diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector/Fixture/inline_used_in_calls.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector/Fixture/inline_used_in_calls.php.inc
index 8d029862c..9cc59b4cc 100644
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector/Fixture/inline_used_in_calls.php.inc
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector/Fixture/inline_used_in_calls.php.inc
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ final class InlineUsedInCalls extends TestCase
 
     public function testAnother()
     {
-        $anotherObject = new NotRelevantClass($this->createStub(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Source\NotRelevantClass::class));
+        $someStub = $this->createStub(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Source\NotRelevantClass::class);
+        $anotherObject = new NotRelevantClass($someStub);
 
-        $this->runThis($this->createStub(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Source\NotRelevantClass::class));
+        $this->runThis($someStub);
     }
 
     private function runThis($object)
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector/Fixture/reuse_variable_on_multiple_uses.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector/Fixture/reuse_variable_on_multiple_uses.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00bd7aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector/Fixture/reuse_variable_on_multiple_uses.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Fixture;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\Stub;
+use Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Source\NotRelevantClass;
+
+final class ReuseVariableOnMultipleUses extends TestCase
+{
+    private Stub $formatter;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->formatter = $this->createStub(NotRelevantClass::class);
+    }
+
+    public function testAnother()
+    {
+        $handler = new NotRelevantClass($this->formatter);
+
+        $this->assertSame(spl_object_id($this->formatter), spl_object_id($handler));
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Fixture;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\Stub;
+use Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Source\NotRelevantClass;
+
+final class ReuseVariableOnMultipleUses extends TestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function testAnother()
+    {
+        $formatterStub = $this->createStub(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector\Source\NotRelevantClass::class);
+        $handler = new NotRelevantClass($formatterStub);
+
+        $this->assertSame(spl_object_id($formatterStub), spl_object_id($handler));
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector.php
index d8245d585..8483ed201 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/InlineStubPropertyToCreateStubMethodCallRector.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property;
 use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
+use Rector\PhpParser\Node\BetterNodeFinder;
 use Rector\PhpParser\NodeFinder\PropertyFetchFinder;
 use Rector\PHPUnit\CodeQuality\NodeAnalyser\StubPropertyResolver;
 use Rector\PHPUnit\CodeQuality\NodeFinder\PropertyFetchUsageFinder;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public function __construct(
         private readonly PropertyFetchFinder $propertyFetchFinder,
         private readonly PropertyFetchUsageFinder $propertyFetchUsageFinder,
         private readonly StubPropertyResolver $stubPropertyResolver,
+        private readonly BetterNodeFinder $betterNodeFinder,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +151,32 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
 
             // 3. replace property fetch calls, with createStub()
             $stubClassName = $propertyNamesToStubClasses[$propertyName];
-            $this->traverseNodesWithCallable($node->getMethods(), function (Node $node) use (
+            foreach ($node->getMethods() as $classMethod) {
+                $this->refactorClassMethod($classMethod, $propertyName, $stubClassName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($hasChanged === false) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $node;
+    }
+
+    private function refactorClassMethod(ClassMethod $classMethod, string $propertyName, string $stubClassName): void
+    {
+        $propertyFetches = $this->betterNodeFinder->find(
+            (array) $classMethod->stmts,
+            fn (Node $node): bool => $node instanceof PropertyFetch && $this->isName($node->name, $propertyName)
+        );
+
+        if ($propertyFetches === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // single use → inline directly
+        if (count($propertyFetches) === 1) {
+            $this->traverseNodesWithCallable($classMethod, function (Node $node) use (
                 $propertyName,
                 $stubClassName
             ): ?MethodCall {
@@ -161,19 +188,74 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
                     return null;
                 }
 
-                $classConstFetch = new ClassConstFetch(new FullyQualified($stubClassName), 'class');
-
-                return new MethodCall(new Variable('this'), new Identifier('createStub'), [
-                    new Arg($classConstFetch),
-                ]);
+                return $this->createCreateStubMethodCall($stubClassName);
             });
+
+            return;
         }
 
-        if ($hasChanged === false) {
-            return null;
+        // multiple uses → assign to a local variable above first use and reuse it
+        $variableName = $this->resolveVariableName($propertyName);
+
+        $this->traverseNodesWithCallable($classMethod, function (Node $node) use (
+            $propertyName,
+            $variableName
+        ): ?Variable {
+            if (! $node instanceof PropertyFetch) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if (! $this->isName($node->name, $propertyName)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new Variable($variableName);
+        });
+
+        $assignExpression = new Expression(
+            new Assign(new Variable($variableName), $this->createCreateStubMethodCall($stubClassName))
+        );
+
+        $this->insertBeforeFirstVariableUse($classMethod, $variableName, $assignExpression);
+    }
+
+    private function insertBeforeFirstVariableUse(
+        ClassMethod $classMethod,
+        string $variableName,
+        Expression $assignExpression
+    ): void {
+        $stmts = (array) $classMethod->stmts;
+
+        foreach ($stmts as $key => $stmt) {
+            $firstVariable = $this->betterNodeFinder->findFirst(
+                $stmt,
+                fn (Node $node): bool => $node instanceof Variable && $this->isName($node, $variableName)
+            );
+
+            if (! $firstVariable instanceof Variable) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            array_splice($stmts, $key, 0, [$assignExpression]);
+            $classMethod->stmts = $stmts;
+            return;
         }
+    }
 
-        return $node;
+    private function createCreateStubMethodCall(string $stubClassName): MethodCall
+    {
+        $classConstFetch = new ClassConstFetch(new FullyQualified($stubClassName), 'class');
+
+        return new MethodCall(new Variable('this'), new Identifier('createStub'), [new Arg($classConstFetch)]);
+    }
+
+    private function resolveVariableName(string $propertyName): string
+    {
+        if (str_ends_with(strtolower($propertyName), 'stub')) {
+            return $propertyName;
+        }
+
+        return $propertyName . 'Stub';
     }
 
     private function removeSetupPropertyFetchByPropertyName(ClassMethod $setUpClassMethod, string $propertyName): void