diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/refactorings/kotlin.refactorings.k2/resources/kotlin.refactorings.k2.xml b/plugins/kotlin/refactorings/kotlin.refactorings.k2/resources/kotlin.refactorings.k2.xml
index 4e79127fafa1..ad5ac79388df 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/refactorings/kotlin.refactorings.k2/resources/kotlin.refactorings.k2.xml
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/refactorings/kotlin.refactorings.k2/resources/kotlin.refactorings.k2.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
     <inlineActionHandler implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.k2.refactoring.inline.KotlinInlinePropertyHandler"/>
   </extensions>
 
+  <actions>
+    <action class="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.k2.refactoring.internal.ShortenSelectionAction" internal="true" text="Shorten Selection">
+      <add-to-group group-id="KotlinInternalGroup"/>
+    </action>
+  </actions>
+
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="org.jetbrains.kotlin">
     <codeinsight.quickfix.registrar implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.k2.refactoring.changeSignature.quickFix.ChangeSignatureQuickFixesRegistrar"/>
   </extensions>
diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/refactorings/kotlin.refactorings.k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/refactoring/internal/ShortenSelectionAction.kt b/plugins/kotlin/refactorings/kotlin.refactorings.k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/refactoring/internal/ShortenSelectionAction.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ced186cfbc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/refactorings/kotlin.refactorings.k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/k2/refactoring/internal/ShortenSelectionAction.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.k2.refactoring.internal
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionUpdateThread
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonDataKeys
+import com.intellij.openapi.command.WriteCommandAction
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.KtAllowAnalysisFromWriteAction
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.KtAllowAnalysisOnEdt
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.analyze
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.lifetime.allowAnalysisFromWriteAction
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.lifetime.allowAnalysisOnEdt
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.base.analysis.api.utils.shortenReferencesInRange
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
+
+class ShortenSelectionAction : AnAction() {
+    override fun getActionUpdateThread(): ActionUpdateThread = ActionUpdateThread.EDT
+
+    override fun isDumbAware(): Boolean = false
+
+    @OptIn(KtAllowAnalysisFromWriteAction::class, KtAllowAnalysisOnEdt::class)
+    override fun actionPerformed(e: AnActionEvent) {
+        val dataContext = e.dataContext
+        val project = CommonDataKeys.PROJECT.getData(dataContext) ?: return
+        val editor = CommonDataKeys.EDITOR.getData(dataContext) ?: return
+        val file = PsiDocumentManager.getInstance(project).getPsiFile(editor.document) as? KtFile ?: return
+        val selection = TextRange(editor.selectionModel.selectionStart, editor.selectionModel.selectionEnd)
+        WriteCommandAction.runWriteCommandAction(project, templateText, null, {
+            allowAnalysisOnEdt {
+                allowAnalysisFromWriteAction {
+                    analyze(file) {
+                        shortenReferencesInRange(file, selection)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }, file)
+    }
+}
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