(usages: List<UsageContext>, newName: String) {
-    usages.filter { !it.reference.isImportUsage() }
+    usages.filter { it.pointer.element?.safeAs<KtElement>()?.mainReference?.isImportUsage() == false }
         .reversed() // case: inner element
         .forEach {
-            val newExpression = it.reference.handleElementRename(newName) as KtNameReferenceExpression
+            val reference = it.pointer.element?.safeAs<KtElement>()?.mainReference ?: return@forEach
+            val newExpression = reference.handleElementRename(newName) as KtNameReferenceExpression
             if (it.isExtension) {
                 newExpression.getQualifiedElementSelector()?.replace(newExpression)
                 return@forEach