diff --git a/idea/idea-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/shortenRefs/FirShortenRefsTestGenerated.java b/idea/idea-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/shortenRefs/FirShortenRefsTestGenerated.java
index 26e6b191d34..bc2474535e7 100644
--- a/idea/idea-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/shortenRefs/FirShortenRefsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/idea-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/shortenRefs/FirShortenRefsTestGenerated.java
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ public class FirShortenRefsTestGenerated extends AbstractFirShortenRefsTest {
         public void testSelfReferencingFunction() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/selfReferencingFunction.kt");
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("variableNotShortened.kt")
+        public void testVariableNotShortened() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/variableNotShortened.kt");
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/quailfiers")
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
index b5a691afe5f..b67d28a0224 100644
--- 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
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.psi.SmartPsiElementPointer
 import com.intellij.util.containers.addIfNotNull
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.FirElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.declarations.FirClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.declarations.FirFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.declarations.FirResolvedImport
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.expressions.FirFunctionCall
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ internal class KtFirReferenceShortener(
             super.visitResolvedNamedReference(resolvedNamedReference)
 
             val referenceExpression = resolvedNamedReference.psi as? KtNameReferenceExpression
-            val qualifiedProperty = referenceExpression?.parent as? KtDotQualifiedExpression ?: return
+            val qualifiedProperty = referenceExpression?.getDotQualifiedExpressionForSelector() ?: return
 
             val propertyId = (resolvedNamedReference.resolvedSymbol as? FirCallableSymbol<*>)?.callableId ?: return
 
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ internal class KtFirReferenceShortener(
             super.visitFunctionCall(functionCall)
 
             val callExpression = functionCall.psi as? KtCallExpression ?: return
-            val qualifiedCallExpression = callExpression.parent as? KtDotQualifiedExpression ?: return
+            val qualifiedCallExpression = callExpression.getDotQualifiedExpressionForSelector() ?: return
 
             val resolvedNamedReference = functionCall.calleeReference as? FirResolvedNamedReference ?: return
             val callableId = (resolvedNamedReference.resolvedSymbol as? FirCallableSymbol<*>)?.callableId ?: return
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ internal class KtFirReferenceShortener(
             val wholeClassQualifier = resolvedQualifier.classId ?: return
             val wholeQualifierElement = when (val qualifierPsi = resolvedQualifier.psi) {
                 is KtDotQualifiedExpression -> qualifierPsi
-                is KtNameReferenceExpression -> qualifierPsi.parent as? KtDotQualifiedExpression ?: return
+                is KtNameReferenceExpression -> qualifierPsi.getDotQualifiedExpressionForSelector() ?: return
                 else -> return
             }
 
@@ -344,6 +346,9 @@ private class ShortenCommandImpl(
     }
 }
 
+private fun KtElement.getDotQualifiedExpressionForSelector(): KtDotQualifiedExpression? =
+    getQualifiedExpressionForSelector() as? KtDotQualifiedExpression
+
 private tailrec fun KtTypeElement?.unwrapNullable(): KtTypeElement? =
     if (this is KtNullableType) this.innerType.unwrapNullable() else this
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/variableNotShortened.kt b/idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/variableNotShortened.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b79ff6dbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/variableNotShortened.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// FIR_COMPARISON
+fun usage(c: Any) {
+    <selection>c.toString()</selection>
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/variableNotShortened.kt.after b/idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/variableNotShortened.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55993cd16ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/shortenRefsFir/calls/variableNotShortened.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// FIR_COMPARISON
+fun usage(c: Any) {
+    c.toString()
+}
\ No newline at end of file