diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandler.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandler.kt
index d0874d11c1e..f551b851c8e 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandler.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandler.kt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandler : MoveHandlerDelegate() {
 
         return elements.all { e ->
             when {
-                e is KtClass || e is KtObjectDeclaration && !e.isObjectLiteral() || e is KtNamedFunction || e is KtProperty ->
+                e is KtClass || e is KtObjectDeclaration && !e.isObjectLiteral() || e is KtNamedFunction || e is KtProperty || e is KtTypeAlias ->
                     (editorMode || (e as KtNamedDeclaration).canMove()) && e.canRefactor()
                 e is KtFile ->
                     e.declarations.any { it is KtNamedDeclaration } && e.canRefactor()
diff --git a/idea/testData/refactoring/moveHandler/declarations/typeAlias/test.kt b/idea/testData/refactoring/moveHandler/declarations/typeAlias/test.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..adcc2f03ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/refactoring/moveHandler/declarations/typeAlias/test.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class A
+
+typealias <caret>B = A
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diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandlerTest.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandlerTest.kt
index 243a4e30ee9..fe2ab245670 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandlerTest.kt
@@ -198,4 +198,9 @@ class MoveKotlinDeclarationsHandlerTest : KotlinMultiFileTestCase() {
         assert(nestedTarget.name == "C")
         assert(handler.canMove(elementsToMove, nestedTarget))
     }
+
+    fun testTypeAlias() = doTest { rootDir, handler ->
+        val typeAlias = getElementAtCaret(rootDir, "test.kt").getNonStrictParentOfType<KtTypeAlias>()!!
+        assert(handler.canMove(arrayOf<PsiElement>(typeAlias), null))
+    }
 }
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