diff --git a/rules/CodingStyle/Node/NameImporter.php b/rules/CodingStyle/Node/NameImporter.php
index c2e90dd3d19..c228d97e2f5 100644
--- a/rules/CodingStyle/Node/NameImporter.php
+++ b/rules/CodingStyle/Node/NameImporter.php
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ private function importNameAndCollectNewUseStatement(
         // make use of existing use import
         $nameInUse = $this->resolveNameInUse($fullyQualified, $currentUses);
         if ($nameInUse instanceof Name) {
+            // already written with this name, nothing to change
+            $originalName = $fullyQualified->getAttribute(AttributeKey::ORIGINAL_NAME);
+            if ($originalName instanceof Name && $originalName->toString() === $nameInUse->toString()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             $nameInUse->setAttribute(AttributeKey::NAMESPACED_NAME, $fullyQualified->toString());
             return $nameInUse;
         }
diff --git a/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/ImportNamesCacheTest.php b/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/ImportNamesCacheTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbf45a95425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/ImportNamesCacheTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Application\ApplicationFileProcessor;
+
+use Rector\Application\ApplicationFileProcessor;
+use Rector\Caching\Detector\ChangedFilesDetector;
+use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractLazyTestCase;
+use Rector\ValueObject\Configuration;
+
+final class ImportNamesCacheTest extends AbstractLazyTestCase
+{
+    private ApplicationFileProcessor $applicationFileProcessor;
+
+    private ChangedFilesDetector $changedFilesDetector;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        self::$rectorConfig = null;
+        $this->bootFromConfigFiles([__DIR__ . '/config-import-names.php']);
+
+        $this->applicationFileProcessor = $this->make(ApplicationFileProcessor::class);
+        $this->changedFilesDetector = $this->make(ChangedFilesDetector::class);
+        $this->changedFilesDetector->clear();
+    }
+
+    public function testShortNameNextToSameShortNameAliasIsCachedAsUnchanged(): void
+    {
+        $filePath = __DIR__ . '/Source/ImportedNextToSameShortNameAlias.php';
+
+        $this->applicationFileProcessor->processFiles([$filePath], new Configuration(isDryRun: true));
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->changedFilesDetector->hasFileChanged($filePath));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/Source/ImportedNextToSameShortNameAlias.php b/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/Source/ImportedNextToSameShortNameAlias.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99c96c9c685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/Source/ImportedNextToSameShortNameAlias.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Application\ApplicationFileProcessor\Source;
+
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\Plus;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\AssignOp\Plus as AssignPlus;
+
+final class ImportedNextToSameShortNameAlias
+{
+    public function run(Plus $plus, AssignPlus $assignPlus): void
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/config-import-names.php b/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/config-import-names.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f378f963833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Application/ApplicationFileProcessor/config-import-names.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->cacheDirectory(sys_get_temp_dir() . '/_rector_import_names_test');
+    $rectorConfig->importNames();
+};