diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFix.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFix.java
index 540a97acc879..6a7e8cbc28aa 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFix.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFix.java
@@ -54,9 +54,16 @@ public class InlineVariableFix extends PsiUpdateModCommandQuickFix {
       replacedElements.add(expression);
     }
 
-    for (PsiElement element : replacedElements) {
-      updater.highlight(element);
-    }
     new CommentTracker().deleteAndRestoreComments(variable);
+    boolean positioned = false;
+    for (PsiElement element : replacedElements) {
+      if (element.isValid()) {
+        updater.highlight(element);
+        if (!positioned) {
+          positioned = true;
+          updater.moveCaretTo(element);
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igfixes/inline/NewLineInInitializer.after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igfixes/inline/NewLineInInitializer.after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f8f11f3e6838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igfixes/inline/NewLineInInitializer.after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class Demo {
+  List<String> test(List<String> list) {
+      return <caret>list.stream()
+        .map(String::toUpperCase)
+        .map(String::trim)
+        .toList();
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igfixes/inline/NewLineInInitializer.java b/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igfixes/inline/NewLineInInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..185887f6c4be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/ig/com/siyeh/igfixes/inline/NewLineInInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class Demo {
+  List<String> test(List<String> list) {
+    List<String> re<caret>sult =
+      list.stream()
+        .map(String::toUpperCase)
+        .map(String::trim)
+        .toList();
+    return result;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFixTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFixTest.java
index 10b9c85e93d5..3028113130c3 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFixTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/siyeh/ig/fixes/InlineVariableFixTest.java
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ public class InlineVariableFixTest extends IGQuickFixesTestCase {
   public void testArrayInitializer() { doTest(); }
   public void testCastForOverloads() { assertQuickfixNotAvailable(); }
   public void testComment() { doTest(); }
+  public void testNewLineInInitializer() { doTest(); }
 }