diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/replace_qualified_name_with_use.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/replace_qualified_name_with_use.rs
index 4b5e37c115..eac4524134 100644
--- a/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/replace_qualified_name_with_use.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/replace_qualified_name_with_use.rs
@@ -434,8 +434,7 @@ fn best_action_for_target(
             let add_after_anchor = anchor
                 .clone()
                 .and_then(ast::Attr::cast)
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(ast::Attr::is_inner_attribute)
+                .map(|attr| attr.kind() == ast::AttrKind::Inner)
                 .unwrap_or(false);
             ImportAction::add_new_use(anchor, add_after_anchor)
         }
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
index d3e8888bd5..50441e75b4 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use crate::{
 pub use self::{
     expr_extensions::{ArrayExprKind, BinOp, ElseBranch, LiteralKind, PrefixOp, RangeOp},
     extensions::{
-        FieldKind, PathSegmentKind, SelfParamKind, SlicePatComponents, StructKind, TypeBoundKind,
-        VisibilityKind,
+        AttrKind, FieldKind, PathSegmentKind, SelfParamKind, SlicePatComponents, StructKind,
+        TypeBoundKind, VisibilityKind,
     },
     generated::*,
     tokens::*,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn test_doc_comment_multi_line_block_strips_suffix() {
 fn test_comments_preserve_trailing_whitespace() {
     let file = SourceFile::parse(
         r#"
-/// Representation of a Realm.   
+/// Representation of a Realm.
 /// In the specification these are called Realm Records.
 struct Realm {}"#,
     )
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/extensions.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/extensions.rs
index a297ae110e..44de4af892 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/extensions.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/extensions.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ fn text_of_first_token(node: &SyntaxNode) -> &SmolStr {
     node.green().children().next().and_then(|it| it.into_token()).unwrap().text()
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum AttrKind {
+    Inner,
+    Outer,
+}
+
 impl ast::Attr {
     pub fn as_simple_atom(&self) -> Option<SmolStr> {
         match self.input() {
@@ -72,13 +78,16 @@ impl ast::Attr {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_inner_attribute(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> AttrKind {
         let first_token = self.syntax().first_token();
         let first_token_kind = first_token.as_ref().map(SyntaxToken::kind);
         let second_token_kind =
             first_token.and_then(|token| token.next_token()).as_ref().map(SyntaxToken::kind);
-        return first_token_kind == Some(SyntaxKind::POUND)
-            && second_token_kind == Some(SyntaxKind::EXCL);
+
+        match (first_token_kind, second_token_kind) {
+            (Some(SyntaxKind::POUND), Some(SyntaxKind::EXCL)) => AttrKind::Inner,
+            _ => AttrKind::Outer,
+        }
     }
 }