diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/KtAnalysisSession.kt b/idea/idea-frontend-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/KtAnalysisSession.kt
index a35b6d012d7..a7a001ef9b3 100644
--- a/idea/idea-frontend-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/KtAnalysisSession.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/KtAnalysisSession.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ abstract class KtAnalysisSession(final override val token: ValidityToken) : Vali
     protected abstract val callResolver: KtCallResolver
     protected abstract val completionCandidateChecker: KtCompletionCandidateChecker
     protected abstract val symbolDeclarationOverridesProvider: KtSymbolDeclarationOverridesProvider
+    protected abstract val referenceShortener: KtReferenceShortener
 
     @Suppress("LeakingThis")
 
@@ -177,4 +178,6 @@ abstract class KtAnalysisSession(final override val token: ValidityToken) : Vali
 
     fun KtReturnExpression.getReturnTargetSymbol(): KtCallableSymbol? =
         expressionHandlingComponent.getReturnExpressionTargetSymbol(this)
+
+    fun collectPossibleReferenceShortenings(file: KtFile, from: Int, to: Int) = referenceShortener.collectShortenings(file, from, to)
 }
diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/components/KtReferenceShortener.kt b/idea/idea-frontend-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/components/KtReferenceShortener.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d6bea635e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/components/KtReferenceShortener.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2020 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.idea.frontend.api.components
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.psi.SmartPsiElementPointer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtUserType
+
+abstract class KtReferenceShortener : KtAnalysisSessionComponent() {
+    abstract fun collectShortenings(file: KtFile, from: Int, to: Int): ShortenCommand
+}
+
+class ShortenCommand(
+    val targetFile: KtFile,
+    val importsToAdd: List<FqName>,
+    val typesToShorten: List<SmartPsiElementPointer<KtUserType>>
+) {
+    fun invokeShortening() {
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().assertWriteAccessAllowed()
+
+        for (typePointer in typesToShorten) {
+            val type = typePointer.element ?: continue
+            type.deleteQualifier()
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/fir/KtFirAnalysisSession.kt b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/fir/KtFirAnalysisSession.kt
index 1a67d4f3829..4a9a1f25955 100644
--- a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/fir/KtFirAnalysisSession.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/fir/KtFirAnalysisSession.kt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private constructor(
     override val completionCandidateChecker: KtCompletionCandidateChecker = KtFirCompletionCandidateChecker(this, token)
     override val symbolDeclarationOverridesProvider: KtSymbolDeclarationOverridesProvider =
         KtFirSymbolDeclarationOverridesProvider(this, token)
+    override val referenceShortener: KtReferenceShortener = KtFirReferenceShortener(this, token, firResolveState)
 
     override val expressionHandlingComponent: KtExpressionHandlingComponent = KtFirExpressionHandlingComponent(this, token)
     override val typeProvider: KtTypeProvider = KtFirTypeProvider(this, token)
diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/fir/components/KtFirReferenceShortener.kt b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/fir/components/KtFirReferenceShortener.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1911c44f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/frontend/api/fir/components/KtFirReferenceShortener.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2020 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.idea.frontend.api.fir.components
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.FirElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.declarations.FirFile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.psi
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.scopes.FirScope
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.scopes.processClassifiersByName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.symbols.ConeClassLikeLookupTag
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.symbols.impl.FirClassifierSymbol
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.types.FirResolvedTypeRef
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.types.classId
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.visitors.FirVisitorVoid
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.fir.low.level.api.api.FirModuleResolveState
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.fir.low.level.api.api.getOrBuildFir
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.fir.low.level.api.api.getOrBuildFirOfType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.frontend.api.ValidityToken
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.frontend.api.components.KtReferenceShortener
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.frontend.api.components.ShortenCommand
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.frontend.api.fir.KtFirAnalysisSession
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTypeReference
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtUserType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.createSmartPointer
+
+internal class KtFirReferenceShortener(
+    override val analysisSession: KtFirAnalysisSession,
+    override val token: ValidityToken,
+    override val firResolveState: FirModuleResolveState,
+) : KtReferenceShortener(), KtFirAnalysisSessionComponent {
+    override fun collectShortenings(file: KtFile, from: Int, to: Int): ShortenCommand {
+        resolveFileToBodyResolve(file)
+        val firFile = file.getOrBuildFirOfType<FirFile>(firResolveState)
+
+        val typesToShorten = mutableListOf<KtUserType>()
+
+        firFile.acceptChildren(object : FirVisitorVoid() {
+            override fun visitElement(element: FirElement) {
+                element.acceptChildren(this)
+            }
+
+            override fun visitResolvedTypeRef(resolvedTypeRef: FirResolvedTypeRef) {
+                val targetTypeReference = resolvedTypeRef.psi as? KtTypeReference ?: return
+                val targetType = targetTypeReference.typeElement as? KtUserType ?: return
+
+                if (targetType.qualifier == null) return
+
+                val targetClassId = resolvedTypeRef.type.classId
+                val targetClassName = targetClassId?.shortClassName ?: return
+
+                val positionScopes = findScopesAtPosition(targetTypeReference) ?: return
+
+                val firstFoundClass = positionScopes.asSequence()
+                    .mapNotNull { scope -> scope.findFirstClassifierByName(targetClassName) }
+                    .mapNotNull { classifierSymbol -> classifierSymbol.toLookupTag() as? ConeClassLikeLookupTag }
+                    .map { it.classId }
+                    .firstOrNull()
+
+                if (firstFoundClass == null) {
+                    // this class should be imported
+                }
+
+                if (firstFoundClass == targetClassId) {
+                    typesToShorten.add(targetType)
+                }
+            }
+        })
+
+        return ShortenCommand(file, emptyList(), typesToShorten.map { it.createSmartPointer() })
+    }
+
+    private fun resolveFileToBodyResolve(file: KtFile) {
+        for (declaration in file.declarations) {
+            declaration.getOrBuildFir(firResolveState) // temporary hack, resolves declaration to BODY_RESOLVE stage
+        }
+    }
+
+    @OptIn(ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)
+    private fun FirScope.findFirstClassifierByName(name: Name): FirClassifierSymbol<*>? =
+        buildList { processClassifiersByName(name, this::add) }.firstOrNull()
+
+    private fun findScopesAtPosition(targetTypeReference: KtTypeReference): List<FirScope>? {
+        val towerDataContext = firResolveState.getTowerDataContextForElement(targetTypeReference) ?: return null
+        val availableScopes = towerDataContext.towerDataElements.mapNotNull { it.scope }
+
+        return availableScopes.asReversed()
+    }
+}
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