diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateActualFix.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateActualFix.kt
index 7ca64a7aec6..731cac6c450 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateActualFix.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateActualFix.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sealed class CreateActualFix<out D : KtNamedDeclaration>(
 
     override fun getFamilyName() = text
 
-    protected abstract val elementType: String
+    protected val elementType: String = element.getTypeDescription()
 
     override fun getText() = "Create actual $elementType for module ${actualModule.name} (${actualPlatform.platform})"
 
@@ -137,10 +137,7 @@ class CreateActualClassFix(
     actualPlatform: MultiTargetPlatform.Specific
 ) : CreateActualFix<KtClassOrObject>(klass, actualModule, actualPlatform, { project, element ->
     generateClassOrObjectByExpectedClass(project, element, actualNeeded = true)
-}) {
-
-    override val elementType = element.getTypeDescription()
-}
+})
 
 class CreateActualPropertyFix(
     property: KtProperty,
@@ -149,10 +146,7 @@ class CreateActualPropertyFix(
 ) : CreateActualFix<KtProperty>(property, actualModule, actualPlatform, { project, element ->
     val descriptor = element.toDescriptor() as? PropertyDescriptor
     descriptor?.let { generateProperty(project, element, descriptor) }
-}) {
-
-    override val elementType = "property"
-}
+})
 
 class CreateActualFunctionFix(
     function: KtFunction,
@@ -161,10 +155,7 @@ class CreateActualFunctionFix(
 ) : CreateActualFix<KtFunction>(function, actualModule, actualPlatform, { project, element ->
     val descriptor = element.toDescriptor() as? FunctionDescriptor
     descriptor?.let { generateFunction(project, element, descriptor) }
-}) {
-
-    override val elementType = "function"
-}
+})
 
 private fun KtModifierListOwner.replaceExpectModifier(actualNeeded: Boolean) {
     if (actualNeeded) {
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateExpectedFix.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateExpectedFix.kt
index 1daf1897220..cae66cb72a1 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateExpectedFix.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/CreateExpectedFix.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ sealed class CreateExpectedFix<out D : KtNamedDeclaration>(
 
     override fun getFamilyName() = text
 
-    protected abstract val elementType: String
+    protected val elementType: String = element.getTypeDescription()
 
     override fun getText() = "Create expected $elementType in common module ${commonModule.name}"
 
@@ -152,10 +152,7 @@ class CreateExpectedClassFix(
     commonModule: Module
 ) : CreateExpectedFix<KtClassOrObject>(klass, outerExpectedClass, commonModule, { project, element ->
     generateClassOrObjectByActualClass(project, element, listOfNotNull(outerExpectedClass))
-}) {
-
-    override val elementType = element.getTypeDescription()
-}
+})
 
 class CreateExpectedPropertyFix(
     property: KtNamedDeclaration,
@@ -164,10 +161,7 @@ class CreateExpectedPropertyFix(
 ) : CreateExpectedFix<KtNamedDeclaration>(property, targetExpectedClass, commonModule, { project, element ->
     val descriptor = element.toDescriptor() as? PropertyDescriptor
     descriptor?.let { generateProperty(project, element, descriptor, targetExpectedClass, emptyList()) }
-}) {
-
-    override val elementType = "property"
-}
+})
 
 class CreateExpectedFunctionFix(
     function: KtFunction,
@@ -176,10 +170,7 @@ class CreateExpectedFunctionFix(
 ) : CreateExpectedFix<KtFunction>(function, targetExpectedClass, commonModule, { project, element ->
     val descriptor = element.toDescriptor() as? FunctionDescriptor
     descriptor?.let { generateFunction(project, element, descriptor, targetExpectedClass, emptyList()) }
-}) {
-
-    override val elementType = "function"
-}
+})
 
 private fun KtPsiFactory.generateClassOrObjectByActualClass(
     project: Project,
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/ExpectActualUtils.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/ExpectActualUtils.kt
index 5f7f50c4a03..566fb540113 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/ExpectActualUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/expectactual/ExpectActualUtils.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fun KtPsiFactory.createClassHeaderCopyByText(originalClass: KtClassOrObject): Kt
     }
 }
 
-fun KtClassOrObject?.getTypeDescription(): String = when (this) {
+fun KtNamedDeclaration?.getTypeDescription(): String = when (this) {
     is KtObjectDeclaration -> "object"
     is KtClass -> when {
         isInterface() -> "interface"
@@ -71,5 +71,7 @@ fun KtClassOrObject?.getTypeDescription(): String = when (this) {
         isAnnotation() -> "annotation class"
         else -> "class"
     }
-    else -> "class"
+    is KtProperty, is KtParameter -> "property"
+    is KtFunction -> "function"
+    else -> "declaration"
 }