diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/interfaces.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/interfaces.kt
index a0afcd1dc80..f43e3d9bc48 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/interfaces.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/interfaces.kt
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ interface Transformation {
 
     fun generateCode(chainedCallGenerator: ChainedCallGenerator): KtExpression
 
-
     val chainCallCount: Int
         get() = 1
+
+    val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+        get() = true
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/matchAndConvert.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/matchAndConvert.kt
index a8763ed19e1..ac3e9ad1cf3 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/matchAndConvert.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/matchAndConvert.kt
@@ -71,9 +71,17 @@ fun match(loop: KtForExpression): ResultTransformationMatch? {
             state = state.copy(statements = block.statements)
         }
 
+        val inputVariableUsed = state.inputVariable.hasUsages(state.statements)
+
         for (matcher in MatcherRegistrar.resultMatchers) {
             val match = matcher.match(state)
             if (match != null) {
+                if (!inputVariableUsed
+                    && (match.sequenceTransformations.any { it.shouldUseInputVariable }
+                        || match.resultTransformation.shouldUseInputVariable)) {
+                    return null
+                }
+
                 sequenceTransformations.addAll(match.sequenceTransformations)
                 return ResultTransformationMatch(match.resultTransformation, sequenceTransformations)
                         .let { mergeTransformations(it) }
@@ -84,6 +92,10 @@ fun match(loop: KtForExpression): ResultTransformationMatch? {
         for (matcher in MatcherRegistrar.sequenceMatchers) {
             val match = matcher.match(state)
             if (match != null) {
+                if (!inputVariableUsed && match.transformations.any { it.shouldUseInputVariable }) {
+                    return null
+                }
+
                 val newState = match.newState
                 // check that old input variable is not needed anymore
                 if (state.inputVariable != newState.inputVariable && state.inputVariable.hasUsages(newState.statements)) return null
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/CountTransformation.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/CountTransformation.kt
index 27b2d015775..8fade26a3d7 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/CountTransformation.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/CountTransformation.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ class CountTransformation(
     override val presentation: String
         get() = "count" + (if (filter != null) "{}" else "()")
 
+    override val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+        get() = false
+
     override fun generateCode(chainedCallGenerator: ChainedCallGenerator): KtExpression {
         val call = if (filter != null) {
             val lambda = generateLambda(inputVariable, filter)
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndAssignTransformation.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndAssignTransformation.kt
index bc1cfa4f235..66440e977b2 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndAssignTransformation.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndAssignTransformation.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ class FindAndAssignTransformation(
     override val chainCallCount: Int
         get() = generator.chainCallCount
 
+    override val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+        get() = generator.shouldUseInputVariable
+
     override fun generateCode(chainedCallGenerator: ChainedCallGenerator): KtExpression {
         return generator.generate(chainedCallGenerator, filter)
     }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndReturnTransformation.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndReturnTransformation.kt
index cc403ff8c75..079fec15ee5 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndReturnTransformation.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/result/FindAndReturnTransformation.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class FindAndReturnTransformation(
     override val chainCallCount: Int
         get() = generator.chainCallCount
 
+    override val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+        get() = generator.shouldUseInputVariable
+
     override fun generateCode(chainedCallGenerator: ChainedCallGenerator): KtExpression {
         return generator.generate(chainedCallGenerator, filter)
     }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/utils.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/utils.kt
index 5365cf8a6cc..440f3b47351 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/utils.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/loopToCallChain/utils.kt
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ fun KtProperty.hasWriteUsages(): Boolean {
 interface FindOperatorGenerator {
     val functionName: String
 
+    val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+
     fun generate(chainedCallGenerator: ChainedCallGenerator, filter: KtExpression?): KtExpression
 
     val chainCallCount: Int
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ fun buildFindOperationGenerator(
         }
     }
 
-    class SimpleGenerator(override val functionName: String) : FindOperatorGenerator {
+    class SimpleGenerator(override val functionName: String, override val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean) : FindOperatorGenerator {
         override fun generate(chainedCallGenerator: ChainedCallGenerator, filter: KtExpression?): KtExpression {
             return generateChainedCall(functionName, chainedCallGenerator, filter)
         }
@@ -164,13 +166,13 @@ fun buildFindOperationGenerator(
 
     when {
         valueIfFound.isVariableReference(inputVariable) -> {
-            val generator = SimpleGenerator(if (findFirst) "firstOrNull" else "lastOrNull")
+            val generator = SimpleGenerator(if (findFirst) "firstOrNull" else "lastOrNull", shouldUseInputVariable = true)
             return generator.useElvisOperatorIfNeeded()
         }
 
-        valueIfFound.isTrueConstant() && valueIfNotFound.isFalseConstant() -> return SimpleGenerator("any")
+        valueIfFound.isTrueConstant() && valueIfNotFound.isFalseConstant() -> return SimpleGenerator("any", shouldUseInputVariable = false)
 
-        valueIfFound.isFalseConstant() && valueIfNotFound.isTrueConstant() -> return SimpleGenerator("none")
+        valueIfFound.isFalseConstant() && valueIfNotFound.isTrueConstant() -> return SimpleGenerator("none", shouldUseInputVariable = false)
 
         inputVariable.hasUsages(valueIfFound) -> {
             if (!findFirst) return null // too dangerous because of side effects
@@ -185,6 +187,9 @@ fun buildFindOperationGenerator(
                         override val functionName: String
                             get() = "firstOrNull"
 
+                        override val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+                            get() = true
+
                         override val chainCallCount: Int
                             get() = 2
 
@@ -203,6 +208,9 @@ fun buildFindOperationGenerator(
                 override val functionName: String
                     get() = "firstOrNull"
 
+                override val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+                    get() = true
+
                 override val chainCallCount: Int
                     get() = 2 // also includes "let"
 
@@ -219,6 +227,9 @@ fun buildFindOperationGenerator(
                 override val functionName: String
                     get() = "any"
 
+                override val shouldUseInputVariable: Boolean
+                    get() = false
+
                 override fun generate(chainedCallGenerator: ChainedCallGenerator, filter: KtExpression?): KtExpression {
                     val chainedCall = generateChainedCall(functionName, chainedCallGenerator, filter)
                     return KtPsiFactory(chainedCall).createExpressionByPattern("if ($0) $1 else $2", chainedCall, valueIfFound, valueIfNotFound)
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/loopToCallChain/filter_inputVarNotUsed.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/loopToCallChain/filter_inputVarNotUsed.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58c0773c7f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/loopToCallChain/filter_inputVarNotUsed.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+import java.util.*
+
+fun foo(list: List<String>): String? {
+    val random = Random()
+    for (s in list) {
+        if (random.nextBoolean()) {
+            return s
+        }
+    }
+    return null
+}
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diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/loopToCallChain/mapTo_inputVarNotUsed.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/loopToCallChain/mapTo_inputVarNotUsed.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c84b3d481a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/intentions/loopToCallChain/mapTo_inputVarNotUsed.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+// IS_APPLICABLE: false
+fun foo(list: List<String>, target: MutableList<Int>) {
+    <caret>for (s in list) {
+        if (s.length > 0)
+            target.add(0)
+    }
+}
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